Nothing Launches Essential Voice AI Dictation Tool for Smartphones

New voice-to-text app removes filler words, supports 100+ languages and custom shortcuts

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Hardware company Nothing launched Essential Voice, an AI-powered dictation tool that works in any app to convert speech into formatted text while removing filler words.
The feature supports over 100 languages for translation, allows custom voice shortcuts for addresses and phrases, and is currently available on Phone (3) with rollout to Phone (4a) Pro and Phone (4a) planned through May.

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Hardware company Nothing launched Essential Voice, an AI-powered dictation tool that works in any app to convert speech into formatted text while removing filler words. The feature supports over 100 languages for translation, allows custom voice shortcuts for addresses and phrases, and is currently available on Phone (3) with rollout to Phone (4a) Pro and Phone (4a) planned through May.

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