WhatsApp recently rolled out voice message transcription to Android. This means that users can now read voice message rather than listening. Initially, the WhatsApp feature was introduced to iOS in May last year.
WABetaInfo managed to identify the Android transcription feature back in March of this year. During that time, WhatsApp was working on the voice note transcription. Now, WhatsApp has released the feature for the last test to a few beta testers.
The transcription feature is available in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.15.5 Update. Update to this from the Google Play Store. If you are a WhatsApp beta tester, then update to use it.
Transcription is available on WhatsApp for English, Spanish, Portuguese – Brazil, Russian, and Hindi. Maybe the app will add support for more languages soon. It brings much-needed accessibility to the app in different parts of the world.
To use transcription, select a language for your transcript. WhatsApp will download an additional data package. All transcripts are generated on your device. Thus, privacy and control are guaranteed.
Transcription means that a user can quickly refer to voice messages. You can look up what the voice note said and its context without playing the audio recording again. This can add tremendous ease to conversations.
