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- An APK teardown revealed WhatsApp is working on a new feature for the Android version of the app.
- The new feature would allow Android users to transcribe voice messages.
- Voice message transcription was previously only available on the iOS app.
WhatsApp rolled out voice message transcription back in May 2023, but it was only available to users on iOS. It’s been almost a year since then, but it looks like WhatsApp may finally bring the feature over to Android soon.
In an APK teardown of WhatsApp beta version 2.24.7.7, the folks over at TheSpAndroid discovered strings of code that suggest a new feature is in development for the Android version of the app. The strings refer to end-to-end encrypted transcripts. Specifically, the strings of code included: