Better audio. Smoother sync.
Happy New Year! Starting as we mean to go on. Lots of goodies in this one. Quiet recordings come through clearer, see your recording without unlocking, and feel when things happen.
In this release
Three things that change the moment you tap record.
Plus+2626improvements & fixes
See your recording without unlocking.
A Live Activity timer shows on your lock screen the moment you start recording. Glance, see the elapsed time, keep moving. No need to unlock and surface the app.
- Lock screen timer. Elapsed time visible without unlocking.
- Tactile feedback. Feel each interaction.
- Widgets update instantly. Changes reflect right away.
AirPods+ Ray-Ban.
Capture surfaces, expanded
Record on your watch with AirPods. Or Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
The Apple Watch app now records through any paired Bluetooth device, including AirPods, glasses, or an external mic. Quiet recordings come through clearer too, with low-volume audio normalised before transcription.
- Watch + Bluetooth. Pair anything that runs Bluetooth audio.
- Quiet sounds clearer. Better gain handling on quiet rooms.
- Hover to learn. Long-press any icon to know what it does.
VoiceOver, touch targets, keyboard.
Three accessibility wins in one release: full screen reader support, larger tap targets across the app, and improved keyboard navigation throughout, including iPad.
VoiceOver
Full screen reader support, including context menus.
Bigger touch targets
Buttons easier to hit, especially on smaller screens.
Keyboard nav
Improved keyboard navigation throughout, with better iPadOS focus.
Highlights from the rest.
14 of 26 — full list in changelog
Improvements
- Reopen the iPad sidebar. Collapsed it? Bring it back with one tap.
- Login codes auto-fill. One-tap verification on iOS.
- iPad looks sharper. Tighter spacing, cleaner forms.
- Play unfinished notes. Listen while still processing.
- Cleaner clipboard paste. Strips formatting automatically.
- Recording dividers. See where each session starts.
Fixes & reliability
- Offline notes finally sync. Made a note without wifi? It uploads on reconnect.
- No more stuck spinners. Reconnecting is instant now.
- Filters work reliably. Pick a tag, see matching notes.
- Bluetooth mic selection. Smoother device selection.
- Deleted notes stay deleted. No more ghost notes.
- Mac play button. Click play, it plays.
- Background transcription retries. Retries automatically on hiccup.
- Fewer crashes. Playback, Settings, and elsewhere.
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— Contributors
With thanks to Andy A, Grant, Mike L, Nigel, Rich P, and Solange for catching the edge cases and making this release sharper.
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Every change in v1.10.2, as it was logged.
The changelog has all 29 entries: Added, Changed, Fixed, and Accessibility.
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