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

Every update it is getting worse & worse! I have a lot of problems with my hands & need speech to text. it used to work great. Now it pauses after every couple words & must tap Mic. It throws capitals wherever it wants; never where it needs to be! It is a battle to get punctuation working. Mostly it's wants to spell out all the punctuation words period (like that)! Ultimately, it takes more time and effort to edit then it would for me to Peck out all with my 2 good fingers. Ready to DELETE!!!

This app is AWEFUL!!! It gets worse with every update. When using speak to text, it inserts the wrong words (not even close to what I said), puts periods in the middle of sentences & spells out numbers (ex: route three eighty seven). It's getting to be not worth using because I have to go back & correct so much of what it types!!

after the recent updates of this year, the app never knows what I say and it's very annoying. It types in the wrong words and it's just unreliable. If you have vision problems & are trying to use text to speech to communicate? don't even bother! You need to find another app because this one is NOT IT! very disappointed since this is a Google app AND there's no way to delete it off my phone