AI Dictation Is Now Available on the App Store

AI Dictation is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

This is the public release we have been working toward: voice typing that follows you into the apps where you already write. Enable the AI Dictation keyboard, tap the microphone, and speak naturally in Messages, Mail, Notes, browsers, and other text fields.

Download AI Dictation on the App Store, or visit the download page to choose the right version for any of your devices.

Voice typing where the writing happens

A standalone recorder is useful, but it still leaves you with another step: record, transcribe, copy, switch apps, and paste. The AI Dictation keyboard is designed to shorten that path.

After setup, you can start dictation from the keyboard in the text field where you are already working. That makes the app useful for the small writing moments that happen throughout the day:

• Replying to a message while you are away from your desk
• Capturing a meeting follow-up before the details fade
• Drafting an email without typing on a small screen
• Turning a rough thought into a usable note
• Writing a longer update with names and specialized terms

The goal is not merely to produce a transcript. It is to help spoken thoughts become text you can use without stopping to repair every sentence.

Private offline mode or extra cloud polish

Different drafts call for different choices. AI Dictation includes both offline mode and cloud mode, and the app makes that choice visible.

Offline mode processes transcription on your device. It is useful when you do not have a reliable connection or when you want sensitive audio to stay on your iPhone or iPad. If that workflow matters to you, our guide to offline speech recognition explains why on-device transcription is more than a convenience feature.

Cloud mode is optional. Choose it when you want additional cleanup and formatting. Before audio is sent for cloud transcription, AI Dictation shows a clear consent step so the mode change is not hidden behind implementation details.

What is included in the first public release

Version 0.0.92 brings the mobile experience out of TestFlight and onto the public App Store. It includes:

• A voice keyboard for dictating in other apps
• Offline and cloud transcription modes
• Multilingual dictation and keyboard language selection
• A personal dictionary for names and specialized vocabulary
• Context rules for shaping text in different writing situations
• Transcription history with copy and sharing options
• Visible keyboard recording status and clearer stop controls
• More reliable handling for longer dictations

We also tightened the less visible parts of the experience that determine whether a keyboard feels dependable: setup, permissions, sign-in, app switching, recording handoff, and error states.

Designed around iPhone and iPad constraints

Apple treats third-party keyboards differently from ordinary apps. Microphone access, keyboard permissions, and the handoff between an extension and its main app all have clear platform boundaries. A useful voice keyboard has to work with those boundaries instead of pretending they do not exist.

AI Dictation guides you through the setup in plain steps. When the keyboard needs the main app to record, the handoff keeps the recording state visible and brings the result back to the writing flow. You should know when the microphone is listening, how to stop it, and what will happen to the recording you just made.

That sounds basic, but it is the foundation of trust. A voice tool cannot feel fast if every use begins with uncertainty about permissions or where the text will land. Much of the work in this release went into making those transitions predictable.

The iPad experience received the same attention. Email entry, larger layouts, keyboard setup, and the path back to the original text field were tested as tablet workflows rather than stretched phone screens. The result is one public app that supports both the quick capture moments on iPhone and the longer writing sessions that are more common on iPad.

A shared product across every device

The App Store release also brings the mobile product closer to the rest of AI Dictation. Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone, and iPad now share the same basic promise: choose how transcription runs, speak naturally, and receive text shaped for real writing.

Each platform still has its own interaction model. A Mac can use a global shortcut. Android can offer system-level voice controls that follow Android's permission model. iPhone and iPad use an enabled keyboard and an app handoff designed around Apple's rules. We are not forcing those platforms into one identical interface. We are keeping the outcome consistent while respecting how each device works.

That matters if you write across devices. A note that begins on your phone may become a longer document on your computer. A personal dictionary or preferred language should feel like part of one product, not a separate experiment on every platform. This release is a meaningful step toward that continuity.

From early access to the App Store

The early-access period exposed the real work behind mobile dictation. Accurate speech recognition is only one piece. The product also has to recover cleanly when you switch apps, explain Apple's keyboard permissions, keep recording state understandable, and return text to the place where you started.

Feedback from early users helped us focus on those details. It led to clearer recording states, better language switching, a more reliable handoff between the keyboard and the main app, and better visibility when offline setup needs attention.

Thank you to everyone who installed the TestFlight builds, reported a rough edge, or tried the keyboard in a real daily workflow. You helped turn a beta into a public release.

How to get started

1. Download AI Dictation on the App Store.
2. Open the app and follow the setup guide.
3. Enable the AI Dictation keyboard in Settings.
4. Choose offline mode or cloud mode.
5. Open any text field, switch to AI Dictation, and start speaking.

If voice typing is new to you, start with one repeated task rather than trying to change every writing habit at once. A daily status update, a meeting recap, or the first draft of an email is enough. Our guide to practical voice dictation workflows has more examples.

What comes next

Getting onto the App Store is a milestone, not the finish line. We will keep improving keyboard reliability, language handling, setup, and the quality of the text that comes back from natural speech.

Try AI Dictation on the writing you already do, and tell us where it saves time or still creates friction. The most useful feedback is concrete: what you were writing, which app you were in, which mode you chose, and what happened.

Get AI Dictation for iPhone and iPad and start speaking instead of typing.