O WhatsApp began to release the function of transcribe audios in a conversation with a small group of beta messenger users, as announced today by the WABetaInfo.

According to the website, the transcript can be seen below the message balloon, making it easier for users to read. The feature is enabled by default, but it can be disabled in the application’s Settings tab if the user wants to.

O WABetaInfo He also pointed out that everything is end-to-end encrypted, which means that the entire transcription process takes place on the device. Therefore, the function requires the user to have an iPhone with iOS 16 installed, as it uses the APIsApplication programming interfacesor application programming interfaces.”>¹ introduced by the latest versions of the system to work.

Another detail of the transcripts is the possibility for users to search for specific information. In short: if someone is looking for certain audio information or can’t remember which audio they’re looking for, just search for a word or phrase and the transcript will highlight which voicemail that text appears in.

Last week, some readers of MacMagazine said that the functionality was already being released — as is the case with Cadu Fernandes [abaixo]. Everything indicates, therefore, that the resource must be painting slowly for a few days now.

Audio transcription will be made available to more beta users running the latest version (23.9.0.70) of WhatsApp via TestFlight. For now, supported languages ​​are: German, Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Japanese, PortugueseRussian and Turkish.

It’s worth remembering that the feature has been being developed by the messenger since 2021. Even so, it still doesn’t have a scheduled date to reach users in general.

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