Update (April 7) 10:30 PM Pacific Time: The company updated its app store listing and removed references to the Android app. However, he added that an iOS keyboard will also be released soon.
Google on Monday quietly launched an offline-first dictation app called “Google AI Edge Eloquent” on iOS to do the same things as Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow, and more.
The app is free to download, and once the Gemma-based automatic speech recognition (ASR) model is downloaded, you can start dictating on your phone. You can view a live transcript in the app, and when you press pause, the app automatically filters out filler words like “um” and “ah” and trims the text.
Below the transcript you will find options such as ‘Key Points’, ‘Full’, ‘Short’ and ‘Long’ for converting the text.
You can also use local-only processing by turning off cloud mode. (When cloud mode is turned on, the app uses the cloud-based Gemini model for text cleaning.) Google AI Edge Eloquent can pull specific keywords, names, and jargon from your Gmail account if you want. Plus, you can add your own custom words to the list.
The app displays a history of your transcription sessions and also allows you to search through all sessions. It can display the words dictated in your last session, your words per minute rate, 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 ready-to-use professional text. Unlike standard dictation software that transcribes ramblings and filler words verbatim, Eloquent leverages AI to capture intended meaning. It automatically edits out ‘um’, ‘uh’, and mid-sentence self-correction to output clean, accurate prose,” according to the company’s App Store description.
The app is currently only available on iOS, but the App Store description references the Android version. (We’ve reached out to Google for more information and will update the story when we hear back.)
According to the description, Eloquent offers “seamless Android integration” that can be set as the user’s default keyboard for system-wide access in any text field. The app can also use a floating button feature similar to what Wispr Flow uses on Android, making it easy to access transcriptions from anywhere.
AI-based transcription apps are gaining popularity among users as speech-to-text models improve. With this experimental app, Google is joining this trend. If this test is successful, you’ll also see improved transcription features across Android.
