Send a voice message in Google Chat

You can send a voice message to a person or group in Google Chat and transcribe these voice messages into text.

Send a voice message

Important: If this is the first time you send a message to a particular person, they must accept your message request before you can chat with them.

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
    • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
  1. Click New chat.
  2. Enter a name or an email address.
  3. Click Start chat.
    • When you enter a name or email address, you can get suggestions.
    • To start a group DM, add more names or email addresses.
  1. In the reply area, click the mic .
  2. In the popup, to record and stop the recording, select the red circle .

Tip: After recording, you can find options to either restart or send the voice message.

View or hide voice message transcription

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
    • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
  2. Click a conversation, direct message, or space.
  3. To view the voice message transcript:
    • Sender: Click below the voice message and then Show more.
    • Receiver: Click below the voice message and then View transcript.
  4. To hide the transcript, click Hide transcript.

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