Release Notes

Version history for Flow Keyboard.

v0.2.34

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.33

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.32

  • Improved the experience in weak network conditions
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.31

  • Improved stability, so Flow can keep up even in the most complex moments
  • Improved history management, so your text and audio are easier to review, retry, or delete anytime
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.30

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.29

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.28

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.27

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.26

  • Added Traditional Chinese and Japanese app interface
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.25

  • Improved the keyboard typing experience
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.24

  • Smoother automatic voice input launch from the keyboard
  • Improved typing efficiency for Pinyin and English keyboards
  • Added punctuation preference settings
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.23

  • New Simplified Chinese Pinyin keyboard and English word suggestions, making it easier to correct, complete, and refine dictated text
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.22

  • Added bulk dictionary import
  • Added dictation language variant preferences
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.21

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.20

  • Fixed issues when phone is connected to CarPlay
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.19

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.18

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.17

  • Cross-device dictionary sync — your custom dictionary now syncs across signed-in devices
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.16

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.15

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.14

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.13

  • Fixed keyboard switching issue on iPad and some devices
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.12

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.11

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.10

  • Dynamic Island & Lock Screen: see recording status at a glance while using other apps
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.9

  • Recording now continues even when the screen locks — no need to keep the screen on
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.8

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.7

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.6

  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.5

  • Editing mode now supports multi-step undo and redo
  • Added line break and hyphen to the punctuation popup
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.2.4

New Features

  • Built-in QWERTY keyboard with letters, numbers & symbols — no need to switch input methods
  • Add to Dictionary — long-press to select text in any app and save it to your personal dictionary

Improvements

  • Auto-close timer now defaults to 5 minutes, with new 5-second and 1-minute options to reduce microphone indicator display time
  • Faster voice recognition with lower latency
  • Other fixes and improvements

Tip: After speech-to-text finishes, tap the Edit button in the bottom-right corner to refine the result — just say what you'd like to change.

v0.2.3

First Public Release

Speak your thoughts naturally and get polished, professional text — no need to draft sentences or worry about grammar. Flow Keyboard is an AI voice typing keyboard that turns your speech into clear, structured writing in seconds.

AI-Powered Voice to Text

  • Natural speech recognition that handles pauses, filler words, and incomplete sentences
  • Automatic removal of verbal tics like "umm" and "uh"
  • Built-in grammar correction, punctuation, and logical restructuring

Advanced Refinement

  • Combines transcription with AI editing in a single step — processes messy spoken input into polished text without manual cleanup

Multilingual Support

  • 30+ languages with automatic language detection
  • Mixed Chinese/English recognition
  • Translation mode — speak in one language, output in another (16 target languages)

System-Wide Keyboard

  • Works across Messages, Mail, Notes, WeChat, Slack, and all other apps
  • Requires iOS 17.0 or later
  • 6.5 MB install size

Use Cases

  • Quick message and email replies
  • Report writing and meeting notes
  • Brainstorming and voice-assisted coding prompts

Privacy

  • Audio is processed and immediately discarded — zero server-side audio retention

v0.8.7

Public Beta
  • Improved shortcut settings: each shortcut group can now be disabled independently
  • Improved selected-text voice editing: select text in an input field and let Flow revise it, or select web page content and ask Flow to explain or answer questions
  • Improved stability under exceptional conditions, so you can use voice input without worrying about data loss
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.8.6

Public Beta
  • App interface now available in more languages
  • Improved dictation history management
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.8.5

Public Beta
  • App interface now available in Japanese and Traditional Chinese
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.8.4

Public Beta
  • Improved custom dictionary management, including bulk import
  • Added language variant preferences for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, American English, and British English
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.8.3

Public Beta
  • New option to automatically mute system audio while recording
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.8.2

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.8.1

Public Beta
  • Dictionary sync — your custom dictionary now syncs across devices
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.8.0

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.13

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.12

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.11

Public Beta
  • Improved recording stability when quickly restarting sessions
  • Faster response in chat apps
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.10

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.9

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.8

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.7

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.5

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.4

Public Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.7.2

Public Beta

AI Voice Input

  • Speak naturally and get polished, well-structured text -- filler words removed, grammar fixed, punctuation added automatically
  • 30+ language recognition with automatic mixed-language detection -- no manual switching needed
  • Translation mode -- speak in one language, output text in another (16 target languages)
  • Under 2 seconds for short recordings, up to 5 minutes maximum

