Using your Android phone or tablet, Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications helps people who are deaf or hard of hearing to interact more easily in everyday conversations and be more aware of sounds in their environment. You can access Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications within your device's Settings app by tapping Accessibility and selecting Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications, depending on your preference.
Sound Notifications allows you to receive alerts for potentially risky situations or personal incidents that occur in your home, like a smoke alarm or baby crying, and even includes custom sound alerts for your appliances. Notifications can be delivered to your mobile device or wearable via vibration or flashing light, and the Timeline view allows you to look back up to 12 hours to see what alerts occurred around you.
Real-time transcription is also available with Live Transcribe, where spoken words are automatically transcribed into text on your device as they are spoken. This feature supports over 80 languages and dialects and allows you to add custom words that you frequently use, like names or household items. You can even set your device to vibrate when someone says your name. While conversing, you can type your responses on your device's keyboard, and the transcriptions will continue to appear on your screen.
Additional features included in Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications are the option to save transcriptions for up to 3 days, search within saved transcriptions, and touch and hold text to copy and paste. This app also works with external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets, and USB mics for improved audio reception.
To use Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, your device must have Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or newer. The app was created in partnership with Gallaudet University, a renowned university for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States. For feedback and product updates, join the Accessible Google Group, and for support with using the app, you can connect with the Disability Support team. Please note that microphone access is required for Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, but audio is not stored after processing. As an accessibility service, this app can observe your actions.
Name: Live Transcribe & Notification | Developer: Research at Google | Version: 6.3.517045495 |
Update: Mar 22, 2023 | Installs: 500000000 | Size: 19 MB |
What is Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications?
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications is an Android app designed to make everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It uses real-time transcription technology to transcribe spoken words into text, and sound recognition technology to notify users of potential risky or personal situations based on sounds happening around them.
How do I access Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications?
On most devices, you can directly access Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications by opening your device's Settings app, tapping Accessibility, and then tapping Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications depending on which app you’d like to start. You can also use the Accessibility button, gesture or quick setting to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications.
What features does Sound Notifications have?
Sound Notifications can notify you of potential risky situations and personal situations based on sounds happening at home (like a smoke alarm or baby sounds), let you add custom sounds that you want to be notified about (like your appliances beeping), and send notifications with a flashing light or vibration to your mobile device or wearable. It also has a timeline view that lets you see what was happening around you up to 12 hours ago.
What features does the real-time transcription have?
The real-time transcription can transcribe in real-time, allowing text to appear on your device as words are spoken. You can choose from over 80 languages and dialects, add custom words that you use frequently, set your device to vibrate when someone says your name, and type responses in your conversation. Additionally, you can see the volume of the speaker’s voice compared to the loudness in your environment and use external microphones for better audio reception.
Can I refer back to my transcriptions?
Yes. You can choose to save transcriptions for 3 days. Saved transcriptions will stay locally on your device for 3 days, so you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved. You can also search within saved transcriptions and touch and hold text in transcription to copy and paste.
What are the requirements for Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications?
The app requires Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and up.
Who collaborated on Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications?
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier Deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
How can I provide feedback or receive product updates?
You can join the https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/accessible to provide feedback and receive product updates. For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at https://g.co/disabilitysupport.
What permissions does the app require?
The app requires microphone access to transcribe the speech around you or listen for sounds happening around you. The audio is not stored after the transcription or sound recognition is processed. Additionally, the app is an accessibility service that can observe your actions on the device.
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications is an app that makes conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible for people who are deaf and hard of hearing using your Android phone or tablet. Here are some tips and tricks for using the app:
To access Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications:
Sound Notifications:
Real-time transcription:
Referring back to transcription:
Requirements:
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier Deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Join the accessible forum to provide feedback and receive product updates. For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at disabilitysupport.
Permissions Notice
To install "Live Transcribe & Notification" APK on your computer, you will need an emulator like BlueStacks. Follow the steps below: