Wispr Flow Brings AI Dictation App To Android With A New Floating Bubble UI

Wispr Flow, a dictation app that taps into AI, launched last year across Windows, Mac and iOS, but is now finally making its way to Android. The company says that it this isn’t just a straight port of what’s found on other platforms, and that the development team has gone the extra mile to create an experience that's “optimized for Android’s system-level access.” It will be another option in an ecosystem that has strong AI offerings.

A unique aspect coming to those on Android is that Flow appears as a floating bubble across apps whenever there is a text field available, eliminating the need for keyboard switching. Users can tap on the bubble and begin to dictate a message, and it will disappear on its own when it’s no longer needed. This is in contrast to what’s available to iOS users where it works ...