## https://sprecho.ai/changelog — What's new (Changelog) ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-61-1 — v2.61.1: Fewer false permission errors after signing in > This release prevents temporary permission checks right after sign-in from being treated as permanent denials. That reduces spurious access errors and unnecessary permission prompts immediately after login. *Released: 2026-10-12* This update improves how Sprecho handles permission checks immediately after you sign in. ### Fixed - **Permission checks after login:** Temporary permission failures are now treated as provisional, so you should no longer see incorrect "access denied" messages or repeated permission prompts right after signing in. We also capture information to help troubleshoot if a real issue persists. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-61-0 — v2.61.0: Start dictation with your mic button, plus reliability fixes > You can now trigger dictation using your microphone button. This update focuses on stability: fewer crashes, more reliable startup and wake-from-sleep behavior, better remote-session handling, and preserved newsletter settings and account access. *Released: 2026-10-10* A small feature plus several stability and reliability improvements. ### New - **Microphone button**: Start and stop dictation using your mic button for quicker, more convenient capture. ### Improved - **Remote desktop sessions**: Reduce repeated interruptions when a remote desktop window is focused, so dictation stays stable while you work remotely. - **Startup reliability**: The app waits for background services before enabling dictation, reducing errors and missed triggers on launch. ### Fixed - **Session persistence**: Keeps you signed in when waking on slow Wi-Fi, helping prevent unexpected logouts. - **Clean shutdown**: Prevents crashes during system shutdown or logoff. - **Startup crashes avoided**: Removes failures caused by early background messaging, improving overall app stability. - **Newsletter preferences**: Unsubscribe choices are now respected, and backend cleanup no longer risks account access. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-8 — v2.60.8: Smarter mic handling, clearer pricing, and team alerts > This release improves microphone reliability, updates pricing and Enterprise purchase options, and adds clearer team role notifications. It also fixes newsletter preferences and other small stability issues. *Released: 2026-10-10* This update improves microphone handling, updates our pricing and Enterprise options, and makes team changes easier to notice. ### New - **About page**: See the founding team and current open roles so you can learn more about who builds Sprecho. - **Pricing and plans**: Compact plan cards and a comparison matrix make it faster to compare plans and pick the right one. - **Command option**: A new Command offering is now listed in Enterprise pricing. - **Enterprise self-serve**: Organizations can now complete Enterprise purchases directly online for a smoother signup. ### Fixed - **Microphone detection**: Desktop reliably finds available microphones, avoids unstable Bluetooth mics, and shows accurate permission prompts so recordings start when expected. - **Bluetooth headset selection**: Mobile users can choose a Bluetooth headset mic, and AirPods will no longer remain in use while the app is idle. - **Team notifications**: You will see toast notifications when your team role changes or when you are removed, so you do not miss important updates. - **Founders shown correctly**: Both founders now appear with their roles on our public pages. - **Enterprise checkout**: New team owners are passed correctly during Enterprise sign-up for a smoother purchase flow. - **Newsletter preferences**: Your newsletter and email settings are now handled consistently. - **Other fixes**: Various small stability and backend improvements. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-7 — v2.60.7: Safer uploads, clearer account messages, and Portuguese fixes > This release focuses on reliability and clarity: fewer empty or phantom transcriptions, more accurate account and verification messages, synchronized notifications across devices, and improved Portuguese language support. Several background and clipboard issues were also fixed for a smoother experience. *Released: 2026-10-05* A reliability and polish update: better handling of empty recordings, clearer account messages, improved Portuguese support, and a number of stability fixes. ### Fixed - **Newsletter delivery**: Newsletters now go to the correct accounts and audiences, so you receive only the categories you subscribed to. - **Subscription handling**: You keep access during bank payment renewals and stray provider subscriptions are cleaned up to avoid accidental duplicates. - **Email verification**: The app shows correct verification status and enforces verification for password logins, reducing confusing or incorrect verification prompts. - **Notifications sync**: Your notification preferences and delivery are now