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 that you're sending 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.

2. Click New chat.
3. Enter a name or an email address.
4. 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.

5. In the reply area, click the mic .
6. In the pop-up, 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 transcriptions

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 Show more.
   • Receiver: Click below the voice message View transcript.
4. To hide the transcript, click Hide transcript.

Related resources

• Send a direct message
• Reply to a message
• Mark a conversation as read or unread