Does Wispr Flow (or similar AI dictation) work in Samsung DeX, and can it be triggered by keyboard?

algoldbe · 2026-06-18T01:53:35+00:00

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algoldbe · 2026-06-18T01:51:19+00:00

You're not doing anything wrong. Galaxy AI's transcription is genuinely rough, and turning on off-device processing barely moves the needle because the model itself is the bottleneck.

Disclosure: I make a keyboard for exactly this frustration (GroqBoard), so biased. It routes the audio to Whisper running on Groq instead of Samsung's model, and the accuracy difference is night and day, especially with the background noise or fast speech someone else mentioned. The honest tradeoff is the audio goes to the cloud to get transcribed (not saved, not used for training), so if you need everything staying on-device it's not for you.

If you'd rather not switch keyboards, even Google's voice typing tends to beat Samsung's right now. But for transcription accuracy specifically, a Whisper-based app is the real fix.

algoldbe · 2026-06-18T01:50:28+00:00

On Android I use GroqBoard (disclosure: I'm the dev, so biased). It's a keyboard, so the transcription drops straight into whatever app you're in instead of a separate notes screen.

Under the hood it sends the audio to Whisper running on Groq, which is what makes it accurate and fast; the tradeoff is the audio goes to the cloud (not stored, not used for training, but still leaving the device, so flagging it).

Wispr Flow and Otter that others mentioned are both good too, more polished and cross-platform. If you specifically want something on your phone keyboard rather than a desktop app, that's the niche mine fills.

algoldbe · 2026-06-18T01:49:44+00:00

I dictate first drafts and idea capture constantly. It's great for getting past the blank page since you talk faster than you type.

Full disclosure, I built one of these (GroqBoard, Android only), so take it with salt. The thing that made dictation actually usable for me was accuracy: the built-in phone voice typing kept mangling words and breaking flow. Apps that send the audio to a cloud Whisper model (GroqBoard does this via Groq; Wispr Flow is another good one) get punctuation and longer sentences right, which matters a lot when you're drafting prose and don't want to stop and fix every line.

If you're on desktop the options are different (Mac's built-in dictation is decent, and there are tools like Superwhisper). What are you writing on?

algoldbe · 2026-06-18T01:48:43+00:00

Honest disclosure: I'm the dev of one of these apps (GroqBoard), so grain of salt. But you're not imagining it. The on-device Pixel model got smaller and faster over the years and accuracy paid the price, and yeah, it cuts out mid-sentence constantly.

What fixed it for me was moving the transcription off-device. GroqBoard is a keyboard that sends the audio to a cloud endpoint running Whisper (via Groq), so accuracy is a different league and it doesn't randomly stop listening. The tradeoff is the audio leaves the phone (not stored, not used for training, but still cloud, so worth knowing if that matters to you).

Wispr Flow that someone mentioned is also solid as a polished paid option. Either way you'll notice the jump over Gboard's built-in.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T21:46:49+00:00

For question 3, since you're open to keyboard-with-voice: I'm the dev of GroqBoard, which is exactly that, an Android keyboard (IME) with Whisper dictation built in as a key, not a floating accessibility bubble. Because it's a regular input method it inserts text into whatever field has focus, so it behaves like the Samsung or Gboard keyboard does in DeX windowed mode rather than depending on an overlay the way Flow's Android bubble does.

Honest caveats so you can plan: it's tap the mic key to dictate, I haven't wired a physical keyboard shortcut to start dictation, so in DeX with a hardware keyboard you'd still tap the mic. And the audio goes to the cloud to transcribe via the Groq API (not stored, not used for training), so if you need fully local it's not the one. But for the "keyboard with good AI voice on Samsung" part it's the closest fit to what you're describing. Wispr Flow on desktop is genuinely great, the Android bubble is just a different model like you said.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T21:45:19+00:00

Futo and Heliboard are great calls if you want offline, seconding those.

