Last Updated: March 29, 2024, 14:00 IST
Voice message now involves Google Chat however not for everybody
Google Chat is providing the brand new function to pick out customers for now however the free accounts must look ahead to some time.
Google has began rolling out the voice message function on Google Chat for choose customers. The device, which was previewed final yr, permits customers to document and transmit voice messages. The voice message functionality is at the moment solely out there to paying Google Workspace subscribers. Google Chat voice messaging function was first previewed in 2023.
With the present model, the ship image subsequent to the photograph button has been changed by a microphone button. The distinguished placement of the microphone button will make it simpler for shoppers to ship voice communications.
Google Chat: How To Send Voice Messages
To ship a voice message in Google Chat, customers should first faucet the microphone icon and start recording. Unlike different apps, customers will not be pressured to carry down the microphone, and a “live waveform visualises your voice” together with a timer. You can take heed to the message earlier than sending it or delete it to attempt once more.
The recorded messages can be displayed in direct messages, group conversations, and Spaces within the type of a capsule. Other customers can reply to the voice message in the identical method that they’d another chat message. Google has additionally revealed that its voice message transcription functionality can be out there quickly.
The voice message function is at the moment accessible for Android and iOS customers. “Sending a voice message instead of typing enables you to save time, convey more information, and emphasise the most important information for the message receiver,” the corporate mentioned in a weblog submit. Google acknowledged that voice messages in Google Chat have been a “highly requested feature” and described how this new function can profit shoppers.
The Google Chat voice messaging function is now accessible for Workspace Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus customers. For the time being, free and decrease-value accounts can be unable to entry the function.
Additionally, Google has additionally confirmed that the function is already being rolled out and can be out there within the coming weeks. The function is at the moment solely out there on cell units. The agency additionally acknowledged that the function can be out there shortly on Google Chat on-line consumer.
