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According to a recent report, WhatsApp appears to be working on a new feature that will help iOS users listen to long voice messages faster. Specifically, these audio files will be converted into text.
According to a recent WABetaInfo report According to reports, WhatsApp is working on a new feature for transcribing voice messages that takes place entirely on the user's device. This means that neither WhatsApp nor its parent company Facebook will be able to access it. In addition, the voice messages of individual users can also help Apple improve its own speech recognition technology. The new feature will be optional. You can see what it all looks like below.
The message appears when the feature is used for the first time. It says:
WhatsApp requests access to the voice recognition feature: The voice data from this app will be sent to Apple to process your requests. This also helps Apple improve its own voice recognition technology—transcribing voice messages.
Convert WhatsApp voice messages to text: Feature still in development
Once accepted, users can use the transcription service with a new “Transcript” section.
It is also possible to jump to a specific point in the memo and have it converted into text. WABetaInfo notes:
When a message is transcribed for the first time, the transcription is saved locally in the WhatsApp database, so you don't have to transcribe it again if you want to see the transcription later.
Since the feature is still being developed and is therefore not even available in beta, it remains to be seen when it will be made available to iOS users. As soon as the function is available, we will of course report on it. (Photo by yalcin.sonat / Bigstockphoto)
