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Voice to calendar

Tap the mic in Sense's chat and speak. The AI hears the date, the place, and who it's for - then adds it to your family calendar. Useful when your hands are full.

All input methods

How it works

  1. Tap the mic in chat

    Open Sense chat. Tap the microphone icon in the input bar.

  2. Speak the event

    "Asher's piano lesson Saturday at 10am at Little Conservatory." Natural sentences work - no command grammar needed.

  3. Review and save

    Sense shows the transcribed text plus the extracted event. Edit anything that's off, then save.

What Sense hears

  • Natural dates

    "Next Friday", "the 14th", "two weeks from today", "Memorial Day weekend".

  • Times and ranges

    "At 5", "5 to 6pm", "all-day Saturday", "every Tuesday for 8 weeks".

  • Who and where

    "For Ayaan at the rec center" - Sense routes to the right kid and saves the location.

  • Multiple events in one

    "Soccer practice Tuesday and Thursday at 5" creates two recurring events.

  • Reminders, not just events

    "Remind me to pack cleats tomorrow morning" creates a reminder instead of a calendar block.

  • Mistakes are editable

    Mishears something? Edit the transcript before saving. Nothing's locked in until you tap save.

When voice wins

  • Driving with the kids

    Coach mentions next week's away game. Voice it in before you forget.

  • Cooking dinner

    Hands covered in olive oil. Just speak the reminder you almost lost.

  • Walking out the door

    Faster than typing, even when you're in a hurry.

  • Accessibility

    For anyone for whom typing on a small keyboard is hard or slow.

  • In the car (CarPlay)

    iPhone-paired CarPlay surfaces Sense for voice add-events while driving.

  • From a smart speaker

    Use the Alexa skill or Siri Shortcuts from a home device, hands-free.

Related

Frequently asked

  • Does voice to calendar work offline?

    No. Speech recognition and date extraction run server-side, so Sense needs a connection. If your phone has signal, voice works - including over a poor connection.

  • Which languages does voice input understand?

    Voice input works in English. Sense's AI broadly handles other languages for text, but the in-app voice mic is tuned for English right now.

  • Is the audio stored?

    Audio is transcribed to text and not stored as audio. The text transcript is treated like any other chat message and deleted after 90 days.

  • What about background noise?

    Sense uses the same speech engine your phone uses for dictation. It handles a noisy car or kitchen reasonably well. If it mishears, edit the transcribed text before saving the event.