WhatsApp roll out a new feature that aims to make sharing voice messages more convenient. Meta introduces voice message transcripts on WhatsApp for Android and iOS platforms, enabling users to see a text-based transcription of the voice message received from others.
This feature to come in helpfull while on the move or in a loud environment.
This new development comes after WhatsApp recently release a drafts label for unread messages in chats and a new widget for the home screen of its iOS app.
In a blog post, WhatsApp highlight that voice message transcripts are generate on-device and no one else can hear or read the content of the transcripts.
Voice messages still remain protect by the instant messaging platform’s end-to-end encryption.
This feature needs to be turn on before use.
When toggle, a transcript automatically appears below the voice message in the select language.
As per Meta, only the recipient will be able to see a transcript of the voice message and not the sender.
WhatsApp says it currently has support only for English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian on the Android platform, whereas its iOS app gets support for many more languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Thai, Turkish, and Swedish.
How to Use WhatsApp Voice Message Transcripts?
Follow These Steps :
- Open WhatsApp Settings
- Then go to Chats
- Toggle Voice Message Transcripts on or off and select the desire language.
- Tap and hold a voice message,
- Now 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 users run into the “Transcript unavailable” error, it might be due to unsupport transcript language, unrecognisable words background noise, or unsupport voice message language.
Meta also advises caution as voice message transcripts have a possibility of being inaccurate.
