Try Flow in your apps (iOS post-onboarding experience)

Last updated: October 6, 2026

Available on: iOS

If Flow shows an "Almost there!" card on your home screen and won't type in your apps, the keyboard still needs Full Access.

Finish keyboard setup (Full Access)

The home (History) card reads "To use Flow, allow Full Access in your Keyboard Settings".

Without Full Access, tapping the Flow keyboard's mic shows "Almost there!" instead of starting dictation. This keyboard message reads "To use Flow → allow Full Access in your Keyboard Settings"; its Finish setup button opens Settings directly.

Note: Adding the keyboard alone isn't enough: you must enable Allow Full Access, which appears only after adding Wispr Flow. The in-app Go to Settings button opens Flow's iOS Settings page, not the keyboard settings page.

  1. Tap Finish setup on the home screen's "Almost there!" card to open the two-step, full-screen flow.

  2. Tap Next on the privacy screen: "Flow cares about privacy. Your data is safe."

  3. Tap Go to Settings on "Follow a few simple steps to finish your setup."

  4. Open iOS Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.

  5. Add Wispr Flow if it isn't listed:

    1. Tap Add New Keyboard.

    2. Select Wispr Flow under Third-Party Keyboards.

  6. Enable Full Access:

    1. Tap the added Wispr Flow entry.

    2. Turn on Allow Full Access.

    3. Tap Allow to confirm the iOS alert.

  7. Return to Flow.

The setup screen closes automatically when Flow detects the keyboard is installed. Separately, Flow rechecks Full Access whenever you return; the "Almost there!" card disappears once it's granted. If the card remains, revisit Allow Full Access and confirm Allow.

Check microphone access

Without microphone access, the app's home stats carousel shows only "We can't hear you" with "To use Flow, turn on Microphone in Settings". Other statistics and promotional cards in that carousel stay hidden; the keyboard carousel is unaffected.

Note: The "Almost there!" card is independent of microphone permission and which onboarding prompt you receive. Other home notification cards, including the "Try Flow in any app" banner or the alternative onboarding app carousel, appear only after microphone access is granted.

  1. Tap Go to Settings on the "We can't hear you" card.

  2. Turn on Microphone for Flow in iOS Settings.

  3. Return to Flow.

The "We can't hear you" card disappears after microphone access is granted.

Working with your transcript history

  • Copy: Swipe left for Copy when a row has text. If the row hasn't failed, you can also tap its text or long-press for Copy. A successful copy shows "Transcript copied to clipboard"; tapping the text also gives haptic feedback.

  • Retry: Swipe left or long-press for Retry, or tap a failed row. "Retrying transcription" confirms it started. You can't retry that row again while it's retrying.

  • Report: When Report is available, swipe left or long-press a row and select it to open the feedback screen.

Play a recording

Where playback is available, swipe left for Play. It appears only when usable audio remains on your device, its duration is known, and the row isn't retrying. Failed and silent rows can still be played.

Playback starts automatically unless dictation is recording. The playback screen includes copy, retry, report and delete actions, plus scrubbing, play/pause and playback-speed controls. Playback stops when you leave the app or start dictation.

Delete a transcript

Delete is in the row's long-press menu, not its swipe actions.

Warning: Deleting removes the transcript from History and requires confirmation, including from playback. Delete is unavailable while the row is retrying.

  1. Long-press the transcript row.

  2. Tap Delete.

  3. Confirm deletion in the alert.

After deletion succeeds, Flow shows "Transcript deleted". Deleting from playback also returns you to History.

Read about transcript storage

Transcripts are saved locally. The storage-info button appears only on today's History section.

  1. Tap the info button in today's section header to read the storage explanation.

  2. Dismiss it by tapping outside the card or tapping OK.

Still need help?

Contact support if either permission card remains after you've enabled its permission and returned to Flow. Tell support you're using iOS and include your device model, the card's message, and the steps you've tried.