Use Monologue with the Action Button Set up the new Monologue Shortcut and start dictating with a single press of the Action Button. The app now includes a guided setup flow to help you install the Shortcut, assign it to your Action Button, and test it before you start using it. Improved: - More reliable dictation when switching between apps or using the Monologue keyboard. - Better recording status and controls through Live Activities and Control Center. - Canceled recordings are now saved so you can retry them instead of losing your audio. - Notes are easier to browse, copy, and share. - Improved AirPods support for Notes recording. - Faster settings sync for your custom modes and personal dictionary. - A new period key with domain shortcuts when typing URLs. - General reliability improvements and bug fixes.

Hotfix: Improve the keyboard audio session

- Improved Notes recording reliability and recovery after interruptions or app restarts. - Improved Apple Watch recording sync and pending-upload recovery. - Improved keyboard dictation with saved layout and height preferences. - Added a haptic feedback setting for the iOS keyboard. - Fixed stuck keyboard recording states and improved dictation error handling.

- Redesigned Notes list and detail views. - Cleaner summaries, transcripts, speaker labels, and audio playback. - More reliable Notes recording and upload recovery. - Better Apple Watch sync for queued recordings. - Easier AI agent setup with Monologue MCP in Settings.

- Redesigned Monologue Notes on Apple Watch - Updated related to Notes launch on Mac - Bug fixes and performance improvements

After iOS 26.4 changes, automatic return to your previous app may no longer work reliably. If Monologue opens during dictation, you may need to manually switch back to the app you were using to continue dictating. Improvements: - Dictionary Add and Remove actions are now available directly in the QWERTY keyboard layout. - Better recovery for recordings left behind after an interruption or app restart. - Fixed keyboard states that could sometimes get stuck during dictation. - Live Activity pause/resume state and timer behavior are now more accurate. - Stopping a note from the Live Activity or shortcut flow now opens the app when needed. - Note details now remember the last tab you were viewing.

Improvements and Bug Fixes: - Added new account options, including the ability to change your email. - Added a new Data & Privacy section with controls for transcript sharing, newsletter preferences, and deleting local transcripts. - Added a Built-in Microphone option for more flexible recording setup. - Improved voice note recovery and keyboard behavior, especially around interruptions, audio changes, and keyboard state issues.

Improvements and Bug Fixes: - Added new Live Activities preferences for keyboard dictation and voice notes. - Improved sign-in and account reliability. - Improved dictation and voice note reliability across more recording situations. - Fixed several keyboard and recording bugs for a smoother experience. - Improved privacy controls and settings

Performance improvements and bugfixes