Service status alerts: incident banners and slow-dictation notifications

Last updated: September 5, 2026

Available on: Mac, Windows, iOS

When dictation suddenly feels slow or stops working, service status alerts tell you whether the problem is on Flow's side or your setup. Flow shows a banner on the Hub home page during active incidents, and may send a desktop notification after a slow dictation.

How it works in Flow

Key behaviors

  • Orange banner: Degraded performance — dictation may be slower than usual.

  • Red banner: An outage — dictation may be unavailable or unreliable.

  • View status: Banners and notifications include a View status link that opens the Wispr Flow status page with the current incident and live updates.

  • Auto-dismiss: The banner has no close button; it clears itself once the incident is resolved.

Note: Incident banners are informational. The issue is on Flow's side, so no action is required from you.

Examples

Orange banner after dictation feels sluggish

A paragraph takes longer than usual to transcribe. In the Hub, an orange banner reads "Dictation is a bit slower than usual. We're on it."

Red banner during an outage

Dictation isn't working at all. In the Hub, a red banner reads "Service disruption: dictation may not work reliably right now."

FAQs

Why am I not seeing a banner even though Flow feels slow?

Banners appear only when an active incident is detected. If none is detected, check your microphone setup or network connection.

Where can I check the current status of Wispr Flow?

Click View status in any incident banner or notification to open the Wispr Flow status page.

Limitations and notes

  • Incident banners are available on Mac, Windows, and iOS. On desktop the banner appears on the Hub home page only; on iOS it appears at the top of the Home/History transcript list.

  • All users in scope see the same incident.

  • Flow checks for incidents when the app is opened, when the Home screen appears, and after each completed dictation. If a check fails, the previous banner state is kept rather than cleared.

  • Only dictation-latency incidents surface via this banner. Other service issues are not shown here.