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WhatsApp is testing a new voice-to-text feature for messages
WABetaInfo, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- A September 2026 report from WABetaInfo, which tracks WhatsApp beta builds, describing a voice-to-text feature found in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.37.8. The article says the feature is under development and not yet open to beta testers.
- How much weight it carries
- A beta-tracking site, not WhatsApp. It reads unreleased app code and says plainly that experiments often never ship. WhatsApp has not announced the feature in any official post we found, so treat its availability as unknown until WhatsApp publishes it.
Facts taken from this source
- In September 2026, WABetaInfo reported that WhatsApp's voice-to-text feature for typing messages by speech is under development on Android.
“This feature is currently under development on Android.” (Article body, section on the Android feature)