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How to implement voice search in Adalo?

Discover the secrets to adding voice search to your Adalo apps with an easy-to-follow guide. Improve the user experience effortlessly and help your app shine by incorporating this vital feature.

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Overview

Adding voice search to Adalo can really boost how users interact with your app, giving them a hands-free way to get around. This means bringing in third-party services like Google Speech-to-Text or the Web Speech API, and making use of Adalo’s custom actions to manage voice input. A bridge needs to be built between the voice recognition service and Adalo's database to sort and show search results. Knowing a bit about API calls and how Adalo’s no-code system works will be quite helpful. This guide details the steps needed to set up a working voice search feature in your Adalo app.

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How to implement voice search in Adalo?

Step 1: Create an Adalo Account

First things first, if you don't have an Adalo account yet, go ahead and sign up on the Adalo website. It's pretty straightforward.

Step 2: Start a New App

Once you're logged in, create a new app. You can choose between a native mobile app or a web app, depending on what you need.

Step 3: Add a New Screen

Head over to the screens section and add a new screen where you want to set up the voice search feature.

Step 4: Install a Custom Action

Go to the marketplace within Adalo and install a custom action component. This is key for integrating third-party APIs.

Step 5: Set Up a Voice Recognition API

Sign up with a voice recognition service like Google Cloud Speech-to-Text or IBM Watson. Grab your API key from them.

Step 6: Create an External Collection

  • Go to the "Database" section.
  • Add a new External Collection.
  • Give it a name and set the base API URL to the endpoint from your voice recognition service.
  • Set up the necessary parameters, headers, and authentication methods for the API.

Step 7: Add a Button for Voice Search

Back on your screen, drag a button component onto your canvas. Label it "Voice Search" or something similar.

Step 8: Configure the Button's Click Action

  • Select the button and go to the actions tab.
  • Add a new action and choose "Custom Action."
  • Link this custom action to the voice recognition API.

Step 9: Add Input Field for Displayed Text

Drag an input field onto your screen to show the recognized text. Make it read-only if you want a better user experience.

Step 10: Bind the Input Field to Custom Action Response

In the input component settings, bind it to display the response from the voice recognition API. This will be the text converted from the user's voice.

Step 11: Add a Database Collection for Search

Go back to the database section and create a collection (like "Products" or "Services") that you want to search.

Step 12: Add Filtering Logic to Data List

  • Add a list component to your screen to show items from your database collection.
  • Set up the list’s filters to match the input field text, making it a search result.

Step 13: Test Your Setup

Preview your app and test the voice search feature. Speak into the microphone, and make sure the recognized text appears in the input field and the list filters accordingly.

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