While Google Meet and other video conferencing apps introduced the nifty live transcription feature, Microsoft made it available only on desktop app and browser version only and phone users only had to. other choice than to keep a notebook next to them to write down the key points of the meeting. .
Now, it looks like US software major Microsoft has finally listened to the prayers of the company’s employees and students. He introduced the live transcription feature on the Teams app for Android.
Here’s how to enable live transcription on Microsoft Teams:
Step 1: During your meeting, tap More actions (three dots… icon) > >Start transcription to start transcription.
Step 2: To stop transcription, tap More actions (three dots… icon) > > Stop transcription. The transcript will automatically save to the meeting chat.
To retrieve the stored transcript, users need to access the meeting’s chat history. To access the transcript, tap the link in the team’s end-of-meeting chat message or by tapping More > Files.
This brings major relief to millions of users who use phones to attend online meetings and classes through the Microsoft Teams app.
With the transcription feature, students or even adults will be able to skim through the script for key points of a lecture or meeting. It’s worth noting that the Teams mobile app currently supports viewing a transcript after a meeting ends. However, live transcription is only available on Teams for desktop.
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