Update (April 7, 10:30 p.m. PT): The company has updated its app store listing to remove references to the Android app. However, he added that an iOS keyboard is coming soon.
Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called Google AI Edge Eloquent on iOS to compete with Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow and others.
The app is free to download, and once you download the Gemma-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model, you can start dictating on your phone. In the app, you can check the live transcription, and when you press pause, the app will automatically filter out filler words like “um” and “ah” and refine the text.
Below the transcript, you’ll find options like “Key Points,” “Formal,” “Short,” and “Long” to convert the text.
You can also turn off cloud mode and use local-only processing. (When cloud mode is on, the app uses the cloud-based Gemini model for text cleanup.) Google AI Edge Eloquent can optionally import specific keywords, names, and terminology from your Gmail account. Additionally, you can add your own custom words to the list.
The app displays the history of your transcription sessions and also allows you to search through all your history. You can view the words you dictated in the last session, the number of words per minute, and the total number of words spoken.
“Google AI Edge Eloquent is an advanced dictation app designed to bridge the gap between natural speech and professional, ready-to-use text. Unlike standard dictation software that transcribes stumbles and fillers verbatim, Eloquent uses AI to capture your intended meaning. It automatically edits “um”s, “um”s, and self-corrections in sentences to output clean, accurate prose.” ” says the company’s App Store description. Read.
The app is currently only available on iOS, but the App Store description mentions an Android version. (We’ve reached out to Google for more information and will update this article if we hear back.)
According to the description, Eloquent offers “seamless Android integration” and can be set as a user’s default keyboard for system-wide access across any text field. Additionally, the app can use a floating button feature similar to what Wispr Flow uses on Android, making it easy to access your transcriptions from anywhere.
AI-powered transcription apps are becoming more popular among users as speech-to-text models improve. Google is joining the trend with this experimental app. If this test is successful, it could also improve transcription functionality across Android.
