Speech recognition - not great

[adamspt2]

Is anyone having speech recognition issues with Nexus 10 especially with Google now? It works better when I am doing dictation but is really bad whenever I try to use Google now. Its better on my phone but again the dictation does work better there as well. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[crxssi]

Nope, no such problem.

Suggestions:

Speak at a slightly slower speed, but not too slow.
Speak in a normal tone of voice.
Annunciate clearly in as neutral English as possible.
Make sure there is not a lot of background noise.
Do not get really close or far from the tablet. More than 6" but less than 16" or so.
Make sure the tiny microphone hole on the bottom is not block by hand, case, softness, etc.

There is also this: Issue 42263 - android - Nexus 10 Incorrect Default Microphone - Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project - Google Project Hosting

 

[Devlyn16]

In line with what crxssi covered with his/her link make sure your hand / case isnt covering the microphone in the pogo port.