Today I’m going to show you exactly how to use the Google voice recorder app on Android.
This also includes:
- How to search voice transcription?
- How to make a new recording on the Google voice recorder app?
- How to manage your Google voice recordings?
- And lots more…
Let’s get started!
Google Voice Recording for Easy Memory
There is so much information to memorize of one’s daily or weekly tasks and it gets really difficult to remember them all as one’s workload increases. Audio notes or recording an entire conversation using your smart phone is beneficial to journalists, students and other professionals in a vast array of industries.
You can easily create an audio note or record a conversation with people by just tapping on a record button on the Google Voice Recorder app.
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The Google Voice Recoding let’s you to automatically do voice transcriptions while recording so you can read what was said in real time and also search through the recordings later. The recording app can differentiate between music and speech and works in the background perfectly so you can multitask. By editing the transcript, you can crop the audio file. There is an auto-suggests title feature that enables you to quickly save your audio file. Audio files and transcription can be back up to a google account and share with anyone.
How to Use the Google Voice Recorder App on Android?
The process of learning how to use the Google voice recorder app on Android involves three major steps which include:
- How to search voice transcription?
- How to make a new recording on the Google voice recorder app?
- How to manage your Google voice recordings?
Step #1: How to Make a New Recording on the Google Voice Recorder App?
This is the first stage in learning how to use the Google voice recorder app on Android.
If you don’t have the Google Voice Recorder App installed on your android phone, then you need to download and install the app first.
#1: Open your App drawer by swiping up from the bottom of your screen. Look for the Google Voice Recorder App and open it.
#2: Tap on the record button. Monitor the recording by going to the tab Audio. To see the voice transcription of the recording in real-time, tap on the Transcript button.
#3: To save your voice recording, tap on the pause button and then tap on Save.
#4: Fill in a title to save your voice recording so you can easily recognize and use the voice recording.
Step #2: How to Search Voice Transcription on the Google Voice Recorder App on Android?
This is the second phase involved in learning how to use the Google voice recorder app on Android.
What makes the Google Voice Recorder App stand out is its transcription feature and you can easily search the voice transcription as the app has a built-in advanced feature that allows you to explore the sounds, phrases, songs, lyrics, words in a podcast, etc.
There are two ways to search voice transcription on this app. The primary search bar at the top of all your recording can be used to find text in any of the recordings. The search bar from within a recording to find text in that recording only.
Step #3: How to Manage Your Voice Recordings in the Google Voice Recorder App?
This is the third and final step to take in learning how to use the Google voice recorder app on Android.
Your voice recordings can be managed in several ways if you want to delete or save the recordings. To delete or share more than one voice recording at once, press and hold on to one recording and then tap the others you want to include. Tap the share button to share your recordings or tap the trash button to delete the recordings.
The transcribed audio will be saved as plain text with the file extension name .txt while the music and voice part will be saved in M4A format.
Here are a few ways to share your voice recordings.
- Send the audio file in the M4A format
- Send the transcript as a TXT file or copy the transcription to Google Docs.
- The transcript and audio file can be saved on google drive and a link can be made to it. The file can be open to everyone or private to you.
- Create a video clip that will display the transcript with the waveform.
Alternative Voice Recording Apps on Android
Here are some of the best Free Android voice recorders available at the Google Play Store:
- Easy Voice Recorder Pro
- Smart Recorder – High-Quality Voice Recorder
- Recforge II Audio Recorder
- Hi-Q Mp3 Voice Recorder
- Voice Recorder
#1: Easy Voice Recorder Pro
This voice recording app does not limit the duration of your recordings and you can also compress the recorded audio. The app is perfect for students that want to record long lectures or journalists that want to record conversations. You can increase the quality of the recording sound by connecting an external microphone with the app. If you don’t have enough storage space on your smartphone, you can store your recordings on Dropbox or Google Drive. It is also possible to send your voice recordings to a friend via email.
#2: Smart Recorder – High-Quality Voice Recorder
This app is best for creating quality voice recording as it has a Live Audio Spectrum Analyzer however, you cannot record audio files that are larger than 2GB with this app.
#3: Recforge II Audio Recorder
If you want to control and edit your audio files easily, then this is the app you should download. With this app, you can schedule recordings, adjust the pitch of the sound, tempo and playback rate of the audio files and edit on the app. The app allows you to record in mono or stereo mode, choose codecs, customize bit rates and sample rates. This app can also work in the background and it keeps your battery consumption to the very minimum.
#4: Hi-Q Mp3 Voice Recorder
This app is great at recording lengthy lectures, interviews, conversations and other types of voice recordings. However, the free version of the app is limited to 10 minutes. What is great about the app is that both the free and Pro version lets you automatically upload your recording to Dropbox or Google Drive so you can have enough space for other files on your smartphone.
#5: Voice Recorder
This recording app is great to record conversation, business meeting, lecture or an interview as it records audio files without any restrictions and it has an Audio Spectrum Analyzer to visualize the sounds. Audio files can be shared via email, SMS, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
Now I’d Love to Hear from You:
- What and what are the major features that you look out for when choosing a voice recorder app to use?
- What’s your experience using the Google voice recorder app?
Let me know by leaving a comment below!