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Speech-to-Text Input

Feature Detail

medium complexity extracted Activity Registration Confidence: 100%
7
Components
106
Shared
0
User Stories
Yes
Analyzed

Description

This feature allows peer mentors to dictate activity notes and report content using their device microphone instead of typing. Speech-to-text is available within the activity notes field and the structured report fields of the registration wizard. The feature is strictly a post-activity transcription tool — it is explicitly not a recording of the activity itself, which would violate participant privacy. The transcribed text is editable before submission, and the user retains full control over what is saved.

User Flow

Speech-to-Text Input user flow
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Analysis

Business Value

Both Blindeforbundet and HLF raised speech-to-text as a priority accessibility and usability feature. For Blindeforbundet peer mentors, many of whom have visual impairments, typing on a mobile keyboard is slow and error-prone; voice input dramatically lowers the barrier to completing structured reports after a home visit. For HLF, where a single peer mentor may complete dozens of registrations per month, voice input reduces the time cost per registration and encourages more detailed note-taking. Critically, Blindeforbundet explicitly stated that recording during the actual visit is not acceptable — the feature must be framed and implemented as a post-hoc transcription tool to preserve participant trust and comply with privacy expectations.

Implementation Notes

Implemented using the speech_to_text Flutter package, which delegates to the platform's native speech recognition engine (iOS: SFSpeechRecognizer, Android: SpeechRecognizer). An STTService manages the recognition session lifecycle (start, stop, error handling, timeout) and exposes a stream of partial and final transcription results to the UI. An STTProviderAdapter abstracts platform differences. The microphone permission (NSMicrophoneUsageDescription on iOS, RECORD_AUDIO on Android) is requested on first use with a clear explanation that the feature is for note dictation only. The UI shows a prominent recording indicator and a clear stop button. Transcribed text is inserted into the active text field and is fully editable before saving. Language support defaults to Norwegian (nb-NO) with fallback to the device locale. No audio is transmitted to external servers — all processing uses the on-device engine.

Components (113)

User Interface (2)

ui Speech Input Widget medium ui Speech Input Widget medium

Service Layer (2)

service STT Service medium service STT Service medium

Infrastructure (3)

infrastructure Microphone Permission Manager low infrastructure STT Provider Adapter medium infrastructure STT Provider Adapter medium

Shared Components

These components are reused across multiple features

Service Layer (34)

service Auth API Client medium Shared service Password Policy Validator low Shared service Permission Validation Middleware high Shared service Activity Service medium Shared service Event API Client low Shared service Event Repository Service medium Shared service File Upload Service high Shared service Expense Type Service high Shared service Contact Service medium Shared service STT Service medium Shared service Keyboard Navigation Service medium Shared service Screen Reader Support Service high Shared service Screen Reader Support Service high Shared service Localization Service medium Shared service Localization Service medium Shared service Repository Data Source Router high Shared service Role Scope Resolver low Shared service Audit Log Service medium Shared service Audit Log Service medium Shared service Report Access Control Service medium Shared service Export Audit Logger low Shared service Report Export Service medium Shared service Report Export Service medium Shared service Terminology Context Provider medium Shared service Terminology Service medium Shared service Terminology Service medium Shared service Feature Registry Loader low Shared service Hierarchy Access Control Service high Shared service Hierarchy Scope Resolver medium Shared service Association Service medium Shared service Audit Log Service high Shared service DPA Content Provider low Shared service Cookie Consent Service medium Shared service Cookie Consent Service medium Shared

Data Layer (22)

data Token Store low Shared data Token Store low Shared data Secure Token Store medium Shared data Secure Token Store medium Shared data Activity Store low Shared data Event List Cache Store low Shared data Expense Type Store medium Shared data Contact Store low Shared data Contact Store low Shared data Notes Store low Shared data Assignment Count Store low Shared data Push Token Repository low Shared data Notification Audit Log Store low Shared data Push Token Store low Shared data Push Token Store low Shared data Organization Impact Settings Repository low Shared data Accessibility Preferences Store low Shared data Local SQLite Database high Shared data Sync Queue medium Shared data Report Store high Shared data Mobile Terminology Store medium Shared data Security Metrics Repository medium Shared

Infrastructure (38)

infrastructure Keychain/Keystore Adapter low Shared infrastructure JWT Claims Extractor low Shared infrastructure Organization Labels Adapter low Shared infrastructure Keychain/Keystore Adapter low Shared infrastructure Auth API Client medium Shared infrastructure REST API Client medium Shared infrastructure WCAG Accessibility Adapter low Shared infrastructure Registration API Client low Shared infrastructure Accounting API Client high Shared infrastructure PDF Renderer Adapter medium Shared infrastructure File Share Adapter low Shared infrastructure FCM/APNs Adapter high Shared infrastructure Share Sheet Adapter low Shared infrastructure Share Plus Adapter low Shared infrastructure Platform Accessibility Bridge medium Shared infrastructure Semantics Override Adapter high Shared infrastructure URL Launcher Adapter low Shared infrastructure Markdown Content Renderer low Shared infrastructure Network Connectivity Monitor low Shared infrastructure Expense Receipt Storage Adapter low Shared infrastructure Audit Log Writer low Shared infrastructure Feature Flag Checker low Shared infrastructure Logo Upload Adapter low Shared infrastructure Terminology Constants Registry low Shared infrastructure Feature Flag Cache Adapter low Shared infrastructure Org Scope JWT Resolver medium Shared infrastructure Association Audit Logger low Shared infrastructure Token Blocklist medium Shared infrastructure Analytics Tracker low Shared infrastructure SEO Metadata Config low Shared infrastructure Analytics Tracker low Shared infrastructure Analytics Tracker low Shared infrastructure Sales Analytics Tracker low Shared infrastructure Email Provider Adapter low Shared infrastructure Terms of Service Content Provider low Shared infrastructure Legal PDF Asset Provider low Shared infrastructure Consent-Gated Script Loader low Shared infrastructure Legal Page Layout low Shared

User Stories

No user stories have been generated for this feature yet.