Google has introduced two new apps for Android: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier designed to help hearing-impaired. Live Transcribe app takes real-world speech and turns it into real-time captions using just the phone’s microphone. Live Transcribe is available in over 70 languages and dialects. It also enables two-way conversation via a type-back keyboard for users who can’t or don’t want to speak, and connects with external microphones to improve transcription accuracy. However, it needs accessibility permission from settings, and then users can start using Live Transcribe from the accessibility button on the navigation bar. https://youtube.com/watch?v=jLCwjIaPXwA As for the Sound Amplifier, audio is more clear and easier to hear. You can use Sound Amplifier on your Android smartphone with wired headphones to filter, augment and amplify the sounds in your environment. It works by increasing quiet sounds, while not over-boosting loud sounds. You can customize sound enhancement settings and apply noise reduction to minimize distracting background noise with simple sliders and toggles. Sound Amplifier is available on the Play Store and supports phone running Android 9 Pie or later and comes pre-installed on Pixel 3. The Live Transcribe will roll out gradually today in a limited beta to users worldwide via the Play Store and comes ...
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Google Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier apps released to help hearing-impaired users communicate
Google has introduced two new apps for Android: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier designed to help hearing-impaired. Live Transcribe app takes real-world speech and turns it into real-time captions using just the phone’s microphone. Live Transcribe is available in over 70 languages and dialects. It also enables two-way conversation via a type-back keyboard for users who can’t or don’t want to speak, and connects with external microphones to improve transcription accuracy. However, it needs accessibility permission from settings, and then users can start using Live Transcribe from the accessibility button on the navigation bar. https://youtube.com/watch?v=jLCwjIaPXwA As for the Sound Amplifier, audio is more clear and easier to hear. You can use Sound Amplifier on your Android smartphone with wired headphones to filter, augment and amplify the sounds in your environment. It works by increasing quiet sounds, while not over-boosting loud sounds. You can customize sound enhancement settings and apply noise reduction to minimize distracting background noise with simple sliders and toggles. Sound Amplifier is available on the Play Store and supports phone running Android 9 Pie or later and comes pre-installed on Pixel 3. The Live Transcribe will roll out gradually today in a limited beta to users worldwide via the Play Store and comes ...
