From today on WhatsApp you can transcribe voice messages without listening to them: how to do it

WhatsApp has started rolling out one of the most anticipated features in its recent history. From today it will be possible to access the transcription of voice messages. The new function was announced in recent weeks but only in recent days distribution began. The process is very simple, we will explain how to do it.

The problem, we know, is always the same. Voice messages are convenient to sendthere is no need to use the phone keypad and you can send them whenever you have them hands busy. There is a problem though: who often receives them he doesn’t always have time to listen to themespecially when faced with small podcasts that are several minutes long.

How to activate the Voice Message Transcription function

At the moment the function Transcription of Voice Messages it is definitely active for iPhone. The service should also be available on Android. The announcement on the platform’s blog was made on November 21st, so we are within the normal timescales of any roll out. Obviously check that your smartphone does not fall within the models that are no longer supported by WhatsApp.

To activate the Transcription of Voice Messages just follow these steps:

• Update the WhatsApp app
• Open Settings
• Open Chat
• Turn on “Voice Message Transcription”
• Choose the language in which you usually receive voice messages

At this point when a voice message arrives that you don’t want to listen to you will just have to press and hold the message and choose the Transcribe option. We did some tests: the transcription is practically perfect. He even gets the punctuation right. The vowel can be transcribed without opening it, but if you want to hear it anyway then you will see all the words pronounced in audio matching.