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 is BS. I have used this app....I have never been this frustrated. I have to yell, . If I'm luck I might get the last 3 works. I looking at the the phone making sure it's make noise and the blue is showing movement when I talk. I have to restart the phone evryting. I have to send text in parts b/c it has to be a cleared and new everytime. On it keep stopping. Google search app was crashing so much samsung automatically put it in sleep mode. Google you need to go.

This app has major deficiencies needing immediate attention. Frequent misrecognition of spoken words causes frustrating inaccuracies in text output, undermining communication. It also misplaces, erroneously adds, or omits punctuation (and capitalization) and has issues with text duplication. Additionally, it seems to have regressed in learning from user corrections, a previously helpful feature. These problems hinder communication and must be addressed by developers promptly.

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!

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.