Live Transcribe & notification
Real-time transcriptions of your conversations and sound event notifications
Research at Google · com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe
UpdatedMar 18, 2026
PublishedJan 14, 2021
Packagecom.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe
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What's new
• Dual Screen support on foldable phones. Experiences can vary on different phones.
• Support for more offline languages, including Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Vietnamese.
• Support for more offline languages, including Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Description
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications make everyday conversations and surrounding sounds more accessible among people who are deaf and hard of hearing, using just your Android phone.
On most devices, you can open Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications with these steps:
1. Open your device's Settings app
2. Tap Accessibility
3. Depending on which feature you'd like to use, tap Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications
You can also use the accessibility button, gesture or Quick Settings to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications (
https://g.co/a11y/shortcutsFAQ
).
Real-time transcriptions
• Get transcriptions in real time in over 120 languages and dialects. Add custom words that you use frequently, like names or household items.
• Set your phone to vibrate when someone says your name.
• Type responses in your conversation.
• Use external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets and USB mics for better audio reception.
• On foldable phones, show transcriptions and typed responses on the outside screen so that it's easier to communicate with others.
• Choose to save transcriptions for three days. Saved transcriptions will stay on your device for three days so that you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved.
Sound Notifications
• Get notified about important sounds around you, like when a smoke alarm beeps or baby cries.
• Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep.
• Review sounds from the past 12 hours to check what was happening around you.
Requirements:
• Android 12 and up
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Help and feedback
• To provide feedback and get product updates, join the Accessible Google Group at
https://g.co/a11y/forum
• For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at
https://g.co/disabilitysupport
Permissions notice
Microphone: Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications need microphone access to transcribe the speech and sounds around you. The audio is not stored after transcriptions or recognised sounds are processed.
Notifications: Sound Notifications features require notifications access in order to notify you of sounds.
Nearby devices: Live Transcribe needs access to nearby devices to connect with your Bluetooth microphones.
On most devices, you can open Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications with these steps:
1. Open your device's Settings app
2. Tap Accessibility
3. Depending on which feature you'd like to use, tap Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications
You can also use the accessibility button, gesture or Quick Settings to start Live Transcribe or Sound Notifications (
https://g.co/a11y/shortcutsFAQ
).
Real-time transcriptions
• Get transcriptions in real time in over 120 languages and dialects. Add custom words that you use frequently, like names or household items.
• Set your phone to vibrate when someone says your name.
• Type responses in your conversation.
• Use external microphones found in wired headsets, Bluetooth headsets and USB mics for better audio reception.
• On foldable phones, show transcriptions and typed responses on the outside screen so that it's easier to communicate with others.
• Choose to save transcriptions for three days. Saved transcriptions will stay on your device for three days so that you can copy and paste them elsewhere. By default, transcriptions are not saved.
Sound Notifications
• Get notified about important sounds around you, like when a smoke alarm beeps or baby cries.
• Add custom sounds to get notified when your appliances beep.
• Review sounds from the past 12 hours to check what was happening around you.
Requirements:
• Android 12 and up
Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications was made in collaboration with Gallaudet University, the premier deaf and hard of hearing university in the US.
Help and feedback
• To provide feedback and get product updates, join the Accessible Google Group at
https://g.co/a11y/forum
• For help using Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications, connect with us at
https://g.co/disabilitysupport
Permissions notice
Microphone: Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications need microphone access to transcribe the speech and sounds around you. The audio is not stored after transcriptions or recognised sounds are processed.
Notifications: Sound Notifications features require notifications access in order to notify you of sounds.
Nearby devices: Live Transcribe needs access to nearby devices to connect with your Bluetooth microphones.
Required features
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Feature Accessibility Preload com.google.android.feature.ACCESSIBILITY_PRELOAD
Permissions (20)
Live Transcribe & notification requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Bluetooth Admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- Bluetooth Connect android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Foreground Service Microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Get Package Size android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Modify Audio Settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Query All Packages android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Record Audio android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Vibrate android.permission.VIBRATE
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Gms Permission Ad Id com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Providers Gsf Permission Read Gservices com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
- Com Google Audio Hearing Visualization Accessibility Scribe Dynamic Receiver Not Exported Permission com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
