At a Google event today, the company announced that the Recorder app, available for Pixel 2 or later phones, will be getting a nice update that will make searching audio files a lot easier. The update will allow you to select an audio snippet from a recorded clip, which you can then either share or remove from the larger audio file.
Additionally, you can search for and delete specific words in the recorded version like in the video above, so if you’re someone like me who tends to say “ah,” “um,” or any other word during interviews, you can theoretically find and remove them with this new update.
According to Google, you will be able to use this feature offline, in the same way that the live English translation function works without the need for internet access.
The company also announced the feature in a blog post discussing the Pixel 5, but it will likely come to some of Google’s other Pixel phones as well.
The Verge has reached out to Google to confirm whether the new feature is indeed coming to more than just the Pixel 5
