Microsoft Garage Activates 'Group Transcribe App' For Multiple Users Conversation

Transcribing has been made easy as the software experimental department of American multinational technology company, Garage launched a Transcribe app on the iOS platform.

The Microsoft Garage's Group Transcribe is an app that allows multiple users to chat together while in a meeting where all their conversations will be transcribed in real-time.

Microsoft Garage is a platform for employees, customers, and partners to work after-hours and utilise the resources for experimenting with new ideas. Some of the popular experiments to emerge from Garage have been SMS Organiser, Xbox's Adaptive Controller, Seeing AI, Microsoft Kaizala, and Microsoft Launcher for Android, among many others.

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“This app uses a multi-device approach to provide real-time, high-quality transcription and translation, so users can be more present and productive during in-person meetings and conversations,” Microsoft said in a blog post.

Answering the FAQ on Microsoft's Blog, the company explained that for the Group Transcribe to work, Participants of a meeting need to have the app on their iPhones or iPad. one participant would start the transcription and others will have to join through a link, QR code, or through Bluetooth. Participants can select whether they wish to share the transcriptions with Microsoft.

Group Transcribe app will auto-translate what is being spoken by picking pointers in the meeting, making notes of who says what and will show the original text along with the translation. The translations are saved post-meeting, for reviewing and sharing purposes.

There is no limit on how manty people can join. However, Microsoft has said the app works best with up to four people. It is not required to sign in but only your name and prefered language to use the app.