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

Another high tech frustration creation. It's fantastic how it stops two words into a sentence. I use it whenever I need to send a message two words at a time. ( Not recommended if you enjoy complete sentences. Especially if you're fancy and use punctuation. ) And thanks to it's new never-ending search mode, my battery life is minimal and I get more exercise looking for my charger. I wish I could track my progress but I'm using the Samsung Health app. ;) Looking forward to the next update!

App is slow to respond for Sentences & 3 or more words it may take several seconds before it displays &/or recognize the word in field words like a sentence that it trys to construct words from your voice dilex, very frustrating most of the time so I stopped using this app for the most part, other than those issues I have provided the app work just fine, I like to see a feature added on the app, as long it doesn't create bugs or privacy intrusion, is language translation.

Well the only negative I can think of concerning this app is I recall how annoying it was to set up the settings on this because Everytime I clicked on one it would repeat...THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SPEECH SYNTHESIS IN ENGLISH!! I never could figure out how to change the accent for the voice over as it's reading a text out loud.

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.