# Speech Recognition & Synthesis

Android app · by Google LLC · Tools

Topics: Transcription

Speech Recognition & Synthesis has 23,762,410,625 installs (+1.2% a month, measured over 39 days), rated 4.0 from 4,364,537 ratings, \#2 of 236,074 in Tools.

## Figures

- Installs: 23,762,410,625
- Rating: 4.0 · 4,364,537 ratings
- Price: Free
- In-app purchases: no
- 7-day growth in installs: +69,486,411 (+0.3%)
- 30-day growth in installs: +292,022,702 (+1.2%)
- Rank: #3 of 2,852,010 Android listings with an install count (no change since 2026-10-29)
- Rank: #2 of 236,074 in Tools

## Reviews

- Ratings by stars: 5★ 64% · 4★ 8% · 3★ 6% · 2★ 4% · 1★ 18% (4,364,511 ratings)
- Critical reviews (from the reviews Google Play shows first, in any language):
  - 1★ 2026-10-05, David Atkinson: I didn't even know I had it no icon
  - 1★ 2026-10-05, Kaleb Vickers: where did Google hide the dictation function wherein you can speak a message or reply 🤬
  - 1★ 2026-10-05, Umesh Dananjaya: update and like remove all apam
  - 1★ 2026-10-05, Simone S.: the voices are so terrible it makes the playbooks app unusable. if it's about money Google should offer add on neural voices.
  - 1★ 2026-10-04, Jen Cole: why does this now suck so much? it used to be a pretty good tool but it either doesn't recognize my voice anymore, or the lag is so slow that I could type it out with one finger faster. there must be a better product.

## Description

Power your device with the magic of Google’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology.   Google Speech-to-Text functionality  
  Speech Recognition provides speech-to-text functionality to Google and other third party apps to  convert what you say to text. For example, it can be used by:  
• Google Maps when you use your voice to search places  
• Recorder App to transcribe your recordings on device  
• Phone App Call Screen feature to get a real-time transcription of your caller  
• Accessibility apps like Voice Access for operating your device through voice  
• Dictation or keyboard apps you might use to dictate text messages through voice  
• Apps that contain a search by voice feature so that you can quickly search for your  favorite shows or songs  
• Language learning apps that recognize what you say as you practice a new language  
• …and many other applications in Play Store  
  To use Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, go to Settings \>  Apps & notifications \> Default apps \> Assist App. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google  as your preferred voice input engine.  
  Google Text-to-Speech functionality  
  Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud. For example, it can  be used by:  
• Google Play Books to “Read Aloud” your favorite book  
• Google Translate to speak translations aloud so you can hear the pronunciation of a word  
• Talkback and accessibility applications for spoken feedback across your device  
• …and many other applications in Play Store  
  To use Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings \>  Languages & Input \> Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your  preferred engine.  
  Note, on many Android devices, Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google is already available, but you can  update to the latest version here.

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Source: https://storetally.com/android/com.google.android.tts  
As of 2026-11-08, from the StoreTally census.