Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Google LLC

About this app

Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology. Google Speech-to-Text functionality
Speech Recognition provides speech-to-text functionality to Google and other third party apps to convert what you say to text. For example, it can be used by:
• Google Maps when you use your voice to search places
• Recorder App to transcribe your recordings on device
• Phone App Call Screen feature to get a real-time transcription of your caller
• Accessibility apps like Voice Access for operating your device through voice
• Dictation or keyboard apps you might use to dictate text messages through voice
• Apps that contain a search by voice feature so that you can quickly search for your favorite shows or songs
• Language learning apps that recognize what you say as you practice a new language
• …and many other applications in Play Store
To use Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred voice input engine.
Google Text-to-Speech functionality
Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud. For example, it can be used by:
• Google Play Books to “Read Aloud” your favorite book
• Google Translate to speak translations aloud so you can hear the pronunciation of a word
• Talkback and accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your device
• …and many other applications in Play Store
To use Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred engine.
Note, on many Android devices, Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google is already available, but you can update to the latest version here.

Ratings and reviews

It appears to be completely incapable of typing out a SINGLE spoken word. I can say ANY word once and it will not type the word. Speaking Two words or more, it gets. So as I edit text which has been put out from my voice, and I find there is one word missing or translated incorrectly from my voice to text, I can't simply highlight the error & speak the correct word over it to correct. 🙄

was good at first, I could trust that what I was saying was being written and displayed. but, over the course of time about 3 months now, it's been getting worse wrong or after writing everything out it will pause, stop, load and completely rearrange and change the sentences inaccurately. so I'll be uninstalling and starting from scratch. When it is working as intended 5/5

This used to work so well. As long as I spoke clearly and enunciated, it would get most of what I said correct. But it's only gotten worse over time. Now, I can't get through a single sentence without it being butchered. The app pays no attention to logic or grammatical rules anymore, and often inserts weird phrases I never said into the middle of my sentences. Whatever they're doing with this app, please put it back the way it used to be.