Live Transcribe & Notification
com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe
by Research at Google
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About this app
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications makes everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible among people who are deaf and hard of hearing, using just your Android phone.
On most devices, you can open Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications with these steps:
1. Open your device's Settings app
2. Tap Accessibility
3. Depending on which feature you'd like to use, tap Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications
You can also use the accessibility button, gesture, or Quick Settings to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications (https://g.co/a11y/shortcutsFAQ).
Real-time transcriptions
• Get transcriptions in real-time in over 120 languages and dialects. Add custom words that you use frequently, like names or household items.
• Set your phone to vibrate when someone says your name.
• Type responses in your conversation.
• Use external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets, and USB mics for better audio reception.
• On foldable phones, show transcriptions and typed responses on the outside screen so it's easier to communicate with others.
• Choose to save transcriptions for 3 days. Saved transcriptions will stay on your device for 3 days so you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved.
Sound Notifications
• Get notified about important sounds around you, like when a smoke alarm beeps or baby cries.
• Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep.
• Review sounds from the past 12 hours to check what was happening around you.
Requirements:
• Android 12 and up
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier Deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Help & feedback
• To provide feedback and get product updates, join the Accessible Google Group at https://g.co/a11y/forum
• For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at https://g.co/disabilitysupport
Permissions notice
Microphone: Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications needs microphone access to transcribe the speech and sounds around you. The audio is not stored after transcriptions or recognized sounds are processed.
Notifications: Sound Notifications features require notifications access in order to notify you of sounds.
Nearby devices: Live Transcribe needs access to nearby devices to connect with your Bluetooth microphones.
On most devices, you can open Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications with these steps:
1. Open your device's Settings app
2. Tap Accessibility
3. Depending on which feature you'd like to use, tap Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications
You can also use the accessibility button, gesture, or Quick Settings to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications (https://g.co/a11y/shortcutsFAQ).
Real-time transcriptions
• Get transcriptions in real-time in over 120 languages and dialects. Add custom words that you use frequently, like names or household items.
• Set your phone to vibrate when someone says your name.
• Type responses in your conversation.
• Use external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets, and USB mics for better audio reception.
• On foldable phones, show transcriptions and typed responses on the outside screen so it's easier to communicate with others.
• Choose to save transcriptions for 3 days. Saved transcriptions will stay on your device for 3 days so you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved.
Sound Notifications
• Get notified about important sounds around you, like when a smoke alarm beeps or baby cries.
• Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep.
• Review sounds from the past 12 hours to check what was happening around you.
Requirements:
• Android 12 and up
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier Deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Help & feedback
• To provide feedback and get product updates, join the Accessible Google Group at https://g.co/a11y/forum
• For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at https://g.co/disabilitysupport
Permissions notice
Microphone: Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications needs microphone access to transcribe the speech and sounds around you. The audio is not stored after transcriptions or recognized sounds are processed.
Notifications: Sound Notifications features require notifications access in order to notify you of sounds.
Nearby devices: Live Transcribe needs access to nearby devices to connect with your Bluetooth microphones.
What's New
• Support pinch-to-zoom on the transcription.
• Support export transcriptions.
• Support export transcriptions.
App Information
Version Name
7.0.633113815
Version Code
131728
File Size
25.3 MB
Min SDK
Android 31+
Target SDK
Android 34
Developer
Research at Google
Contact
Content Rating
Everyone
Package Name
com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribePermissions Required
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Recent Reviews
Valerie Saichek
2.0★
It became very annoying having your icon waiting on my desktop and opening at the lightest touch. I find it interferes as it rides on top of the other aps and opens when working on another program. And then you have to stop what you are doing to close it down. It is a good voice recorder otherwise. I was disappointed I could not use the transcript and save it as a Word document. It would then serve me as a writer. I hoped it would be a transcriber, from speech to document.
Kenn Wood
2.0★
The voice detection is very accurate, and flows through well. However, I gave a low rating because the pause is useless. As soon as you unpause, everything you said while paused types out. Then, there is no way to edit out text. You can highlight text, and copy, but you cannot delete highlighted text. For me, those are big flaws.
A Google user
4.0★
Goo app. Not great. I have to transcribe interviews in my job. It DOES make that easier. However, it needs a few things. 1). A start/stop feature. Very annoying that it starts as soon as you open the app and there is no way to stop apart from closing the app. 2). A pause would be very useful as well. 3). The ability to save each transcription individually to a file. Three day accessibility is ok. But could be better. It would also be useful to be able to name files. Keep at it.
Charleen
3.0★
Good app. Sometimes is off on a few words. My main issue with this app and why I'm looking for another is that it only keeps the transaction for 3 days max. I can't copy the notes that fast. I have a life, can't spend 3 days just copying notes on 2 to 5 hours of dictation. Other than that I could have delt with the words it doesn't quite get right.
Shelley C
1.0★
Why the heck can't Google leave people alone? I don't want this stupid app. It automatically turned itself on during a phone call , then lowered the volume on every call and made it impossible for me to put a call on mic. It transcribes over the keyboard, so I can't make a selection if I'm on a call. Oh, yeah. And I can't uninstall it. PLEASE stop pushing apps I don't ask for onto my phone, Google.
Kevin Abrams
3.0★
Has potential, but awkward. The app is handy as I've needed something to communicate with my dad who suddenly lost his hearing. The transcription accuracy is ok, but the thing that really makes this difficult to use is the lack of a simple pause button. Even in a meeting, you should be able pause the transcription when the food delivery shows up or some other prolonged distraction. Did find the hold option, but that just delays the display. Doesn't actually stop the transcribing.
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