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Live Transcribe
Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- An encyclopedia article on Google's Live Transcribe captioning app for Android: its development with Gallaudet University, language count and the 2022 offline mode.
- How much weight it carries
- A secondary, community-edited source with footnotes to Google material. Used here for the language count and the offline requirements, which Google's own support page (not fetchable without a captcha) also covers.
Facts taken from this source
- Wikipedia says Live Transcribe's offline mode is available only on devices with 6 GB of RAM and certain Google Pixel devices.
“The offline mode is only available for devices with 6GB of RAM and certain Google Pixel devices.” (Features)
- In March 2022 Google's Live Transcribe app for Android gained support for transcribing offline, without an internet connection, once the right language pack is installed.
“In March 2022, the app was updated with support to transcribe offline, without Internet connection, so long as the appropriate language pack has been installed.” (Features)
- Wikipedia says Google's Live Transcribe app generates live captions in over 80 languages, with varying accuracy.
“The app uses speech recognition to generate live captions in over 80 languages with varying accuracy.” (Features)