kept in sync across devices and apps. - **No-speech handling**: If a recording contains no speech, the app shows a clear notice, skips unnecessary uploads, and avoids pasting empty or phantom lines. - **Safer updates**: Background updates and team update behavior are more reliable and less disruptive. - **Blocked accounts**: When an account is blocked you now see a clear explanation and guidance, and the app receives clearer reasons so support can help faster. - **Name and dictionary accuracy**: Proper name capitalization is preserved, hidden control characters are removed before recognition, and all-caps mistakes are no longer auto-learned. - **Shortcuts and paste behavior**: The app no longer takes reserved system shortcuts and paste actions will not re-trigger themselves. - **Clipboard handling**: If automatic clipboard write fails, the app falls back to a manual copy option so you can still get your text. Minor internal and infrastructure fixes were also included to improve overall stability and logging. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-6 — v2.60.6: More reliable voice layout, list rendering, and LexOffice fixes > This release improves how spoken layout commands and lists appear, fixes pasting of single line-break dictations, and corrects a LexOffice lookup issue. The investor pitch deck on our website was also updated for clearer visuals. *Released: 2026-09-25* This release focuses on voice-layout reliability and a few integration fixes. ### Improved - **Investor pitch deck**: Our website pitch deck now uses real charts and assets, making the product overview clearer and easier to understand. ### Fixed - **Pasting single line-break dictations**: Pasting a dictation that contains only a line break now inserts the expected blank line and no longer behaves unexpectedly. - **List and layout rendering**: Spoken layout commands and announced lists now consistently render as proper lists, so voice-created lists keep their structure. - **LexOffice integration**: The overdue voucher status in the LexOffice adoption lookup is now reported correctly, improving accuracy for related workflows. - **Consecutive line commands**: Saying two line commands in a row now produces a single empty line, preventing extra blank lines from appearing. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-5 — v2.60.5: Fixes dictation stops on macOS and clarifies backup encryption > Small release improving dictation reliability on recent macOS and clarifying backup privacy wording. It prevents unexpected dictation stops when pasting and updates how Hetzner backups are described. *Released: 2026-09-10* Small update focused on dictation stability and clearer backup privacy wording. ### Improved - **Backup encryption wording**: We now state that Hetzner backups are encrypted in transit only, so transfers are protected but backups are not encrypted at rest. ### Fixed - **Dictation stability on macOS**: Dictation will no longer stop unexpectedly when you paste text, including on macOS 26. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-4 — v2.60.4: Privacy, consent accuracy, and dictation-bar fixes > This release tightens privacy by stopping storage of window titles and URLs, makes training-data consent display match server settings, fixes the dictation overlay toggle, and updates trust and pricing information across web and mobile. *Released: 2026-09-10* This update focuses on privacy, consent accuracy, and clearer documentation. ### Improved - **Trust center and pricing pages**: Updated hosting, sub-processor, and agreement information, and corrected plan listings so you see accurate details when choosing a plan. - **Mobile app copy**: Server-side processing descriptions are now accurate and truthful in the app, so privacy expectations match reality. - **Clarity and reliability**: Minor behind-the-scenes corrections across the web and backend for clearer information. ### Fixed - **Window titles and URLs**: We no longer store or use raw window titles or URLs, reducing the chance of accidental exposure of sensitive context. - **Training-data defaults for Enterprise**: Data collection is locked off for Enterprise teams by default and will fail closed, protecting team data. - **Dictation overlay**: The **Show Dictation Bar** setting now actually controls the on-screen overlay as expected. - **Self-hosted model replies**: Support drafts and replies now use your configured self-hosted model where applicable, instead of external defaults. - **Consent display**: The training-data consent shown in the app now matches exactly what is stored on the server. