Yes, and we've been waiting decades for it.
And we've been waiting for Minority Report for a decade and a half too.
The future is late.
Btw, please skip the part where you try to explain why no one needs it. You simply lack imagination.
Now? "Ok Google...set timer for 30 mins." Much quicker than unlocking, finding the Clock app, and fat-fingering the time widgets. This also works for reminders and a host of other things.
Speech recognition is not a gimmick.
"Children! 10 more minutes, then we're turning screens off. Hey Siri! Set a timer for ten minutes."
Much easier than fiddling with the crown to set a 10 minute timer.
Of course coders have made progress at using dictation:
http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/using_voice_to_code.html
Like I said, you lack imagination. Also, no one said you need to use speech for every task. It might simply help with RSI so you don't end up like this:
Also, most people aren't coders. Designers, for example, might be using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet and would like to not have to use a keyboard. "New layer" "Layer hide" " "move layer up/down". "Text tool. Change text to San Francisco regular 16 point "