Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
To turn on voice message transcription in Google Messages, you open Message settings from your profile picture and look for the Voice Message Transcription option.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Go to Message settings and look for the Voice Message Transcription option.”
How to set up Voice Message Transcription in Google Messages, Derrek Lee, Android Central, 2024, Section "How to set up Voice Message Transcription", steps 1 to 3.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article's steps start with opening Google Messages and tapping your profile picture. The option is then toggled on if it is not already on.
- What it does not show
- Menu names and placement differ by phone and software version, and the article says the feature is rolling out to more phones. Check the option on your own phone.