New explosive feature of WhatsApp: Now Voice Note will be converted into text, know how it works

WhatsApp has introduced a great feature to further improve the experience of its users. Now if you don't feel like listening to a voice message, it can be read as text. This feature is especially beneficial for users who feel more comfortable reading rather than listening.

How does voice message transcript work?

Let us tell you that this new feature of WhatsApp allows transcribing voice messages into text. For this there is no need to listen to the audio message.

Transcription on device

The transcription of the voice message is generated entirely on the device.
WhatsApp and no third party can read or listen to your messages.

Multilingual Support:

On Android: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian languages ​​supported.
On iOS 16: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Chinese, and Arabic supported.
iOS 17 and later: Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Malay, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, and Thai supported.

Future Updates:

WhatsApp is gradually making this feature available globally.
More new languages ​​will also be added in the coming weeks.

How to turn on voice message transcription?

• Open WhatsApp.
• Go to Settings.
• Tap on the Chats option.
• Click on Voice Message Transcripts and turn it on.
• Go to any chat and long press on the voice message.
• Tap on the Transcribe option.
• The voice message will be converted to text.

Why is this feature special?

time saving

When you don't have time to listen, you can get information by reading it.

Attention to personal space:

No need to listen to voice messages in public places or office.

Privacy:

Having transcription on the device keeps the data safe.

This feature of WhatsApp will be launched globally in the coming weeks. After this it will be available to all users.