Wispr Flow

This release includes a transparent update on infrastructure reliability issues and upcoming improvements:

Outages: Infrastructure changes made during scaling caused reliability issues. Failover didn't perform as expected. Redundancy is now in place so a single provider outage won't take Flow down, along with health monitoring and an on-call rotation to catch issues faster. This is now the top priority across engineering and infrastructure.

Accuracy: The auto-cleanup setting may have affected other settings. A rollback is actively being tested. An upgraded speech recognition model is also in progress, targeting both accuracy and latency improvements for all users.

Longer term, better internal tooling is being built to catch issues before they reach users.

Scratchpad syncs with Desktop

• Notes sync between Desktop and iPhone
• Plain-text editor on iPhone (currently named Notes)
• Future: rename to Scratchpad with expanded functionality

Scratchpad: A notepad that lives on top of everything (Beta)

• Lightweight notepad accessible via Option + S on Mac
• Rich-text editor with tabs, version history, notes sidebar, image support
• Syncs between Desktop and iPhone
• Beta status with occasional syncing issues being addressed
• Access: Press Option + S or click Scratchpad in Hub sidebar

Transforms: Rewrite any text with AI (Beta)

• Highlight text and rewrite using AI anywhere Flow works
• Built-in transforms: Polish (clarity/conciseness) and Prompt Engineer (format AI prompts)
• Create custom transforms with any prompt
• Run on-demand or automatically after dictation
• Access: Highlight text, hover over Flow Bar, click wand icon

Additional Updates

• Terminal AI coding visibility: Longer dictations remain visible in Claude Code/Codex terminals instead of collapsing
• Status page availability at statuspage.incident.io/wispr-flow
• Audio recovery after app quit/restart via History > Recover
• Specific microphone error messages with suggested fixes
• Subscription sync button in Settings → Plans & Billing
• IT Admin seats for Enterprise organizations

Smarter shake gesture

• Un-snooze only activates when Flow is actually snoozed
• Accelerometer completely off otherwise (battery saving)
• Eliminates false triggers from scrolling/movement

Smarter back button navigation

• System back button behaves predictably
• Open drawers close cleanly
• Keyboards dismiss before navigation
• Consistent behavior across all screens

Additional Updates

• Full Android 16 compatibility
• Bubble responsiveness improvements in text fields
• Auto-recovery from battery manager service termination

Quick Dictation to Notes shortcut

• Built-in "Quick Dictation to Notes" for Action Button
• Press button, dictate, auto-save to Flow Notes
• Works from Dynamic Island stop
• Configuration: Settings → Action Button → search Wispr Flow

Less bubble, more screen

• Auto-shrinks after 5 seconds inactivity
• Compact icon or tiny dot options
• Auto-minimizes in search fields
• Tap to restore and dictate
• Setting: Settings → Bubble Size

Cleaner notification tray

• Removed persistent foreground notification
• Reliable background operation maintained

Copy button after dictation

• Quick copy-to-clipboard button beside bubble
• 10-second auto-dismiss

Adjustable bubble opacity

• Opacity slider 20–100%
• Reduces visual distraction over certain apps

Stability & Reliability

• Enhanced bubble tap responsiveness
• Service auto-recovery
• Full Android 16 compatibility

Insights: see how you use Flow

• Three-view analytics dashboard with shareable cards
• "Your Usage": WPM stats, total words dictated, cleanup metrics, app breakdown, daily streak heatmap
• "Your Voice": Communication profile (archetype, catchphrase, corrections, activity patterns) — unlocks at 2,000 words
• "Leaderboard": Enterprise team dictation rankings (weekly/all-time)
• Access: Click Insights in left sidebar
• First version with planned expansions for actionable coaching

Auto Cleanup: choose how much Flow edits for you

• Replaced Smart Formatting with four-level control system
• Levels: None, Light, Medium, High
• Original dictation preserved; "Undo AI edit" option in history
• Location: Style tab → Auto Cleanup

Additional Updates

• Local data storage options: normal save, auto-delete after 24 hours, never store
• Team invite link generation for instant member onboarding
• Windows "Start at login" reliability improvements
• Enhanced text insertion reliability
• Fixed notification and dictation responsiveness edge cases

Custom Dictionary

• Add, edit, delete, search vocabulary
• Priority transcription for custom words
• UI matches desktop experience

Context-Aware Dictation

• Reads surrounding text before transcribing
• Natural sentence continuation
• Tone matching capability
• Word repetition avoidance

Banking App Privacy Protection (50+ Apps)

• Automatic dictation pause in recognized financial apps
• Global coverage: US, UK, Europe, India, Asia, Latin America, South Africa
• No setup required

Secure Sign-Out

• Confirmation dialog implementation
• Secure local transcript deletion

Quality-of-Life Improvements

• Tap transcript to copy to clipboard
• "Copy Last" in notification shade
• Screen stays on during dictation
• Session time warnings and auto-save at limit
• Retry failed transcriptions (audio preserved)
• Service not running warning card with one-tap fix

Stability & Reliability

• Samsung device crash fixes
• Text input field targeting improvements
• Waveform animation responsiveness
• Accessibility framework issue resolution

Adapting to iOS 26.4

Platform Changes (Apple-controlled)

• Quick swipe to start now requires manual swipe back to app
• Styles no longer auto-adjust by app

Flow Response

• Default style settings in Style tab (English, British English, auto-detect)
• Quick Style Switcher pill above keyboard
• Tap to temporarily override style (15-minute reset)
• Both features available for supported language settings

Language Picker in the Flow Bar

• One-click language switching in Flow Bar
• Requires multiple languages enabled in Settings
• Improves transcription accuracy for multilingual users

20-Minute Dictations

• Extended from 5-minute limit to 20 minutes (4x previous capability)
• 19-minute heads-up notification

Mouse Flow: Dictate With Your Mouse

• Bind non-primary mouse buttons to trigger dictation
• Push-to-talk or push-on/push-off shortcut options
• Also bind mouse button to "Enter" for sending
• Configuration in Settings > Shortcuts

Dictionary Upgrades

• Star important words for prioritization
• Usage-based ranking (frequent terms at top)
• Smarter auto-add filtering apostrophe variants
• Now available on Android

Shortcuts & Controls

• Customizable cancel shortcut (rebind Escape key)
• Inline retry for dismissed/failed transcripts from Hub history
• Rebindable Enter key

Smarter Notifications

• Redesigned notification UI with smoother animations
• Granular mute controls by category
• Action button checkmark confirmation

Additional Updates

• Browser sign-in option for SSO/corporate firewall compatibility
• Clamshell mode mic warning for MacBook users
• App/website support expansion: Instagram, Discord, Signal (personal), LinkedIn (work)
• HIPAA BAA signing details and PDF download in Settings > Account
• Stability improvements: duplicate sounds, sleep recovery, start/stop responsiveness