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-3 — v2.60.3: Cmd+V on Neo/Dvorak/Colemak and improved whisper capture > Small maintenance release that fixes paste on alternative keyboard layouts, improves detection of very soft speech so whispers are not cut off, and addresses payment sync and backend reliability issues. *Released: 2026-09-10* Small maintenance update with fixes for keyboard paste, whisper recognition, payment sync, and backend reliability. ### Fixed - **Paste on alternative keyboards**: Cmd+V now works correctly with Neo, Dvorak, and Colemak layouts, so pasting behaves as expected. - **Whisper recognition**: Very soft speech and whispers are no longer cut off, improving capture of faint dictation. - **Payment settlement sync**: Mollie settlement synchronization now authenticates with your organization token, reducing payment or settlement errors. - **Backend reliability**: Miscellaneous server startup and sync improvements to reduce rare restart and synchronization issues. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-2 — v2.60.2: More reliable Windows hotkeys and Play activation fixes > This release improves hotkey reliability on Windows so dictation starts correctly both during normal use and onboarding, and fixes Google Play activation recording so activations are no longer truncated or fail. *Released: 2026-09-08* Small reliability fixes for Windows hotkeys and Play Store activations. ### Fixed - **Hotkey capture inside app window**: On Windows, pressing your dictation hotkey while Sprecho is focused now reliably starts dictation, so you can begin speaking without extra clicks. - **Onboarding hotkey detection**: Hotkey setup during onboarding now detects your keypresses more reliably, reducing setup confusion and helping the app record your chosen shortcut correctly. - **Google Play activations**: Activations from Google Play are now recorded correctly and will no longer be truncated or cause activation failures. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-1 — v2.60.1: Smoother hotkey setup during onboarding > Hotkey testing during onboarding is more reliable and now automatically recovers if a key press is missed, making setup quicker and less frustrating. *Released: 2026-09-07* A small reliability update to the hotkey test you see when first setting up Sprecho. ### Fixed - **Onboarding hotkey test:** now automatically recovers if a key press is not detected and registers your hotkey presses more reliably, so creating or verifying a shortcut is smoother. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-60-0 — v2.60.0: Improved accessibility, more reliable dictation, and clearer payouts > This release improves accessibility and large-text support, makes dictation more reliable for quiet or short speech, updates iOS keyboard behavior, and adds clearer affiliate payout visibility and automation. *Released: 2026-09-06* This update focuses on accessibility, dictation reliability, keyboard behavior on iOS, and clearer affiliate payout handling. ### New - **Affiliate payouts**: See when commissions become payable, with clearer due dates and support for automated payout runs so affiliates have better visibility into payments. - **Full iOS keyboard by default**: The app now shows the full system keyboard by default and includes a simple dictation-only switch for faster toggling between typing and voice input. - **High-contrast palette**: An opt-in high-contrast theme is available to improve visibility for low-vision users. - **Desktop accessibility**: The desktop app is now usable at 250% scale and works better with screen readers. ### Improved - **Quiet and short speech**: Dictation is more reliable for quiet or very short phrases, and previews are less likely to be dropped. - **Large text handling**: Screens and components now reflow and scroll correctly at large OS text sizes, preventing clipped text and improving readability. - **Input labels**: Form field labels and input labelling are clearer for easier navigation and use. ### Fixed - **Keyboard sizing on iOS**: Keyboard margins, key widths, and grid now match the iOS 26 system layout for a consistent typing experience. - **Dynamic Island and timer**: Dynamic Island starts and ends reliably and the dictation timer behaves correctly. - **Rotation lock**: Phones follow the system rotation lock again. - **Overlay launch crash**: An overlay failure no longer prevents the app from launching. - **ChatGPT desktop integration**: The app correctly recognizes the ChatGPT desktop client so related features work as expected. - **Miscellaneous UI fixes**: A stray bullet was removed from the lifetime card and other minor platform-specific issues were addressed. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-59-0 — v2.59.0: Buy lifetime access for your whole team > Team owners can now purchase lifetime access for their entire team, and lifetime seats are tracked across the app. This release also fixes credits for prior payments, preserves dictation language in an edge case, and restores Android billing compatibility. *Released: 2026-09-04* Team owners can now buy lifetime access for their teams, and a few purchase and language issues were fixed. ### New - **Team lifetime purchases** Team owners can buy lifetime access for the whole team, making it easier to grant permanent access to everyone at once. - **Team seat tracking** Lifetime team seats are recognized across the app, so license counts and access stay accurate. ### Fixed - **Credit for prior payments** If you already paid for seats, buying lifetime now gives correct credit for what you already paid. - **Dictation language** Your dictation's language is no longer changed when the app name looks like a language, so transcriptions keep the language you selected. - **Android billing compatibility** Android purchases and releases are now accepted by Google Play so billing and purchases continue to work smoothly. