Record from Apple Watch
Open TypeWhisper on the Watch
Choose the available profile and confirm that the Watch has enough free storage for a new recording.
Start and stop on your wrist
The timer and waveform show the active capture. Stop when the thought is complete.
Transfer to iPhone
The Watch sends the recording to TypeWhisper on iPhone for the selected processing route.
Review in Inbox
Open the notification or Capture Inbox to check the transcript, retry a failed route, or mark it complete.
Available Shortcuts actions
- Quick Dictation starts or stops a capture and saves the result to Inbox.
- Start Recording, Stop Recording, and Pause or Resume Recording control the active capture.
- Transcribe Audio File sends a selected file through TypeWhisper.
- Get Last Transcription returns the latest text to the next Shortcut action.
- Copy Last Transcription places the latest result on the clipboard.
Note
Action Button
Create a Shortcut that runs Quick Dictation, then assign that Shortcut to the Action Button in iOS Settings. The same action can be placed in supported widgets.
See the Watch flow
- Private notifications can tell you when a Watch or Quick Dictation finishes processing.
- Recent Watch recordings remain visible on the Watch while the iPhone History holds the full result.
- If a transfer is delayed, keep the devices connected and open TypeWhisper on the iPhone.
Start from Control Center or the Action Button
The Start Recording control starts a new TypeWhisper recording, also when TypeWhisper is not open. TypeWhisper lists the same steps under Settings > Control Center & Action Button.
Add the control to Control Center
Open Control Center and tap the add button. Tap Add a Control, search for TypeWhisper, then choose Start Recording.
Assign it to the Action Button
In iOS Settings, open Action Button and swipe to Controls. Choose Start Recording from TypeWhisper. This works on supported iPhone models.