Using Voice Input for mobile

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title: Using Voice Input for mobile
description: The Voice Input feature allows users to easily transcribe spoken words into written text. Voice-to-text can be accessed directly from the search bar or Otto chat.
locale: en-US
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release: brazil
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [speech to text, speech-to-text]
breadcrumb: [Using Otto, ServiceNow Otto for Mobile, Mobile Platform]
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# Using Voice Input for mobile

The Voice Input feature allows users to easily transcribe spoken words into written text. Voice-to-text can be accessed directly from the search bar or Otto chat.

\[Omitted image "image.na-voice-input"\] Alt text: Otto search bar shows it's listening to the user's voice

To begin, tap the microphone button \[Omitted image "image.na-voice-icon"\] Alt text: in your Otto chat search bar to start the transcription. To show that Otto is listening, the listening icon \[Omitted image "image.na-listen-icon"\] Alt text: will display while you're speaking. Once your message has been transcribed, it will appear as text in your search bar.

**Parent Topic:**[Using ServiceNow Otto for Mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/mobile/using-now-assist-mobile.md)