The Meta messaging platform is following Google Messages steps with this upcoming feature. This feature enables users to read the text version of voice notes. Users do not need to listen to the voice note and can directly get the message out in a written format. Therefore, it reduces the inconvenience for users who simply want to know the message content without listening to the entire voice note. 

The voice-to-text transcription feature is available in select countries that are subscribed to WhatsApp’s Beta. This feature currently supports several languages such as Hindi, Portuguese, English, Russian, and Spanish. The messaging app will also likely expand the number of languages later in the future. 

Voice Note Transcribe: More on this feature

The voice note transcribe feature will be available for outgoing and incoming voice notes. However, users may need to download a separate pack to access this feature. As the transcription is carried out in the user’s device of choice, no other person except the users can access the transcription. 

This new feature is convenient for users who do not want to listen to long voice notes or users who are stuck in places with distracting noise. In addition, users may also be able to search the message contents since it has been transcribed to text.

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