Setup Wispr Flow on Android (Android Settings)

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Available on: Android 13 or later. Dictation requires internet access; offline, Flow shows "No internet. Try again later."

Use Flow's floating bubble to dictate with the keyboard you already use. Setup lets Flow record your voice, appear over apps, and insert text.

Install and sign in

  1. Download Wispr Flow from Google Play and open it.

  2. Sign in with your email and password, with verification.

  3. Tap Open Wispr Flow on the confirmation page after browser sign-in; returning is not automatic.

Choose languages and practice

Flow supports 100+ languages. Select your language(s) starts from your device language, including regional variants, or your account's saved languages. Add more opens a searchable list and Done saves it; Next requires at least one language.

  1. Continue through the three intro screens and review your languages.

  2. Tap Next to start the Try-It-Yourself tutorial, then tap the tutorial text box.

  3. Tap the Flow Bubble to request microphone access, then choose While using the app or Only this time; recording starts once permission is granted.

  4. Complete the speaking exercise, then the press-and-hold lesson — a long press is required, and tapping shows "Don't Tap" instead. If the tutorial hears nothing, tap again to retry.

  5. Tap outside the text box to hide the bubble and finish the tutorial.

Note: Tutorial dictations are not saved to transcript history because they precede your privacy choice.

Grant display and accessibility permissions

Display over other apps

  1. Continue past the permissions introduction.

  2. Tap Open Settings on "Allow Wispr Flow to appear over other apps".

  3. Enable Display over other apps for Flow. This permission cannot be skipped; once enabled, setup advances automatically.

Accessibility

Note: Flow cannot insert text without accessibility. Setup advances to the privacy step only with the service on and Wispr Flow shortcut off. Not now on the legal notice returns you to the accessibility setup screen; reopen the notice and agree later.

  1. Tap Open settings, read Accessibility Permissions Required, and select Agree to open system settings.

  2. Find Flow: Samsung—Installed apps; Vivo/Motorola—Wispr Flow directly; other manufacturers—Downloaded apps.

  3. Enable the main Use Wispr Flow service toggle and keep Wispr Flow shortcut disabled.

  4. Tap OK on Xiaomi's additional confirmation.

After you agree once, Open settings goes straight to Settings, as does the button on "Oops, something isn't right" when it says "Make sure this shortcut is turned off".

You can turn accessibility off anytime in Settings.

Choose your privacy preference

  • Improve the model for everyone: permits collection of audio, transcripts and edits to evaluate, train and improve Wispr features and AI models.

  • Don't share data: your dictation data is not used for model training by Wispr or any third party, except dictations you choose to report to Wispr.

Select your preference and tap Next. New users default to sharing; returning users keep their saved choice. Change it later under Settings → DATA & PRIVACY → Improve the model for everyone.

Note: On a Growth or Enterprise plan, or with a signed HIPAA agreement, sharing is always off: Don't share data is selected and locked with "your organization controls this", and neither you nor your admin can turn it on. If you reach this step before joining an organization, the choice may still appear unlocked.

Keep Flow running on your phone

Note: Every background-running screen offers Skip, which continues setup. Without battery protection, your phone may stop Flow — including its accessibility service — in the background.

  1. Tap Open settings on Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO's "Select No restrictions" prompt, or Allow on other phones.

  2. Complete your phone's instructions below.

  3. Grant the battery exemption on any additional Battery details page Flow opens. Once the exemption is detected, setup advances without another tap.

If a manufacturer page cannot open, Flow falls back to its app-details page; if battery settings cannot open at all, Flow says "Something went wrong. You can try again or optionally skip this step."

Pixel / stock Android

No manufacturer setup beyond the standard exemption.

  1. Select Unrestricted under Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Battery.

Samsung

Start in Settings → Battery → Background usage limits.

  1. Add Wispr Flow to Never sleeping apps.

  2. Disable Put unused apps to sleep.

  3. Select Unrestricted under Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Battery.

Xiaomi / Redmi / POCO

Start in Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Battery saver.

  1. Select No restrictions.

  2. Lock Flow in Recent Apps by swiping down on its card.

If setup stalls after granting No restrictions, reopen Flow; some Xiaomi phones report the change only then.

Huawei / Honor

Start in Settings → Apps → App launch → Wispr Flow.

  1. Select Manage manually.

  2. Enable all three launch toggles.

  3. Select Don't allow for Flow under Settings → Apps → Special access → Battery optimization.

Oppo

Start in Settings → App Management → App List → Wispr Flow.

  1. Enable Allow Auto-Launch.

  2. Enable Allow Background Activity.

  3. Disable power saving or add Flow to its exceptions.

OnePlus

Start in Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization.

