As smartphones have evolved, they've added plenty of accessibility functions designed to help those with various disabilities or impairments to navigate their phone and the world around them. It's ...

Google announced an accessibility-focused app for those with hearing disabilities called Live Transcribe back in February. As the name suggests, Live Transcribe helps users view a real-time ...

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Next month, Live Transcribe will hear more than just speech. It will also register sound events, including a barking dog, a knock at the door, a passing vehicle, laughter, music, applause, and so on.

Google is announcing two new features for Android phones today: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier. They’re both designed as accessibility features to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

In an effort to make Android phones smarter for the deaf or hard of hearing, Google has released two new services today. This is not the first time a company is taking measures to provide such ...

Google released a limited beta version of a must-download app for lawyers, journalists, and students on Tuesday. Live Transcribe claims to be able to meticulously record every word spoken in a ...

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Just yesterday during the Super Bowl, Google took out an ad to go over how Translate helps users around the world to better understand their surroundings and communicate. Today, Google is announcing ...

Google is making Live Transcribe, its Android app for easy voice transcription, a lot more useful. Now, in addition to jotting down spoken words, it'll also make you aware of things like a dog barking ...

Google introduced new features to help hearing-impaired people last year, including the Live Transcribe app, which turns speech into easily readable text. The app gained new capabilities back in May, ...

Viaim, the maker of wireless AI earbuds for live transcription and noise cancellation, is debuting a new device at CES 2026 ...