Speech Services by Google
Speech recognition and synthesis for your device.
Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology. Google Speech-to-Text functionality n Speech Services 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:n• Google Maps when you use your voice to search placesn• Recorder App to transcribe your recordings on devicen• Phone App Call Screen feature to get a real-time transcription of your callern• Accessibility apps like Voice Access for operating your device through voicen• Dictation or keyboard apps you might use to dictate text messages through voicen• Apps that contain a search by voice feature so that you can quickly search for your favorite shows or songsn• Language learning apps that recognize what you say as you practice a new languagen• …and many other applications in Play Store n To use Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. Select Speech Services by Google as your preferred voice input engine. n Google Text-to-Speech functionality n Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud. For example, it can be used by:n• Google Play Books to “Read Aloud” your favorite bookn• Google Translate to speak translations aloud so you can hear the pronunciation of a wordn• Talkback and accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your devicen• …and many other applications in Play Store n To use Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Services by Google as your preferred engine. n Note, on many Android devices, Speech Services by Google is already available, but you can update to the latest version here.
Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology. Google Speech-to-Text functionality n Speech Services 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:n• Google Maps when you use your voice to search placesn• Recorder App to transcribe your recordings on devicen• Phone App Call Screen feature to get a real-time transcription of your callern• Accessibility apps like Voice Access for operating your device through voicen• Dictation or keyboard apps you might use to dictate text messages through voicen• Apps that contain a search by voice feature so that you can quickly search for your favorite shows or songsn• Language learning apps that recognize what you say as you practice a new languagen• …and many other applications in Play Store n To use Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. Select Speech Services by Google as your preferred voice input engine. n Google Text-to-Speech functionality n Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud. For example, it can be used by:n• Google Play Books to “Read Aloud” your favorite bookn• Google Translate to speak translations aloud so you can hear the pronunciation of a wordn• Talkback and accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your devicen• …and many other applications in Play Store n To use Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Services by Google as your preferred engine. n Note, on many Android devices, Speech Services by Google is already available, but you can update to the latest version here.