Where did voice-to-text go in IOS 8.1 Message app?

I've done a pretty extensive search and I can't find anyone asking about this - so it may just be me.
I understand why the development team decided to make  the microphone send a voice clip in Messages instead of converting voice-to-text.  The problem is that now, when navigating a message thread, it's impossible to find the message you want without listening to all of them (and annoying people around you). Without the visible text, all the voice messages look the same.  
Providing an option to change how the microphone works, giving the choice of restoring the pretty nice voice-to-text we had until last week, would seem smart.
I'm sure this was done as an "improvement" to stop finger texting as a safety measure, but it comes with a lack of usability.  The Siri engine still does voice-to-text nicely but not in Messages.  Another approach fix would be to include the first 5-10 words of the message in text along with the sound clip.
Am I alone out here with this woe?
Chaz

And, one last thing.  The default setting makes voice clips go away after two minutes so my rant about finding them in a thread is moot.  You CAN set the app to keep the voice clips but I don't know what the memory impact would be -- and you still can't tell what they say without listening.
I'll go away quietly now....
Chaz

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