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WhatsApp voice message transcripts are disabled by default, and users must turn them on manually.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Voice message transcripts are disabled by default in WhatsApp, and users must manually enable them”
WhatsApp Starts Rolling Out Voice Message Transcripts, Laurent Giret, Thurrott.com, 2024, Article body, paragraph on how to enable transcripts.
Open the original- What it measures
- Thurrott reported this at the November 2024 rollout, when the feature reached all users with the setting off.
- What it does not show
- A launch-time report. The setting path is covered by a separate fact from WhatsApp's own blog.
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