Your first recording

Before you start

Speechy needs Microphone and Speech Recognition permissions. iOS asks for them the first time you tap the record button — grant both so on-device transcription can run.

Start, pause, and resume

Tap the red button to start. While recording, the left secondary button toggles Pause and Resume — pausing keeps the session alive so you can take a short break without splitting the note. The center button stops and saves.

Interruptions and devices

Phone calls, alarms, or another app grabbing the mic will auto-pause the session and show a banner. When the interruption ends, Speechy either resumes automatically or waits for you, depending on iOS's hint. You can also switch between the built-in mic, AirPods, wired headsets, and USB interfaces from the input picker.

After you stop

The note is saved immediately. Speechy then runs the AI summary and action-item extraction in the background, so by the time you open the note the Summary and Action Items tabs are usually already filled in.