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-58-2 — v2.58.2: Payment and billing reliability improvements > Small maintenance update that fixes issues around PayPal payments, invoice corrections, and which users see offers. These changes reduce the chance of billing errors and make invoices and offers more reliable. *Released: 2026-09-03* Small maintenance release focused on payments and billing. ### Fixed - **Duplicate PayPal charges**: Prevents accidental double charges when paying with PayPal, so you won't be billed twice for the same purchase. - **Invoice corrections**: Ensures invoice adjustments are applied correctly, keeping your billing records accurate. - **Offer audience**: Fixes which users receive account offers, so promotions and discounts reach the intended recipients. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-58-1 — v2.58.1: Offers reach the right people, fewer misheard names > Small maintenance release that fixes who sees lifetime offers and improves push audience counts. It also reduces instances where misheard words were treated as names during voice commands. *Released: 2026-09-03* This update fixes offer visibility, push targeting, and name detection in voice commands. ### Fixed - **Lifetime offer eligibility**: Fixed an issue where the lifetime offer could be hidden from eligible users. Only enterprise accounts and paying teams are now intentionally excluded, so eligible users should see the offer. - **Push notification targeting**: Plan-filtered push audiences now count correctly, so notifications and offer messages reach the intended recipients. - **Name recognition during voice commands**: Misheard words are no longer treated as names, reducing false name matches and improving command and dictation accuracy. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-58-0 — v2.58.0: More payment options, smarter editing, and dictation fixes > This update adds a one-time Pro invoice/bank-transfer option, turns Thinking mode into an editable rewrite experience, and improves language control. It also extends undo time, tightens sync and keyboard behavior, and fixes several dictation and notification issues. *Released: 2026-09-03* This release adds new payment options and editing improvements, and includes a range of fixes to make dictation, sync and keyboard behaviour more reliable. ### New - **Pro Lifetime by invoice**: Buy a one-time Pro Lifetime licence by invoice or bank transfer, including SEPA support and automatic invoice corrections for customers who prefer invoicing. - **Thinking mode editor**: Thinking mode now opens as an editor, giving clearer, more controllable rewrites when you want to refine text. - **Per-session language**: Choose the recognition language for each session so dictation better matches the language you speak. - **Longer undo window**: The auto-learn undo pill now gives you 10 seconds to revert a learned correction. - **Campaign visuals and delivery**: Campaign cards can include images and appear in the home banner and iOS keyboard, and campaigns can be delivered as OS push notifications. - **Play review prompt (Android)**: Android users may be asked to leave a Play Store review after 50 dictations. ### Improved - **Payments and campaign delivery**: Smoother handling of payments and campaign delivery for more reliable purchases and notifications. - **Session stability**: Better handling of warm dictation sessions so sync and background sessions are more robust. ### Fixed - **Greeting lines and tax terms**: Letters now keep the greeting line intact and abbreviate tax-related terms correctly. - **Accessibility service errors**: When the accessibility service is force-stopped, the app now reports the real cause so you can address it. - **Music control on Android**: The Android bubble now properly lowers or pauses music during dictation according to your setting. - **Line and paragraph commands**: Spoken new-line and new-paragraph commands now insert breaks as expected. - **Sync stability**: The sync socket reopens and stays open correctly for warm dictation sessions, including background starts. - **Keyboard input parity**: Enter always inserts, caps lock and auto-cap behave consistently, and interior capitals are handled correctly. - **Keyboard prompt badge**: The keyboard prompt badge now disappears once a campaign card has been seen. - **Notification onboarding**: Notification permission is now requested correctly during onboarding on both platforms. - **Screen vocabulary accuracy**: On-screen vocabulary no longer rewrites ordinary words or deletes punctuation, and hotword gating is constrained to reduce accidental triggers. - **Token refresh**: Expired tokens are refreshed natively so warm dictation sessions keep working. - **Clipboard restore**: Clipboard restore timeout shortened to 3 seconds for a quicker restore experience. - **Misc server improvements**: Various server and infrastructure fixes to improve reliability and performance. