Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Unlock the full potential of your mobile device with Speech Services by Google, an app that seamlessly integrates text-to-speech and speech-to-text technologies to enhance your daily activities. Whether you're looking to convert your voice to text or have the text on your screen read aloud, this app is designed to make your life easier and more accessible.

With the Speech-to-Text feature, you can:

• Send voice commands to navigate through your device effortlessly.
• Use voice search in Google Maps to find places quickly.
• Transcribe your recordings directly on your device using the Recorder App.
• Benefit from real-time transcription during calls with the Phone App's Call Screen feature.
• Operate your device through voice with accessibility apps like Voice Access.
• Dictate text messages using dictation or keyboard apps.
• Search for your favorite shows or songs using apps with voice search capabilities.
• Practice a new language with language learning apps that recognize your speech.
• And much more, as this functionality extends to numerous other applications available in the Play Store.

To enable Google's Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, navigate to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App, and select Speech Services by Google as your preferred voice input engine.

The Text-to-Speech feature allows applications to read text aloud, offering benefits such as:

• Hearing your favorite books "Read Aloud" through Google Play Books.
• Listening to translations spoken aloud with Google Translate to master word pronunciations.
• Using Talkback and other accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your device.
• And many other uses across various apps in the Play Store.

To activate Google's Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output, and choose Speech Services by Google as your preferred engine. Note that on many Android devices, Speech Services by Google is pre-installed, but you can always update to the latest version to ensure you have the most current features and improvements.