Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Speech recognition and synthesis for your device.

Speech Recognition & Synthesis - Google Tech

"Speech Recognition & Synthesis" is an Android app that leverages Google's speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies, enabling users to convert spoken words into text and have text read aloud. It's integrated with various applications like Google Maps, Google Play Books, and accessibility tools, enhancing user experience through voice commands and spoken feedback. Update to the latest version for optimal performance and accessibility.
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Downloads: 17,856,074,155
45.76M
4,957 new ratings
Version: googletts.google-speech-apk_20250203.01_p0.722844314 (Last updated: 2025-03-04)
Version code: 210541344
Creation date: 2013-10-10
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND
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Size: 80.59M
Full description: See detailed description

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Consistently delivers voice recognition for various accents and dialects
  • The app has historical strength in speech recognition that many users recall positively
  • Useful for users who rely heavily on voice-to-text functionality
  • Good grammar correction in some instances
Cons
  • Repeated issues with inaccuracies in transcription, particularly with punctuation and word recognition
  • Decreasing performance over time with updates causing more errors
  • Frequent need for manual corrections leading to frustration
  • Problematic updates that impact functionality negatively
Most mentioned
  • Inconsistent transcription accuracy leading to misinterpretations and wrong words being typed
  • Punctuation issues, such as not recognizing when to use a period or question mark correctly
  • Frustration with the app slowing down and inserting incorrect words or letters
  • Problems with the app after updates that ruin previously functioning features
User reviews
Maybe you ought to update your developers? The speech mangler. Again another app that used to work perfectly or close to, updated until it no longer works properly. I spend more time with corrections then I have convenience with speech to text, generally. This keeps getting worse and worse and worse. It generally works but I spent way too much time correcting it's misinterpretations, and it's self corrections. No updates . It sucks without the latest update, and continues to downgrade.
by P., 2024-12-23
Haven't tried this newest version, but I use speech-to-text all the time, for years and it seems to consistently get worse every year. I really want to like this, but it does very weird things with punctuation, breaks sentences up randomly not following any grammatical rules. Words are very often coming out incorrectly and sentences are frequently butchered. I'm holding out hope that one day this will improve
by Chris Disbro, 2024-12-19
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