The dictation feature built into iOS is local only, works offline. Not sure about the various Android variants and what they do. On iOS you could handle audio without a special model. It likely handles different languages better too.
Brainstorming a journal app, which may already exist
- text input or audio recording
- whisper.cpp transcription
- user-selected, local AI model that can help navigate obstacles, reflect, or search for content
- offline support
- private, open source
The immediate challenges I see are that transcription and local AI are memory intensive and aren’t practical to live only on frontend so it may not be possible as a PWA without compromise
Any other ideas/thoughts on this?
Not sure if nostr fits in since it is intended to be entirely personal and private
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I just offloaded enough apps to free up 3Gb of space on my ancient iPhone (which has gotten jankier with each software update). I know Apple’s intention is for me to ditch this one and buy a newer, shinier model. That chaps my hide!