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WhatsApp warned that transcripts can contain errors when the transcript language does not match the message, when background noise makes words unclear, or when the language is unsupported.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“WhatsApp warned that the users might encounter errors if their transcript language doesn’t match the voice message language if words are unclear due to background noise”
WhatsApp's Voice Message Transcript Feature Triggers Data Storage Concerns, MediaNama, MediaNama, 2024, Article body, paragraph on accuracy.
Open the original- What it measures
- MediaNama reports the warning as WhatsApp gave it when the feature launched.
- What it does not show
- Describes the launch warning only. It does not measure how accurate the transcripts are.