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Speech Recognition & Synthesis - Apps on Google Play
Google LLC, Google Play, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The Google Play store listing for the Android app Speech Recognition & Synthesis (package com.google.android.tts). It describes the speech-to-text feature that Google and other apps use, the setting that picks it as the voice input engine, and the text-to-speech feature.
- How much weight it carries
- Official store description by the app's publisher, read on 2026-10-17. It gives no version or date, store text can change without notice, and the user reviews on the same page are not relied on here. It does not say which Android versions have the app preinstalled.
Facts taken from this source
- Google's Play Store listing for Speech Recognition & Synthesis says its speech-to-text feature is provided to Google and to other third-party apps, so they can convert what you say to text.
“Speech Recognition provides speech-to-text functionality to Google and other third party apps to convert what you say to text.” (About this app)
- Google's Play Store listing for Speech Recognition & Synthesis says you select it as your preferred voice input engine.
“Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred voice input engine.” (About this app)
- Google's Play Store listing for Speech Recognition & Synthesis says the same app powers apps that read the text on your screen aloud.
“Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud.” (About this app)