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-57-0 — v2.57.0: Smarter length limits and safer macOS paste > Sprecho now enforces per-account dictation length limits and will warn then automatically finalize dictations that reach those limits. This release also fixes macOS paste issues that could leave Caps Lock stuck, clear the clipboard, or truncate formatted text. *Released: 2026-09-01* This update helps keep long dictations under control and fixes paste reliability on macOS. ### New - **Per-account dictation limits**: Different accounts can have their own maximum dictation length, and the app enforces those limits so your dictations follow your plan. - **Warnings and automatic finalization**: Sprecho will warn you as you approach a length limit and automatically finalize a dictation when it reaches the maximum, preventing content loss or exceeding allowed length. ### Fixed - **macOS paste stability**: Pasting on macOS no longer leaves Caps Lock stuck or clears your clipboard, so your typing state and clipboard contents are preserved. - **Complete formatting on paste**: Pasted formatted text will no longer be truncated, ensuring the full formatted content appears as expected. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-56-0 — v2.56.0: Self-hosted fonts, partner invite controls and mobile fixes > This update removes external font calls for faster loading and improved privacy, adds controls to resend or cancel pending partner invites, and brings several mobile onboarding and PiP improvements. It also includes reliability and bug fixes for authentication, trials, and affiliate commissions. *Released: 2026-09-01* This release improves privacy and performance, makes partner-invite handling easier, and fixes several mobile and backend issues. ### New - **Self-hosted fonts:** Fonts are now served locally, which speeds up the app and reduces external network calls for better privacy. - **Partner invite controls:** Admins and affiliates can now **resend** or **cancel** pending partner invitations directly, so invite management is easier. - **Android bubble-only onboarding and keyboard removal:** Android now uses a simpler bubble-only flow and no longer requires the separate Sprecho keyboard, so setup is clearer and less intrusive. - **More reliable bubble dictation:** Dictation insertion is more robust on mobile when direct typing is restricted, using a verified fallback so your text appears where you expect. ### Improved - **Email delivery stability:** Background sending is now more stable, reducing backlog delays and improving delivery timeliness. - **General stability and infrastructure:** Various behind-the-scenes improvements to make the app more reliable. ### Fixed - **Picture-in-Picture return:** PiP now returns immediately once accessibility permissions are granted, restoring your session without delay. - **Authentication and OAuth:** OAuth polling now shows real errors and behaves reliably, and pending login tokens are handled correctly to avoid intermittent auth failures. - **Trials and billing UI:** Trial and quota badges will no longer appear on paid accounts, and trial responses are correctly identified so billing states display properly. - **Affiliate commissions:** Commission calculations and admin commission displays have been corrected so partner payouts are accurate. - **Onboarding navigation:** Onboarding navigation guards are re-armed when the app regains focus, preventing users from getting stuck. - **Contact updates:** Contact-related requests no longer return incorrect responses. - **Enterprise SSO layout:** The advanced SSO link placement has been adjusted for clearer presentation. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-55-0 — v2.55.0: Easier enterprise SSO and more reliable mobile dictation > Set up managed Microsoft Entra single sign-on faster, and enjoy a series of mobile fixes that keep dictation running and the floating bubble out of the way. Also includes reliability improvements for background sync and Android sound controls. *Released: 2026-09-01* This release focuses on simpler enterprise SSO setup and several mobile stability and usability fixes. ### New - **One-click Entra connect**, set up managed Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a single step to speed enterprise onboarding and admin setup. - **Managed Entra SSO and consent flow**, smoother sign-in and admin consent handling for managed accounts. - **Backend Entra support**, server-side updates to enable managed Entra SSO features going forward. - **Floating bubble parking**, the recording bubble now stays clear of the keyboard action row so it no longer blocks typing controls. - **Android dictation resilience**, dictation stays active even