While writing my last blog post about Google Recorder 2.0, I stumbled upon a hack that can also be utilized for another app from Google, one that currently understands over 70 languages, not only English: It’s called “Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications” and is available for pretty much every Android device. Have you always been looking for a tool that transcribes your audio recordings but doesn’t require an expensive subscription? Here’s what I like to think is a very useful and simple trick for achieving this on an Android phone. You will need the following things:

• Android device running at least Android 5.0 Lollipop (if your phone is less than 5 years old, you should be safe!)
• the app Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications by Google (free download on the Google Play Store)
• an internet connection (either mobile data or wifi)
• a quiet environment