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Tap the microphone button in the top-right corner of the Notes list. A recording sheet will appear — tap the blue mic button at the bottom to begin. The app will ask for microphone and speech recognition permissions on first use. Grant both for full functionality. You can start a recording anywhere: a lecture hall, a conference room, an interview, or a walk.

IA Voice Notes requires iOS 17.0 or later. It runs on any iPhone capable of running iOS 17.

The app uses Apple's built-in Speech Recognition framework. Your audio is processed on-device first — no internet connection is required. If the on-device engine is unavailable, the app silently falls back to Apple's server-side recognition. A notice appears in the recording sheet if the cloud fallback is active.

Yes. IA Voice Notes uses iOS's background audio mode, so recording and transcription continue when you lock your screen or switch to another app. The audio will keep recording; transcription results are delivered when you return to the app.

Apple's Speech Recognition works best with clear audio and a consistent speaking pace. Try these tips: hold the phone closer to the speaker, reduce background noise, and speak at a moderate pace. If you notice the live transcript shows "Using cloud recognition", check your internet connection — on-device mode generally performs better in quiet environments.

When Skip silence is on (the default), quiet periods are not written to the audio file, reducing storage use significantly. The toggle is visible during recording. Turning it off preserves the full audio including silent gaps — useful if you need an unedited record.

Yes. During recording, tap the pause icon to pause. Tap it again to resume. Pause markers are automatically inserted into the transcript timeline so you can see exactly where gaps occurred. You can pause and resume as many times as you need before stopping.

If you cancel, the app asks you to confirm — a dialog appears if you have any transcript text or attached photos. Confirming discard deletes the audio file and any photo files. Nothing is saved to your note library.

Tap the paperclip icon (📎) in the recording sheet. You'll see options to take a photo with your camera, scan a document, pick from your photo library, or add a text note. Each attachment is timestamped to the moment you captured it.

Yes. Open any saved note and tap the + button in the Attachments section header. You can add camera photos, document scans, photo library images, or text notes at any time.

No. IA Voice Notes uses Apple's privacy-preserving photo picker, which lets you select photos without granting the app access to your entire library. Only camera use and document scanning require explicit permission prompts.

Tap the calendar icon in the Notes list toolbar to open Recording Schedules. Tap + to create a new schedule — choose a label, the days of the week (or "Once" for a one-time trigger), the start time, and an optional auto-stop duration. Enable the schedule and the app will send you a notification at that time, opening automatically and starting to record.

After a one-time recording schedule fires and you dismiss the recording sheet, the schedule is automatically disabled. You can re-enable it manually or delete it.

Yes. IA Voice Notes registers a Start Recording App Intent that you can add to a Siri Shortcut or iOS Automation. It opens the app and starts recording immediately.

Use the search bar at the bottom of the Notes list. Search runs against the full transcript text of every note, so you can find any word that was spoken during any recording.

Open any note, then tap the share button (↑) in the top-right corner. You'll see options to export as Markdown or HTML. Markdown includes timestamped transcript lines; the HTML export is fully self-contained with embedded photos and an audio player. Both exports require the Pro upgrade.

Swipe left on any note in the list and tap Delete. To delete multiple notes at once, tap Edit in the toolbar, select notes by tapping them, then tap the Delete button that appears at the bottom of the screen.

The Pro upgrade unlocks note export — Markdown and self-contained HTML (with embedded photos and audio playback). It is a one-time purchase: no subscription, no renewal.

Open any note and tap the share button. On the paywall sheet, tap Restore Purchases. Your Pro entitlement will be restored from the App Store automatically.