when some Android devices stop accessibility services, so transcriptions keep running. ### Fixed - **Newsletter sync reliability**, background syncing is more durable so newsletter segments and related content stay up to date. - **Background watchdog**, the app no longer marks healthy background services as dead on idle phones, reducing unexpected stops. - **Sound effects toggle**, the Android toggle now actually silences app sounds when switched off. - **Bubble resting place**, the floating bubble keeps one resting position and stops chasing the keyboard. - **Full keyboard dictation**, dictation now captures input across the entire keyboard surface from any layer. - **Model badge restored**, the visual badge for the selected speech model is back in the keyboard UI. - **Infrastructure and stability**, assorted backend and build fixes for improved overall reliability. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-54-0 — v2.54.0: Improved dictation controls, reliability, and keyboard intelligence > This update adds easier dictation control for Surface pens, smarter language and vocabulary support, visual feedback during recording, and numerous stability and performance fixes across platforms. You should see steadier audio, fewer UI glitches, and lower keyboard memory use. *Released: 2026-08-31* This release focuses on clearer controls, smarter language handling, and reliability improvements. ### New - **Surface Pen toggle**: start or stop dictation by launching the app again with a Surface Slim Pen, for faster hands-free control. - **Personal vocabulary**: the app can learn words from your edited dictations, improving recognition of your names and custom terms over time. - **On-demand language packs**: download keyboard language packs only when needed, so switching languages delivers better suggestions without using extra space. - **Live visual feedback**: voice-reactive equalizer bars show when the app is picking up speech, so you get immediate confirmation your voice is being recorded. - **More keyboard locales**: dictionaries and emoji search are available for 25 locales, improving accuracy and suggestions across languages. ### Improved - **Lower keyboard memory use**: the keyboard UI is instantiated only when needed, reducing background footprint and improving responsiveness. - **Cleaner UI and localization**: multiple panels and labels were polished for clarity and translated strings were improved, so the app feels more consistent and readable. - **Keyboard responsiveness**: reduced resize flashes and smoother height handling when switching keyboards, so typing flows without visual jumps. ### Fixed - **Accurate stats**: the word count and stat row now show the real numbers and stay centered. - **Stable audio behavior**: audio routing, music ducking, and mute behavior were fixed so recordings start and stop reliably and external audio no longer interferes. - **Offline messaging**: the app now shows a clear offline screen instead of an unclear authentication message, so connection issues are easier to understand. - **No more missed taps**: an iOS keyboard ground issue that caused fast-typing taps to be ignored has been fixed. - **Various input fixes**: URL row, number pad, emoji search height, labels in German, and other small input regressions were repaired. - **Backend resilience and alerts**: server-side protections and alerting were tightened to avoid runaway metrics and to notify us if an AI service goes down, helping keep dictation reliable. Minor build and infrastructure updates were also applied to improve stability and monitoring. ## https://sprecho.ai/changelog#v2-53-0 — v2.53.0: Cleaner privacy controls, smoother onboarding, and transcript fixes > This release improves audio retention and deletion behavior, makes iOS onboarding clearer, and fixes several transcription punctuation and emoji issues so your notes read better. *Released: 2026-08-28* This update tightens privacy cleanup, smooths onboarding, and improves transcript formatting. ### New - **Privacy sweep**: Desktop now runs automatic audio sweeps to enforce your retention settings, so old recordings are removed and your account stays within your chosen privacy rules. - **Onboarding help**: A clearer iOS Full Access banner and a guided onboarding step help you enable and train the keyboard more easily, so setup completes smoothly. - **Deletion reliability**: Team and account deletion behaviors are more reliable, so removals propagate promptly across devices and teammates. ### Fixed - **iOS keyboard detection**: Onboarding now recognizes when the Sprecho keyboard is already enabled, avoiding duplicate prompts. - **Transcript compatibility**: Better handling of newer speech-engine outputs reduces parsing errors and improves transcription accuracy. - **Punctuation and emoji formatting**: Improved handling of punctuation around emojis, parentheses, and backticks, so transcripts look cleaner and read more naturally. - **Miscellaneous**: Small stability, backend cleanup, and reliability improvements across platforms.