24hSend voice messages and use voice typing
Hold to talk to send a voice message, record and preview it before sending, or speak and have it turned into text.
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Tap the voice button on the left of the input bar. The input box turns into "Hold to Talk".
Screenshot comingChat input bar, voice button on the left highlighted - 2
Press and hold "Hold to Talk" while you speak, and let go to send right away. To cancel, keep holding and slide up until you see "Release to cancel", then let go.
Screenshot comingHold to Talk screen showing the recording time and sound waves - 3
To preview before sending: tap the ⊕ on the right of the input bar, choose "Record", then tap "Preview" to check it and tap "Send".
Screenshot coming⊕ feature panel, "Record" highlighted - 4
Choose "Voice + Text" or "Voice to text" in the ⊕ feature panel to turn what you say into text.
Screenshot coming⊕ feature panel, "Voice + Text" and "Voice to text" highlighted
- Voice messages can be up to 5 minutes long, and voice messages in chats expire after 7 days.
- If you let go in under 1 second, you'll see "Too short. Hold to speak longer" and nothing is sent. Tap the keyboard icon on the left to go back to typing.
- In the Assistant, Hold to Talk turns what you say into text and sends it right away.
- Speech-to-text runs on your phone, isn't uploaded, and doesn't use your Assistant AI chats.