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Google Releases Two New Android Apps for the Hearing Impaired

Author: Andrew Heinzman / Source: reviewgeek.com

Google is an undisputed leader in voice recognition software, but that software has been used almost exclusively for the Google Assistant. Now, Google is using voice recognition to help the hearing impaired.

This morning, Google released two new Android apps: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier.

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You can download Sound Amplifier right now, but Live Transcription is still in its exclusive beta phase. These apps are meant for the hearing impaired, but they aren’t your average accessibility apps.

Screen readers and high contrast visibility settings are the most common accessibility apps. They’re meant to make phones and computers easier to use. But instead of trying to make phones more accessible, Google’s Accessibility Team has decided to try and make the world more accessible.

The Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier apps are meant to change how users with hearing impairment interact with their environment, and these apps could change the way that many people use their phones.