Google has just quietly launched one of the most practical tools it has released in a long time: Google AI Edge Eloquenta voice dictation app powered by manmade intelligence that works completely offline. No Wi-Fi, no mobile data, no cloud, just you, your voice and your phone.
And the best thing is that it is not a simple dictation like the old ones, where the app transcribed every “eeh”, every “mmm” and every stumble of your tongue. This is something else. Eloquent uses AI to understand what you really meantnot just what came out of your mouth.
How Google AI Edge Eloquent works inside
The app is available for free on iOS and, once you download it, you need to install the voice recognition models based on GemmaGoogle’s family of lightweight models. Once downloaded, all processing happens directly on your device.
When you start dictating, you see the transcription in accurate time on the screen. But here comes the good part: when you pause, the AI automatically removes fillers —the “ums,” “ahs,” “this…”— and polishes the text so that it sounds clean and professional. No manual editing afterwards.
Below the transcription appear options to transform the text according to what you need:
- “Key substances” — extract the key points from what you said
- “Formal” — adapts the tone to a more professional register
- “Short” — summarizes the content
- “Extended” — expand the solutions for a more complete text
You can also activate the cloud modewhich connects the app with Google’s Gemini models for even more advanced text cleaning. But if you prefer total privacy, you simply turn it off and everything remains on your device.
There is one detail that deserves attention: Eloquent can import keywords, proper nouns, and technical jargon from your Gmail account. That means that if in your emails you talk about specific projects, client names, or terms from your industry, the app learns them and transcribes them correctly. You can also add custom words manually.
What’s next: Android and system keyboard
For now, Google AI Edge Eloquent is only available on iOSbut the description in the App Store already refers to a version for Android. According to that description, the integration with Android will be quite deep: it will be possible set as system default keyboardwhich would give access to voice transcription from any text field in any app.
Also mentioned is a floating buttonassociated with the one we use Wispr Drift on Android, to activate dictation from any screen with a single touch. If Google does this right, it could give a serious fight to apps like SuperWhisper or Willow, which have long dominated this space.
The big question is whether Google is going to integrate Eloquent natively into Android or if it will remain an experimental app. For now, iPhone users can try it for free. And if your job depends on typing quickly and accurately, it’s well worth giving the quietest — but potentially most useful — bet that Google has launched so far this year.
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