WhatsApp rolled out a brand new function on Thursday that goals to make sharing voice messages extra handy. It introduces voice message transcripts on WhatsApp for Android and iOS platforms, enabling customers to see a text-based transcription of the voice message acquired from others. The function is claimed to turn out to be useful whereas on the transfer or in a loud setting. This improvement comes after WhatsApp not too long ago launched a drafts label for unread messages in chats and a brand new widget for the house display screen of its iOS app.
WhatsApp Voice Message Transcripts
In a weblog put up, WhatsApp highlighted that voice message transcripts are generated on-device and nobody else can hear or learn the content material of the transcripts. Voice messages nonetheless stay protected by the moment messaging platform’s end-to-end encryption, the corporate emphasised.
The function must be turned on earlier than use. As soon as toggled, a transcript robotically seems beneath the voice message within the chosen language. As per the corporate, solely the recipient will have the ability to see a transcript of the voice message and never the sender.
WhatsApp says it at the moment has assist just for English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian on the Android platform, whereas its iOS app will get assist for a number of extra languages together with Arabic, Chinese language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Thai, Turkish, and Swedish.
use this function:
- Open WhatsApp Settings > Chats
- Toggle Voice Message Transcripts on or off and choose the specified language.
- Faucet and maintain a voice message, then faucet Transcribe.
- Faucet the develop icon within the voice message to disclose extra of the transcription.
WhatsApp says it would take a second for the transcript to seem. If the customers run into the “Transcript unavailable” error, it is likely to be because of unsupported transcript language, unrecognisable phrases background noise, or unsupported voice message language. The corporate additionally advises warning as voice message transcripts have a risk of being inaccurate.
