Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google says that when you turn on voicemail transcription, it transcribes both new and old voicemails.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“When you turn on voicemail transcription, Google transcribes new and old voicemails.”
Get voicemail transcripts in the Phone app (Google Phone Help), Google Phone Help, 2026, Turn on voicemail transcription, Notes.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page does not say how far back old voicemails are transcribed.
- What it does not show
- Turning the setting on can produce transcripts for voicemails you received before you turned it on.