Samsung may add this Pixel-like feature to Galaxy phones

Samsung Galaxy phones are poised to adopt call summary functionality, expanding their existing AI-powered transcription capabilities.

Key development: Samsung’s Voice Recorder app appears to be preparing to add call summary features, building upon its existing transcription and voice recording summary capabilities.

• The feature will first transcribe calls before generating summaries
• Users will have the option to process data locally on their device or online
• Samsung has committed to not storing any processed data

Technical implementation: The functionality was discovered through an analysis of the Voice Recorder app’s code (version 21.5.70.78), suggesting its inclusion in a future update.

• Call summaries will be an extension of the transcription support introduced in One UI 7
• The feature builds upon Samsung’s existing voice recording summary capabilities
• Local data processing will be available as an privacy-focused alternative to cloud processing

Current limitations: The existing implementation faces some technical hurdles that may impact the feature’s effectiveness.

• Call transcription accuracy has been noted to be inconsistent
• The summary feature is currently restricted to voice recordings only
• Processing data locally may affect performance compared to cloud-based analysis

Looking ahead: While the addition of call summaries represents a significant feature enhancement for Galaxy devices, the success of this functionality will largely depend on improvements to the underlying transcription technology’s accuracy and reliability. Samsung will need to address existing transcription challenges to ensure the summary feature provides meaningful value to users.