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

This app has been horrible from day one and still hasn't improved after many years of use. I am constantly correcting it. I speak plain English, which it should not understand but doesn't. The version on my older phone is far more reliable than this one, and it I would give 5 🌟 not this. It often types what I did not say and when it does, many times it corrects to what I did not. ("This\nIs" this is one thing it does) "This is" frustrating especially since I use speech to text a lot.

Truly abysmal speech recognition in this day and age. Misunderstands many words, capitalizes words that shouldn't be capitalized, and fails to capitalize words that should always be capitalized. Unlike much earlier versions, doesn't offer to let you choose alternate words that are similar. Doesn't recognize any formatting commands, such as "new paragraph". And many, many more grave flaws. I hate typing on my phone, but it's generally faster than correcting all the errors in what I dictated.

At this moment I am using talk to text to write this message. There's obviously a major accuracy and speech recognition decline in this "update", and it's INCREDIBLY frustrating! I constantly proofread my texts before sending otherwise if I reread them afterwards it's like gibberish! ALL the grammar/spelling/word errors, drives me nuts! I miss the old version very much. 2⭐since it's still helpful, but the cons SUPER outweigh the pros. I miss my old talk to text...THAT one got me! 😞 Updates =👎