Voice typing just got a serious upgrade for Android users. Wispr Flow, the AI-powered dictation startup that already won fans on Mac, Windows, and iOS, officially launched its Android app this week.
And it’s not just a port of what they built elsewhere. The Android version brings some genuinely clever design choices that take advantage of what the platform offers.
A Floating Bubble Changes How You Dictate
On iOS, Wispr Flow works through a custom keyboard. Android plays by different rules, so the team built something fresh: a floating bubble that hovers over your screen.
Hold the bubble to dictate. Press it once to start, then hit the close button to stop. It sounds simple, and that’s kind of the point.
“Android finally gave us the freedom to build the voice experience we always wanted,” said Tanay Kothari, co-founder and CEO. “Only when the platform gets out of the way can we truly expect voice to replace typing on mobile.”
Beyond just transcribing what you say, the app cleans up filler words and formats text based on the app you’re typing into. So a voice message to a friend looks different from a work email, even if you dictate both the same way.
Faster Dictation, Thanks to an Infrastructure Overhaul
Alongside the Android launch, Wispr Flow rolled out a major infrastructure rewrite. The result? Dictation that runs 30% faster than before across all platforms.
That kind of speed improvement matters more than it might sound. A half-second lag between speaking and seeing text appear is enough to break your rhythm. Cutting that latency makes the whole experience feel more natural and less like waiting on software to catch up.
The app also supports translation across more than 100 languages and works across other apps on your device, not just a single text field.
Hinglish Support Opens Doors for Indian Users
One of the most interesting additions is a brand-new voice model built specifically for Hinglish, the fluid mix of Hindi and English that millions of people in India use every day in casual conversation.
Most speech recognition tools force users to pick a lane: speak formal Hindi, or speak English. But that’s not how real conversations work for a huge chunk of the world.
Kothari spoke personally about why this mattered to him. “English and Hindi weave together when I’m chatting with family and colleagues back home. This is one of those times when I just had to build something for me: the first voice model to actually support transcription in Hinglish instead of traditional Hindi script.”
Early results back up the demand. Even in a limited early rollout, users spoke over 1.3 million words in English alone within just a few days of the model going live.
Android Dictation Apps Are Still Rare
Wispr Flow arrives on Android at an interesting moment. AI-powered dictation tools have exploded in popularity on desktop and iOS, but Android options remain surprisingly thin.
Besides Typeless, which launched on Android just last month, Wispr Flow is one of the only serious players in this space on Google’s platform. That gives early adopters a real choice, and it gives Wispr Flow a chance to establish itself before the category gets crowded.
The startup has built serious momentum financially too. In June 2025, Wispr Flow raised $30 million in a round led by Menlo Ventures. By November, Notable Capital led another $25 million round. Total funding now sits at $81 million, with sources placing the company’s last valuation at $700 million.
That’s a lot of investor confidence in a product built around something as simple as talking instead of typing.
Whether Android users embrace AI dictation the way iOS users have remains to be seen. But the floating bubble interface is a thoughtful solution to a real design challenge, and the speed improvements make the core experience noticeably better. For anyone who’s ever wished their phone could just keep up with how fast they think, this is worth trying.
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