Transcribe in the background with progress shown in the notifications

[Bakr-Ali]

The problem(s):

• The transcription of an audio file restarts from scratch if the app is resized or rotated.
• The transcription usually stops if the app is not in foreground or the screen turns off.
• The completed transcription also restarts if the user switched to another app without choosing "append".

User experience:

1. Start a transcription of a 10-15 min audio file.
2. Realize it is going to take a long time, which can be utilized by reading/watching something on other apps.
3. Switch to another app.
4. Return to Notely, only to realize the transcription either stopped or restarted.
5. Decide to open a second app with Notely as split screen.
6. The transcription restarts.
7. Resize the split screen window
8. The transcription restarts.
9. Realize Notely can be opened in a popup up window
10. The transcription restarts.
11. Etc..

Proposed solution:

• Do the transcription as a background task with progress showed in a notification, with options to cancel or pause (if that is possible) and a notification to inform about the completion of the transcription.
• Also save the completed transcription text temporarily and offer to load it again instead of losing it when the app is killed in the background.

[tosinonikute]

@Bakr-Ali Thanks for reporting this, check this issue: #22 and this: #22 (comment)

• You can now record perfectly even when the app is in the background.
• You can now stop the recording of a new note via a quick settings tile, the control is accessible even if the screen is locked.

I should probably also add a Notification with option to stop, alongside the quick settings tile.

If you cannot find see the quick settings tile, then you're probably on an old version.

[Bakr-Ali]

@tosinonikute Thanks for the quick response and for the app in general!

I've already checked that issue when I skimmed through the issues before posting mine, and it is not what I'm talking about. The one you linked is about recording, and I can confirm that recording works in the background with no problem.

What I'm referring to is the transcription of an imported audio file, see this screen recording:

https://streamable.com/94xunj

Link expires in 2 days apparently, I tried uploading it here but it kept failing, sorry.

Edit: I'm on the latest version
1.2.6

[tosinonikute]

@Bakr-Ali Okay thanks for the clarification & the video, I didn't read the post well enough.

Okay I will consider implementing this & adding a notification. I'm not quite sure if it can be paused, but it can definitely be stopped.

[lammel-hub]

Thank you @Bakr-Ali for reporting, I have the same 3 problems, and thank you @tosinonikute for this lovely app