  1. Select Don't optimize for Flow.

  2. Enable Flow under Settings → Apps → App Auto-Launch.

  3. Lock Flow in Recent Apps.

Motorola / Lenovo

Start in Settings → Apps → Special app access → Battery optimization.

  1. Select Don't optimize for Flow.

  2. Lock Flow in Recent Apps.

Tecno / Infinix / itel

Start in Security → Permissions → Autostart.

  1. Enable Wispr Flow.

  2. Select Don't optimize for Flow under Settings → Battery → Battery optimization.

  3. Lock Flow in Recent Apps.

Realme

Start in Settings → Battery → Battery Optimization.

  1. Select Not optimized for Flow.

  2. Enable Auto Launch.

  3. Enable Allow Background Activity.

Vivo

Start in Settings → More Settings → Applications → Autostart.

  1. Enable Wispr Flow.

  2. Grant the battery exemption when prompted.

  3. Lock Flow in Recent Apps by swiping down on its card.

Any other phone

Unlisted phones have no manufacturer-specific settings link.

  1. Disable battery optimization under Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Battery.

  2. Enable autostart for Flow if available.

  3. Lock Flow in Recent Apps.

Finish and test

  1. Choose Allow notifications or Skip.

  2. Tap Finish on "You're all set!" — the bubble appears only after setup finishes, when a keyboard is open.

  3. Open a notes app and tap a normal text field to open the keyboard and reveal the bubble.

  4. Tap the bubble, dictate a short phrase, and tap again to stop. You can also press and hold to dictate, then release to submit.

  5. Confirm your text appears. If it does, setup is complete. If insertion fails, Flow copies the text to your clipboard and shows a Copy button; paste manually.

Note: Background operation requires the ongoing Wispr Flow notification, "Voice dictation is ready". Leave the Wispr Flow notification category enabled under Settings → Apps → Wispr Flow → Notifications.

Drag the bubble to either screen edge and its position is remembered; dragging it down inside a text field snoozes it. Another account on the same device must complete setup separately.

If setup gets stuck

Sign-in did not finish

If the browser hand-off does nothing, the confirmation page offers "Nothing happened? You may need to download Wispr Flow first". For the wrong account, use "Not <email>? Log in with another <provider> account".

"Finish signing in" appears only if Flow closed while browser sign-in was underway and the interrupted attempt is under 30 minutes old; older attempts return to normal sign-in. Dismissing the browser without completing sign-in returns you to provider selection without an error — choose your provider again.

Retry for "Couldn't open the sign-in page. Please try again." or "Failed to sign in with <provider>. Please try again." For "Too many sign-in attempts. Please wait a moment and try again.", wait before retrying. Continue setup once sign-in returns you to Flow.

Microphone permission was denied

After an ordinary first denial, another bubble tap shows Android's prompt again. If Android can no longer show it — including after a lapsed one-time grant or permanent denial — Flow offers Go to Settings. During setup, "For Wispr Flow to work, Open Settings to enable mic" appears when Android requires a permission explanation or after more than two requests.

  1. Tap Go to Settings, or the tutorial's Open Settings, to open Flow's app-info page.

  2. Enable microphone access under Permissions → Microphone.

  3. Return to Flow and retry the tutorial or dictation test. If speech produces text, microphone access is working; otherwise include this result when contacting support.

The bubble is missing or Flow cannot insert text

On Flow's Home screen, use the matching card's button — not the card body.

Card

Button

Action

We can't hear you

Allow Microphone

Grant microphone access.

Enable Flow bubble on screen

Go to Settings

Enable Display over other apps.

Flow can't insert text

Go to Settings

Restore Android accessibility.

Keep Wispr Flow running

Allow

Grant the missing battery exemption.

Flow isn't responding

Restart Flow

Restart accessibility when it is granted but has stopped working.

Bubble is snoozed

End snooze now

Alternatively, shake your phone inside a text box.

Flow Bubble Disabled

Turn Back On

Appears when all required permissions are granted.

Unsnoozing or restarting the disabled bubble confirms: "Flow Bubble is back and will appear next time you are in a text box." After any repair, repeat the dictation test above; if text still does not appear, use Flow Bubble troubleshooting.

If accessibility is later turned off, Flow opens recovery each time you launch or return to it, and links and plan-page taps wait until access is restored. An Accessibility Status alert can request re-enabling access; it clears when accessibility reconnects, including after a repair made directly in Settings. After a reboot, update or screen unlock, Flow restarts automatically when accessibility is enabled; otherwise it requests access through a notification.

Still stuck?

Contact support if sign-in still fails, setup cannot advance after the required permissions are enabled, or the dictation test fails after the matching repair. Include your device model, Android version, exact step or error, and what you tried.