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

Horrible, so many errors I usually retype it. It used to learn from my corrections, but now it even corrects real sentences into fake words sometimes! I'm assuming they're using new AI but what it was before was based on a sample of my voice and it learned from its mistakes. Go back to that, no one likes to be misunderstood!

It’s super accurate and makes converting speech to text a breeze. The voice responses sound natural, which is a huge win. However, I’ve faced some hiccups with it misinterpreting words occasionally, and it can struggle with background noise. Plus, it sometimes takes a bit longer to process complex sentences. Even with these minor issues, it’s super reliable and helpful.

Keeps paraphrasing, mishearing, and stalling. I speak my way, and it really gets aggravating when I use the voice to text, but then have to take the time to correct the random mistakes constantly occurring. It actually adds a lot of stress when I literally am not able to take the time to text or be on my phone. Bosses don't appreciate you spending too much time texting

What's new

Your app has a new name: “Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google”. The Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google app not only provides text-to-speech but also empowers applications with speech-to-text functionality to convert your voice to text. Read more in the “About this app” section.