WhatsApp Voice to Text: Read a Voice Message or Dictate a Reply

To read a WhatsApp voice message as text, enable Voice Message Transcripts under Settings → Chats in WhatsApp on your phone. Pick the language used in the message, then press and hold the voice message and choose Transcribe where available. If you're trying to speak a written reply, put the cursor in the reply box and use your keyboard's or computer's dictation instead. WhatsApp Help for Android · WhatsApp Help for iPhone

Read a voice message you received

1. Open Settings → Chats → Voice Message Transcripts, turn the feature on, and choose a supported language. On iPhone, WhatsApp lists Siri and iOS 16 or later among the requirements.
2. Return to the chat and press and hold the voice message. Select Transcribe from its actions, then expand the text if the message shows a shortened preview.
3. Replay the audio if a name, address, or time looks wrong. WhatsApp says the transcript is generated on your device. The receiver can view it. WhatsApp Help for Android · WhatsApp Help for iPhone

If WhatsApp says a transcript is unavailable

Check whether the speech matches the selected language, whether that language is supported on your device, and whether the speaker is audible. The Android and iPhone help pages list different language availability. If a message mixes languages or the audio is unclear, replay the relevant part. For an important detail such as a pickup address, ask the sender to type it out. WhatsApp Help for Android · WhatsApp Help for iPhone

Speak a text reply from a computer

Open the chat and click its editable message box. Start dictation with Win+H on Windows while connected, or the shortcut shown in System Settings → Keyboard → Dictation on Mac. Speak a short reply and stop the mic before sending. For example, confirm whether the draft reads “I'll be there at 4:15, at the east entrance.” Windows voice typing · Mac Dictation

If you send an audio clip instead, check which mic control you activated. The chat's audio-message control creates a recording. Your system dictation should deliver editable text at the cursor.