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Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Speech recognition and synthesis for your device.

Blackl · com.google.android.tts

4.3 (452 ratings) 2B downloads v996.0.100.79.22 14.9 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signed with Android's public test key Details

At a glance

Latest version
v996.0.100.79.22 (999999999)
Updated
Feb 16, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size
14.9 MB
Requires
Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Google Play services
Required
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Nov 5, 2013
Permissions
31 (1 sensitive)
Website
google.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Speech Recognition & Synthesis is an app by Blackl in the Tools category, listed since November 2013. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor. It needs Google Play services, so it may not work on phones without them.

It asks for 31 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: camera. Compared with version googletts.google-speech-apk_20220321.02_p1.436777630, it adds 8 new permissions (“Camera”, “Advertising ID”, “Control vibration” and 5 more) and drops 6 (“Download without notification”, “Get package size”, “See all installed apps” and 3 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.3out of 5452 ratings
  • 5 ★70%
  • 4 ★12%
  • 3 ★9%
  • 2 ★2%
  • 1 ★8%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v996.0.100.79.22

Your app has a new name: “Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google”. The Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google app not only provides text-to-speech but also empowers applications with speech-to-text functionality to convert your voice to text. Read more in the “About this app” section.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “gamesappsupdate2024”.

Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology. Google Speech-to-Text functionality Speech Recognition provides speech-to-text functionality to Google and other third party apps to convert what you say to text. For example, it can be used by: • Google Maps when you use your voice to search places • Recorder App to transcribe your recordings on device • Phone App Call Screen feature to get a real-time transcription of your caller • Accessibility apps like Voice Access for operating your device through voice • Dictation or keyboard apps you might use to dictate text messages through voice • Apps that contain a search by voice feature so that you can quickly search for your favorite shows or songs • Language learning apps that recognize what you say as you practice a new language • …and many other applications in Play Store To use Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred voice input engine. Google Text-to-Speech functionality Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud. For example, it can be used by: • Google Play Books to “Read Aloud” your favorite book • Google Translate to speak translations aloud so you can hear the pronunciation of a word • Talkback and accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your device • …and many other applications in Play Store To use Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred engine. Note, on many Android devices, Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google is already available, but you can update to the latest version here.

Version history

5 versions are listed, going back to v3.16.6.232892818. Since v996.0.100.79.22 it requires Android 4.1+.

v996.0.100.79.22 LATEST Feb 16, 2024 14.9 MB TRUSTED vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220321.02_p1.436777630 Jan 12, 2026 61.6 MB TRUSTED vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220304.02_p2.433542576.tnt Jan 6, 2026 61.3 MB TRUSTED v24.9.361717975 Mar 15, 2021 37 MB TRUSTED v3.16.6.232892818 Mar 27, 2019 14.4 MB TRUSTED

All 5 versions

Speech Recognition & Synthesis among popular Tools apps

Speech Recognition & Synthesis is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our Tools category.

AppRatingDownloadsDownload size
Google Assistant 4.4 (141) 2B 2.4 MB
Speech Recognition & Synthesis (this app) 4.3 (452) 2B 14.9 MB
Calculator 4.7 (54) 1B+ 5.9 MB
Google Lens 4.5 (67) 1B+ 7 MB
Google Assistant Go 4.1 (19) 1B+ 17.4 MB

Apps listed next to it in our Tools ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
  • The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
  • Signed differently from the Google Play version vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220321.02_p1.436777630, vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220304.02_p2.433542576.tnt and v24.9.361717975, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220321.02_p1.436777630 · vgoogletts.google-speech-apk_20220304.02_p2.433542576.tnt · v24.9.361717975

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature under review May 14, 2025
  • Antivirus scan result not available
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
  • File MD5c315e8a07cc8d3a3210ff17e386feae6
  • Uploaded by “gamesappsupdate2024” 47 followers · uploading since 2024

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Permissions (31)

Speech Recognition & Synthesis requests 31 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Speech Recognition & Synthesis APK: questions and answers

Does Speech Recognition & Synthesis need Google Play services?

Yes. The APK declares Google Play services as required, so it may not work on phones without them, such as recent Huawei models.

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Probably not if you installed Speech Recognition & Synthesis from Google Play: this file is signed with a different certificate, and Android normally refuses such an update. You would have to uninstall your copy first, which deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Speech Recognition & Synthesis APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. It is signed with a different certificate than the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c315e8a07cc8d3a3210ff17e386feae6.

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