A new feature will soon be deployed on Meta messaging, which will allow you to read a voice message rather than listen to it.
Are you tired of vocals? WhatsApp has launched a feature that might change your mind. Users will soon be able to transcribe audio messages, so they can read them instead of listening to them. “Voice messages make your interactions with loved ones even more personal […] However, it happens that you are on the move or in a noisy environment, or that you receive a long voice message that you simply cannot listen to,” recognizes Meta messaging in a blog article published this Thursday, November 21. And to announce: “We are pleased to offer you transcriptions of voice messages. »
This new function will also be particularly useful for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. According to WhatsApp, it should be rolled out “globally in the coming weeks”. Only a few languages will be affected by this update. On Android, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian are available. For French, you will still have to wait “a few months”. On iOS, more languages are already rolling out, including French, German and Japanese.
Protected transcriptions
The feature should be enabled in the app settings. Once activated, simply long press on a voice message and select “transcribe”. The transcriptions may, however, prove to be inaccurate, specifies WhatsApp.
Already encrypting messages end-to-end, messaging ensures that the transcription will remain protected and only generated on the personal device. “No one, not even WhatsApp, can listen to your voice messages or see the contents of their transcriptions. »
