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12languages
On iOS 16 and later, WhatsApp voice message transcripts supported 12 languages at launch.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“iOS 16+ version supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, and Arabic”
WhatsApp's Voice Message Transcript Feature Triggers Data Storage Concerns, MediaNama, MediaNama, 2024, Article body, paragraph on languages.
Open the original- What it measures
- The list names twelve languages. The iOS list is longer than the Android list at the same launch.
- What it does not show
- A November 2024 snapshot taken from MediaNama. Check WhatsApp's current language list before relying on it.
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