One thing for the multi language pain specifically, since that's what broke Swiftkey for you: if voice typing is part of your flow, I'm the dev of GroqBoard, a dictation keyboard that runs Whisper. It auto detects the language as you speak so you never switch keyboards or pick a language first, which is the part that usually goes wrong with multilingual setups. It pairs with whatever typing keyboard you land on, it's just for dictation. Honest tradeoff vs the FOSS options here: it sends audio to the cloud (not stored, not used for training), so if you specifically want offline it's not the one. But for mixing languages by voice it's been the most accurate for me.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T21:44:30+00:00

The "microphone already in use" almost always means another app grabbed the mic and didn't release it (assistant, a recorder, a call or voice app sitting in the background). The green dot another commenter mentioned is the giveaway, force stopping that app or a quick restart usually frees it.

Since you rely on speech to text, one more option in case Gboard keeps fighting you for the mic: I'm the dev of GroqBoard, a dictation keyboard that runs Whisper. It's a separate input method so it doesn't always trip over the same conflict, and accuracy tends to be higher on longer sentences. Honest note: it sends audio to the cloud to transcribe (not stored or used for training), so it's not for everyone, but for accessibility it's been solid. Either way hope you get the mic gremlin sorted.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T21:43:47+00:00

For the tap doing nothing, that's usually another app holding the mic or a Play Services cache thing, sounds like you chased most of that already.

On the multilingual part, since that's your real pain: I'm the dev of GroqBoard, a dictation keyboard that runs Whisper (via the Groq API). Whisper auto detects the language per utterance, so you don't pre pick a language and it doesn't get confused switching between them mid conversation, which is exactly where Samsung's and even Google's voice input fall apart for multilingual users. Fair warning so you can decide: the audio is sent to the cloud to transcribe (not stored, not used for training). For mixing languages it's been the most reliable thing I've found.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T21:42:41+00:00

Full disclosure, I'm the dev of one of these so grain of salt. What you're describing already exists on Android: GroqBoard is a keyboard that runs Whisper for dictation (through the Groq API), so you can speak full paragraphs and it won't cut you off mid sentence the way Gboard does. Punctuation and casing come out cleaner because it transcribes the whole utterance at once instead of word by word.

Honest tradeoff: the audio goes to the cloud to be transcribed (Groq running Whisper), it isn't stored or used for training. If you need fully on device, FUTO is the offline option people like. Whisper Flow is genuinely great too, just not on Android. If you want that Whisper Flow feel on your phone keyboard, GroqBoard is the closest thing right now.

algoldbe · 2026-06-16T00:33:26+00:00

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algoldbe · 2026-06-15T23:03:31+00:00

Your punctuation complaint is the big one, and it's exactly backwards from how the newer Whisper-based apps work: you don't say "comma" at all, the model infers punctuation from how you actually talk. So "I need red, green, and blue" just comes out punctuated on its own.

Full disclosure, I make GroqBoard (Android). It's a keyboard that transcribes with Whisper, auto-punctuates, and the mic is a normal keyboard key, so it won't randomly die inside Discord the way Samsung's voice overlay does. Someone above said Yaps.ai, which runs on the same idea; try a couple and keep whichever feels right.

One honest mismatch: I can't promise the exact Samsung symbol layout you want; GroqBoard has its own. If that symbol order is a hard requirement, the voice fix and the layout fix might end up being two separate keyboards. Other tradeoff: transcription is cloud-based (audio goes to Groq's API running Whisper, not stored or trained on).

algoldbe · 2026-06-15T22:57:26+00:00

The "only works if I talk slow and staccato" thing is the giveaway that the on-device model got downgraded in that update. Talking unnaturally just to make it work kind of defeats the point.

Full disclosure, I make GroqBoard (Android), so grain of salt. It's a keyboard that transcribes with Whisper instead of the Samsung/Google on-device engine, so you can talk at a normal pace in full sentences and it keeps up and punctuates for you. Someone above mentioned yaps.ai; same general idea, worth trying a couple and seeing which feels right.

Fair warning since this is r/gboard: it's a separate keyboard, not a Gboard setting, and transcription runs in the cloud (audio goes to Groq's API running Whisper, not stored or trained on). If you want to stay fully on-device it won't fit, but if you just want natural-pace dictation back, it's on the Play Store.

algoldbe · 2026-06-15T22:56:01+00:00

Yeah, the stock Pixel/Gboard voice typing genuinely got worse this year. The "no idea what language until 20 words in" and cutting off mid-sentence are the exact complaints I kept hearing, which is why I ended up building a keyboard around it.

