WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Message Transcripts With for English and Other Languages 611y3c Technology News

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Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 22 November 2024 10:18 IST

WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Message Transcripts With for English and Other Languages

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Voice message transcripts on WhatsApp were first reported to be in development in May

Highlights

Voice message transcripts are available on WhatsApp
It currently s five languages on Android but more on iOS
WhatsApp claims transcripts are generated on-device

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released a drafts label for unread messages in chats and a new widget for the home screen of its iOS app.

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In a blog post, WhatsApp highlighted that voice message transcripts are generated on-device and no one else can hear or read the content of the transcripts. Voice messages still remain protected by the instant messaging platform's end-to-end encryption, the company emphasised.

The feature needs to be turned on before use. Once toggled, a transcript automatically appears below the voice message in the selected language. As per the company, only the recipient will be able to see a transcript of the voice message and not the sender.

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WhatsApp says it currently has only for English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian on the Android platform, whereas its iOS app gets for several more languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Thai, Turkish, and Swedish.

How to use this feature:

Open WhatsApp Settings > Chats
Toggle Voice Message Transcripts on or off and select the desired language.
Tap and hold a voice message, then tap Transcribe.
Tap the expand icon in the voice message to reveal more of the transcription.

WhatsApp says it might take a moment for the transcript to appear. If the s run into the “Transcript unavailable” error, it might be due to uned transcript language, unrecognisable words background noise, or uned voice message language. The company also advises caution as voice message transcripts have a possibility of being inaccurate.

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