WhatsApp will soon introduce a feature to transcribe voice messages

WhatsApp has been continuously rolling out updates to improve the user experience for some time now, and now WhatsApp offers voice message transcription. This feature was previously limited to Google Messages on Pixel phones.

According to WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta version for Android v2.24.15.5 adds this voice message transcription feature to the platform. It is expected to roll out in multiple languages.

According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp’s new beta version introduces a feature that provides transcripts for incoming voice messages. When you update to this beta version, you may see a pop-up confirming the availability of these transcripts.

When you launch the app after updating, you will need to download a language pack or voice message transcription to enable this feature. Currently, five languages ​​are supported: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Hindi. The audio is analyzed on your phone to create a transcription, while all voice messages remain encrypted to protect privacy.

This feature is similar to the feature that lets select Google Pixel phones offer voice message transcriptions for SMS, MMS, or RCS messages in Google Messages. In this scenario, the audio is quickly analyzed and a text chat box appears below the audio waveform, allowing you to get the context of a message even if you can’t listen to it at that moment.

One of the benefits of this feature is that you won’t have to slog through podcast-length voice notes in the future. So the days of having to listen to half an hour of audio clips just to understand what people were talking about while earning are over.