Coming soon to WhatsApp on iOS: automatic voice-message transcription.
For instance, are you trying to arrange a dinner date with a friend?
OK, Im back."
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“The recipients of voice messages on WhatsApp will benefit the most from this feature.
They will no longer have to play the audio messages out loud in public or save it for later.
Facebook isnt doing anything.
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The downside is that this feature is iPhone-only.
Also, you’re able to refer back to the message after listening.
Theres a significant accessibility win here too.
Its also easier to read in noisy environments, and so on.
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And theres more.
Many businesses use WhatsApp as a communication and support tool.
Thats better for business and hopefully will also mean quicker responses to us customers.
Messaging services seem mature, their feature-set defined, but theres always a neat new tweak to be made.
Hopefully, this will come to other messaging services like iMessage, Telegram, and Signal soon.
