Interrupted dictations saved via notification; one-tap retry for failed transcripts

Never Lose a Dictation Again

If you've ever started a dictation outside the keyboard and had a phone call, Siri, or the five-minute limit cut you off, you know the worst part was the silence: you had no idea whether your words were saved. Now Flow tells you. When something interrupts a dictation, Flow sends a notification with sound so you know your transcript made it to your history. Tap it and you'll jump straight to that transcript, already copied to your clipboard, with a one-tap copy button right on the row. If a dictation fails instead of finishing, you get a "Tap to retry" notification that kicks off an instant retry.

One-Tap Retry for Failed Transcripts

Failed transcripts in your history used to be easy to miss, and recovering one meant digging through a context menu. Now they're impossible to overlook: any failed transcript shows up in orange with a "Retry your X:XX transcript" label and a dedicated retry button. Tap the row or the button to retry it instantly.

Always-On Live Dictation Timer

The Dynamic Island and Lock Screen Live Activity now show a running timer for every dictation, not just the ones you start with the Action Button. Whether you kick things off from the keyboard or anywhere else, you'll always have a clear visual signal that Flow is listening.

Smarter, Faster Backspace

The keyboard's backspace now behaves like the iOS system keyboard. A single tap deletes one character on release, and holding it down speeds up from character-by-character to whole-word deletion after about two seconds, with natural pauses at punctuation. It works across most languages (including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, and more).