Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Voice control
Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 9 years (2018–2026), in 7 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Voice coding is too slow, so users type with fingers anywayUnreviewed
20182026- Any input cuts off speech, or interruption detection is too slow to be usable2026-08-31
- Voice coding is too slow, so the user gives up and types with their fingers anyway2022-11-10
- Voice as the main way to operate computers is painful and worse than other input methods2018-01-29
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- Commands misheard, so user must repeat them three to five times2026-10-29
- Any input cuts off speech, or interruption detection is too slow to be usable2026-08-31
- Voice coding is too slow, so the user gives up and types with their fingers anyway2022-11-10
- Voice assistant gets confused often and makes the driver push a button2019-06-17
- Setup forces enabling web history and voice recording before Voice Match will work2019-02-01
- Commenter couldn't figure out how to start without creating an account2018-09-19
- Voice as the main way to operate computers is painful and worse than other input methods2018-01-29