Web Speech API support ?

Currently Edge (81.0.381.0) is behaving strange when using the Web Speech API for speech recognition. The interface exists, but does not work AND does not throw any error.

Here is a quick code example:

var rec = new window.webkitSpeechRecognition(); 
rec.onresult = console.log; 
rec.onerror = console.error;
rec.start();

Are there any plans to either:

a) Fully implement the speech recognition part or ...

b) ... throw proper errors?

Since Microsoft is already using speech recognition in Windows, has the technology for offline and online ASR and has the cloud architecture it should be no big deal to fully support it right?

It would be really great to finally get a 2nd browser that actually has a working implementation of the API (Google is doing it for 6 years now since Chrome 33).

GurpreetV
Feb 12, 2020
florianSB thanks for reporting this issue. We are aware of this and are working to wire up Speech recognition in the upcoming future versions of Edge for our customers. Once this feature is out in Canary, I will let you know so you can try it out.

GurpreetV
Microsoft
Feb 12, 2020
florianSB thanks for reporting this issue. We are aware of this and are working to wire up Speech recognition in the upcoming future versions of Edge for our customers. Once this feature is out in Canary, I will let you know so you can try it out.
- florianSB
  Brass Contributor
  Feb 17, 2020
  Great, thank you. Looking forward to it! 🙂
  - WPalombini
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 18, 2020
    This is still not working on Edge Canary 84.0.488.0
    The Speech Recognition starts (onspeechstart event) but no response is received (onresult event).
- orlink
  Copper Contributor
  May 27, 2020
  GurpreetV Please let me know as well. Perhaps you could also update this thread.
- Michael1895
  Copper Contributor
  Jun 17, 2020
  GurpreetV yes please let me know about progress with this.
Deleted
Feb 10, 2020
florianSB Thanks for reaching out and letting us know. I'll pass this along to our Accessibility Team (unless you've noticed a change since originally posting this) and will let you know if/when they have any additional thoughts.

Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
- caresrg
  Brass Contributor
  May 28, 2020
  Deleted It's not just an accessibility issue. Duolingo requires the Web Speech API to make the mic usable on their website. It's the only reason I still use Chrome. I'd drop it in a heartbeat if Microsoft made Edge work with that site.

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