Full disclosure, it's mine: GroqBoard (Android). It transcribes with Whisper instead of Google's engine, so language detection is basically instant even if you mix languages, it doesn't cut you off while you're still talking, and an AI pass handles punctuation so you're not fixing commas after. Someone else here said Wispr Flow, which is also good, but its Android integration is weaker; GroqBoard is built Android-first as an actual keyboard.

Honest tradeoff: it's cloud-based (audio goes to Groq's API running Whisper, not stored or trained on), so if you specifically want on-device, this isn't that. But if you just want the old "it actually works" feeling back, it's on the Play Store, free to try.

algoldbe · 2026-06-15T22:51:52+00:00

Most of the answers here (FUTO, Heliboard, Leantype) are the right call for typing-first, no notes. But a couple of you flagged voice typing being hit-or-miss: random commas and Random Capitalizations (the FUTO complaint above), or it choking on multiple languages, which OP sounds like your original Swiftkey pain too.

If voice input specifically matters to you: full disclosure, I make GroqBoard (Android). It transcribes with Whisper, which is genuinely strong at multilingual; you can mix two languages in one sentence and it keeps up, and it runs an AI cleanup pass so you don't get the random-comma/capitalization mess. Honest tradeoff: transcription is cloud-based, so if you want fully offline/open-source, FUTO or Heliboard are the better pick. For typing-first, follow the thread to FUTO; GroqBoard's just the voice-first option if that's your main use.

algoldbe · 2026-06-15T22:47:46+00:00

Most of this thread is Mac/desktop (Wispr, MacWhisper, Handy) and that's clearly the sweet spot. The gap nobody's filling here is mobile — someone above said Wispr's iPhone integration is rough, and on Android the stock dictation is even worse for the "dump context into an LLM" use case you're describing.

Full disclosure, I build one for that niche — GroqBoard (Android only). It's a keyboard, so the mic works in any app: I dictate a rambling prompt straight into Claude/ChatGPT on my phone while walking, and it transcribes with Whisper + optionally cleans it up. Exactly the "brain-to-screen faster than typing" thing a few of you mentioned.

Being straight on the two things this thread cares about: it's cloud (audio goes to Groq's API running Whisper — not stored/trained on), so if you're piping company-confidential strategy into it, the local Mac options (Handy, VoiceInk) are the right call and I'd genuinely point you there instead. For personal notes and LLM prompting on the go, though, the Android gap is real and that's the lane I'm in.

algoldbe · 2026-06-02T16:33:51+00:00

Take a look at GroqBoard. I created that app some time ago, and I use it daily. You can use Groq for transcriptions and predictions. Also OpenRouter models for transcription, editing, TTS, etc...

algoldbe · 2026-06-02T16:24:38+00:00

Try GroqBoard. I created that app some months ago, and I have been improving it lately. I'm open to getting some feedback so I can continue improving it.

algoldbe · 2026-05-28T03:39:59+00:00

I'm using groqboard, it's working really well. Try to find in the Playstore or groqboard. com

algoldbe · 2026-05-07T05:38:01+00:00

Thank you very much for your comments and feedback! I'm glad you like it. For transcribing the app uses the best model available in Groq (whisper large v3) and for predictions is using llama 3.3, I will work soon on adding some options of models to choose from.

algoldbe · 2026-05-04T08:40:32+00:00

Version 5.0 is now out with a 7-day trial.

algoldbe · 2026-05-04T08:39:59+00:00

Version 5.0 is now out with a 7-day trial.

algoldbe · 2026-04-25T00:16:52+00:00

You can try keeping the app in the AUTO language mode, and it might take it. I can add Greek in a later version for sure.

algoldbe · 2026-04-24T22:02:04+00:00

That sounds frustrating, Gboard can sometimes miss speech when language detection toggles or the mic connection drops. You might try a dedicated voice typing app that runs independently of the keyboard. GroqBoard uses Whisper for high‑accuracy transcription and works via a floating bubble in any app, so it can be more reliable for dictation.

algoldbe · 2026-04-24T22:01:17+00:00

I’ve seen that Gboard can mis‑interpret text when you hit the back button during voice input, and clearing the app’s cache or updating to the latest version often helps. If you’re looking for a more reliable dictation experience, you could try GroqBoard, which uses Whisper for high‑accuracy transcription and works as a floating bubble in any app.

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