Google quietly released an offline-first dictation app on Monday. “Google AI Edge Eloquent” on iOS To pick up the likes of Wispr Flow, Super WhisperWillow, and others.
The app is free to download, and once its Gemma-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) models are downloaded, you can start dictating on your phone. In the app, you can watch a live transcription, and when you pause, the app automatically filters out filler words like “um” and “ah” and highlights the text.
There are options like “Key Points”, “Formal”, “Short” and “Long” to change the text below the transcript.
You can also turn off cloud mode to use only local processing. (When cloud mode is turned on, the app uses cloud-based Gemini models for text cleanup.) Google AI Edge Eloquent can import some keywords, names, and vocabulary from your Gmail account if it wants. Also, you can add your own words to the list.
The app shows a history of transcription sessions and lets you search through all of them as well. It can show you the words written in the last session, your word per minute speed, 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 stutters and filler words word for word, Eloquent uses AI to get the meaning you want. It automatically corrects for ‘ums’,”s-‘s-‘s-‘s-‘s-‘s, and auto-edits. Clear, accurate Prose Production,” reads the company’s App Store description.
While the app is currently only available on iOS, the App Store description refers to an Android version. (We’ve reached out to Google for more information, and will update the story if we hear back.)
According to the description, Eloquent offers “seamless Android integration”, where it can be set as users’ default keyboard for system-wide access to any text field. In addition, the app will be able to use the floating button feature, similar to what Wispr Flow on Android uses, for easy access to transcripts from anywhere.
AI-powered transcription apps are gaining popularity among users as speech-to-text models improve. With this experimental app, Google is joining the trend. If this test is successful, we may see better transcription features on Android as well.