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

I don't know what you did within the last 24 hours but it does not work as well as it did before . It doesn't put the periods at the end of the sentence Like it should It puts a space there . It doesn't pick up the words properly . If I pause it shuts off Please fix it. UPDATE 11/8/2025 never picks up the right words and always putting different words in place of words I say

I was looking at the text to speech feature and specifically, faster voice typing. This use downloaded languages it states. However, there are just very few languages for this. I don't understand why these are different vs the "regular" languages we already can download. Secondly, while there already just a few. Some languages like Germans and English show 3-4 different versions. I find it strange that not more languages are available here. edit also where to find is false.

I've been using this app for a long time, and it's generally better than most competitors, but sometimes it crashes and there's some noise in the background of the voice (I use a Russian voice). The noise has just reappeared, but unlike previous times when it disappeared after a couple of sentences of text, it's been a couple of hours of trying to get it back to normal, and to no avail, so I'm asking for help. Please fix it.