It’s a good idea that offers recipients a quick way to check up on voice messages without having to sneak off in the middle of a meeting or plug earphones in. “Today we are starting to roll out a small test that helps people read the voice clips they receive instead of having to play them out loud,” said Marcus yesterday.
Our plan is to test this feature at a tiny scale for now and we’re looking forward to seeing what you think of it. Facebook says voice transcription will be turned on automatically, however the feature can easily be disabled in the settings should users dislike the feature. The trial stage has only just kicked off, so don’t bank on getting the new feature any time soon. If Facebook gets some good responses during testing, then we can bet it will be widely rolled out.
