WhatsApp Introduces Voice Message Transcripts

New Delhi, Nov 22: Popular messaging app ‘WhatsApp has decided to introduce voice message transcripts. Voice messages can be transcribed into text to help the users to keep up with conversations.

Transcripts are generated on the device so that no one else, not even WhatsApp, can hear or read the personal messages.

To get started, go to Settings > Chats > Voice message transcripts to easily turn transcriptions on or off and select your transcript language. You can transcribe a voice message by long pressing on the message and tapping on ‘transcribe’.

Transcripts are rolling out globally over the coming weeks with a few select languages to start though, said WhatsApp.