Meta-owned messaging application WhatsApp has announced a new transcription feature that aims to provide users with a written record of voice messages they receive from friends and family. This feature has proven particularly beneficial in noisy environments where listening to voice messages is impractical. Transcripts are generated on-device, ensuring end-to-end encryption, and are not shared with WhatsApp.
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WhatsApp captures transcripts of voice messages for hassle-free conversations pic.twitter.com/JNFQT8Fsqk
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The user is[設定]>[チャット]>[音声メッセージのトランスクリプト]You can enable or disable transcription features and select your preferred language by going to . To transcribe an audio message, users simply press and hold on the message and select the “Transcribe” option.
The voice message transcription feature has been available to beta testers for several months and will be rolled out to all users worldwide in the coming weeks. Initially, we will support a limited number of languages such as English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian, but we plan to expand our language options in the future.
Additionally, WhatsApp recently launched a message draft feature that allows users to start composing messages and save them for later use. This feature has proven particularly beneficial in noisy environments where listening to voice messages is impractical.
Mark Zuckerberg announces voice message transcription feature for WhatsApp!
Mark Zuckerberg announced that the ability to transcribe voice messages is finally available. pic.twitter.com/xTXpxwAlTi
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These drafts appear at the top of the chat list, providing users with helpful reminders to complete and send their messages. Previously, WhatsApp retained some drafts, but this feature was not consistently reliable and required users to draft long messages in an external application before forwarding them to WhatsApp and sending them. there was.
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