Smart Output

  • Vibe coding mode -- structures speech into clear prompts for AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT)
  • Professional tone for workplace emails and documents
  • Emotional tone preservation in casual chat (Slack, iMessage, Discord)
  • Custom dictionary -- add proper nouns, brand names, and technical terms for higher accuracy

Edit Mode

  • Select existing text and refine it with voice

Privacy & Performance

  • Zero server-side data retention
  • No surrounding text collection -- only your voice is sent to servers
  • Native macOS app built with SwiftUI (< 30 MB installer)
  • Works system-wide in any macOS app with a text field

v0.5.3

Internal Beta
  • The status bar now appears more promptly when pressing the recording shortcut

v0.5.2

Internal Beta
  • Fixed Windows status bar and popup buttons that could stop responding after the app was idle

v0.5.1

Internal Beta
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.5.0

Internal Beta
  • Improved long-recording and weak-network reliability, reducing cases where recording finishes without an input result
  • Made it easier to recover results with Retry after canceling a long recording, canceling during processing, or a transcription failure
  • Shows a Copy prompt when the text field loses focus or the current page is not editable, instead of ending silently
  • Fixed some status bar and popup buttons that were visible but not clickable
  • Refined the visual behavior of recording, translation, editing, and processing status bars to reduce obstruction and unusual deformation
  • Edit mode now follows the selected punctuation style for more consistent output
  • Added a voice-edit shortcut toggle in Settings, with per-shortcut controls

v0.4.0

Internal Beta
  • Raised the single recording limit to 10 minutes
  • Improved stability
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements
  • Improved history

v0.3.1

Internal Beta
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v0.3.0

Internal Beta
  • Added Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean interface languages
  • Improved Windows shortcut handling, improving stability for single-key push-to-talk and combination shortcuts, and fixed shortcut conflicts
  • Reduced latency for push-to-talk and selected-text editing

v0.2.3

Internal Beta

Improvements

  • Improved voice input network stability
  • Improved shortcut settings (hands-free single-key trigger, shortcut recorder guidance)

Fixes

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.1

Internal Beta

Improvements

  • Improved installer stability
  • Refined overall UI
  • Improved input speed
  • Improved daily-use stability

New Features

  • Magic Wand — edit and refine text with voice commands
  • Auto-mute system audio during recording
  • Bulk dictionary import
  • Output preferences: language variants (Traditional Chinese, British English, etc.) and punctuation preferences

Fixes

  • Fixed custom shortcut settings

v0.1.1

Internal Beta
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.1.0

Internal Beta

Internal beta release of Flow Keyboard for Windows. This release brings Flow's core experience to Windows: use your voice instead of typing word by word, and turn thoughts into accurate, clear, ready-to-send text faster.

Faster Input

  • Start recording with a global shortcut and type quickly in common Windows apps
  • Speak naturally without drafting complete sentences in your head first

More Accurate, More Readable

  • Handles pauses, filler words, and unfinished sentences while fixing grammar and adding punctuation
  • Supports multilingual voice input and mixed Chinese-English use cases
  • Supports a custom dictionary for names, brands, technical terms, and domain-specific words

Windows Desktop Experience

  • Automatically insert results into the current text field, with copy fallback when direct insertion is unavailable
  • Includes foundational pages for history, dictionary, settings, shortcuts, and account status

Privacy

  • Zero server-side data retention
  • No surrounding text collection by default -- only your voice input is processed

v0.3.0

Internal Beta
  • Android internal test update with input and voice experience improvements
  • Other bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.5

Internal Beta
  • Improved notification and shortcut navigation after switching to Flow
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.4

Internal Beta
  • Stability, update reminder, and interface experience improvements

v0.2.3

Internal Beta
  • Improved Bluetooth headset microphone support
  • Fixed an occasional false "not signed in" prompt during voice input
  • Bug fixes and experience improvements

v0.2.2

Internal Beta

First Android internal test release of Flow Keyboard. This release brings Flow's core voice input experience to Android: speak naturally and turn thoughts into clear, ready-to-send text. Public download links are not available while the Android version is in internal testing.

AI Voice Input

  • Speak naturally and get clear, polished text ready to send
  • Handles pauses, filler words, and unfinished sentences while fixing grammar and adding punctuation

Voice Editing and Pinyin Correction

  • After a recognition result appears, tap the magic wand to revise it with your voice
  • Select text and replace it with a voice edit, or use pinyin to quickly fix individual words

Multilingual Support

  • Supports multilingual voice input, mixed Chinese-English recognition, and translation mode

Android Input Experience

  • Works in common Android app text fields, with history and custom dictionary support

Android remains invitation-only. Public download links are not available during internal testing; contact us if you need access.