Live Transcribe & Notification
Publisher Description
Real-time transcriptions of your conversations and sound event notifications
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications makes everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible among people who are deaf and hard of hearing, using just your Android phone.
On most devices, you can open Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications with these steps:
1. Open your device's Settings app
2. Tap Accessibility
3. Depending on which feature you'd like to use, tap Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications
You can also use the accessibility button, gesture, or Quick Settings to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications (
https://g.co/a11y/shortcutsFAQ
).
Real-time transcriptions
• Get transcriptions in real-time in over 120 languages and dialects. Add custom words that you use frequently, like names or household items.
• Set your phone to vibrate when someone says your name.
• Type responses in your conversation.
• Use external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets, and USB mics for better audio reception.
• On foldable phones, show transcriptions and typed responses on the outside screen so it's easier to communicate with others.
• Choose to save transcriptions for 3 days. Saved transcriptions will stay on your device for 3 days so you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved.
Sound Notifications
• Get notified about important sounds around you, like when a smoke alarm beeps or baby cries.
• Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep.
• Review sounds from the past 12 hours to check what was happening around you.
Requirements:
• Android 12 and up
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier Deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Help & feedback
• To provide feedback and get product updates, join the Accessible Google Group at
https://g.co/a11y/forum
• For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at
https://g.co/disabilitysupport
Permissions notice
Microphone:
Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications needs microphone access to transcribe the speech and sounds around you. The audio is not stored after transcriptions or recognized sounds are processed.
Notifications:
Sound Notifications features require notifications access in order to notify you of sounds.
Nearby devices:
Live Transcribe needs access to nearby devices to connect with your Bluetooth microphones.
About Live Transcribe & Notification
The company that develops Live Transcribe & Notification is Research at Google. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0 . This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 2.5.
To install Live Transcribe & Notification on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-03-11 and was downloaded 188 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Live Transcribe & Notification as malware as malware if the download link to com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe is broken.
How to install Live Transcribe & Notification on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Live Transcribe & Notification is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Live Transcribe & Notification will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Live Transcribe & Notification will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version
posted on 2026-03-11
version
posted on 2025-08-13
• Support pinch-to-zoom on the transcription.
• Support export transcriptions.
version
posted on 2025-03-31
• Dual screen support on foldable phones. Experiences can vary on different phones.
• Support for more offline languages, including Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
version
posted on 2024-08-21
• We’ve improved the user experience of Sound Notifications.
version
posted on 2024-02-06
• Live Transcribe: Enable transcription to be more seamless regardless of connectivity.
version
posted on 2023-12-11
• Sound Notifications: Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep, like an alarm or oven timer.• Live Transcribe: Set up offline transcriptions more easily in available languages. Offline transcriptions supported for English (India).
version
posted on 2022-05-11
. Transcribe offline in English, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish and French. More to come.
version
posted on 2022-03-21
. Improve sound event detection.
version 4.6.399587196
posted on 2021-11-01
. Get notified of important events that happen around you (like fire and smoke alarms) and important situations that may become serious (like baby sounds or doorbell ringing).
. Choose which sounds you want to be notified about.
. Receive Sound Notifications on a connected wearable.
version 2.1.288619836
posted on 2020-05-27
. Resize the typing area for longer responses.