Turn a WhatsApp voice note into text on Android, offline
Sometimes you can't play a voice note: you're in a meeting, on a bus, or it's five minutes long. Ask VX turns voice notes into text on the phone itself, so the audio is never uploaded, and keeps the text searchable.
How to do it with Ask VX
- In WhatsApp (or Telegram), long-press the voice note, tap Share and pick “Ask VX: Get text”.
- The first time, Ask VX downloads its speech engine and the model for your language once; after that it works with no internet.
- Read the text, copy it, or share it. The voice note is saved in Recordings with its text.
- To do every voice note at once, open Recordings and tap “Get text for all”. Later, ask Ask VX “sunday lunch” and it finds the note where someone said it.
At a glance
| Works with | WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, Telegram and other voice notes (.opus, .ogg, .m4a, .amr, .mp3) |
|---|---|
| Languages | 27, including English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Indonesian, French, German, Japanese and Korean |
| Internet | Only to download the language model once |
| Privacy | Audio and text stay on the phone |
| Price | Free |
Questions
How do I read a WhatsApp voice message without listening to it?
Share the voice note to Ask VX → Get text. It turns the speech into text on your phone, offline.
Does WhatsApp have its own transcripts?
WhatsApp offers transcripts in some languages and regions. Ask VX works in 27 languages, also for Telegram and saved notes, and keeps the text searchable across all your notes.
Is the voice note uploaded anywhere?
No. The speech model runs on the phone; the audio and the text never leave it.
How accurate is it?
Clear speech comes out well. Noisy rooms, heavy slang or several people talking at once make mistakes more likely, so check important details by listening.