Thumbs11.5 s
On my way! Running 10 minutes late, save me a seat?
53words a minute1
Coming soon · Android only
Say it messy. Send it clean.
VoiceKey floats above your keyboard. Hold it, talk the way you normally talk, and clean, ready-to-send text lands in whatever app you’re in.
For Android 8.0 and up. Keeps the keyboard you already use.
Demo. You said: “Sooo um, basically, like, can we do Thursday? No wait, Friday. Actually, Saturday.” VoiceKey typed: “Can we do Saturday?”
Voice4.8 s
On my way! Running 10 minutes late, save me a seat?
161words a minute1
3× faster than your thumbs.
Talking beats thumb-typing by about three to one. Try it with your own day.
Talking instead could give you back 2 h 20 min a week. That’s about 122 hours a year.
1 Words per minute on a phone keyboard and with speech input, from a Stanford University study (Ruan et al., 2016). Time saved is an estimate from those two speeds.
Keep your keyboard. Lose the typing.
VoiceKey isn’t another keyboard to get used to. It’s a small bubble that sits on top of the one you have and types straight into the app you’re in.
Texts
Email
Notes
Search
Work chat
Comments
Captions
Calendar
Docs
Reviews
DMs
To-dos
Browser
Dating
Lists
Forms
Talk. It cleans up after you.
No special way of speaking. Pause, ramble, start over. VoiceKey writes down what you meant.
The ums go. Your words stay.
Filler words and false starts drop out on their own. Names, numbers and every “not” stay right where you said them.
You said
Um, I was, like, thinking we could maybe do dinner, uh, Thursday?
VoiceKey typed
I was thinking we could maybe do dinner Thursday?
Change your mind mid-sentence.
Say “no, actually” and keep going. VoiceKey writes the version you landed on and drops the rest.
You said
Meet at five, no, six, actually seven.
VoiceKey typed
Meet at 7
Say it how it sounds. Get it how it’s written.
Say “dot com”, “at” or “twelve fifty” and get the address, the handle or the price, written the way it should be.
You said
Email john dot smith at example dot com, it’s twelve dollars and fifty cents.
VoiceKey typed
Email john.smith@example.com, it’s $12.50
Hold, or tap.
Hold the bubble while you talk and let go to drop the words in. Rather not hold? Tap to start, tap ✓ to finish.
Bin a bad take.
Changed your mind while you’re still holding? Slide to the bin and nothing gets typed.
Park it anywhere.
Drag the bubble to either edge and it stays put. Drop it on the sleep spot when you want it gone for a while.
Edit. Out loud.
Fix the message you just dictated without touching it. Say the change, and it’s made.
Talk to what you just wrote.
Right after you dictate, say what to change: “change Friday to Saturday”, “make it friendlier”, “cut the last sentence”. VoiceKey edits the message in place.
You said
Change Friday to Saturday
Your message
Can we push the review to Saturday? I’ll bring the numbers
Changed
Emoji by name.
Say “add a fire emoji” and you get 🔥, not the word “fire”. Hearts, thumbs-ups and crying-laughing work too.
You said
Add a fire emoji
Your message
Tickets are booked 🔥
Added
Say “nope” to undo.
Didn’t like the change? “Nope”, “undo that” or “go back” puts the message back the way it was.
You said
Nope
Your message
Can we push the review to Friday? I’ll bring the numbers
Undone
Reply. Without typing a word.
Describe the answer you want to give. VoiceKey reads the chat and writes it for you.
Mom ❤️Online
Today 7:48 PM
did you eat??
call me 😠
I ate! I’ll call you tonight
You said
Tell her I ate and I’ll call tonight
Listens when you ask. Forgets when it’s done.
On only while you hold
The mic switches on when you press the bubble and off when you let go, or when you tap ✓.
Deleted once it’s typed
Your recording is turned into text online, then deleted from your phone. There’s no history of what you said.
Your screen, only for replies
The chat on your screen leaves your phone only when you ask VoiceKey to write a reply. Password fields are skipped, and nothing is kept.
No always-on listening
No wake word and no background recording. Until you touch the bubble, the mic is off.
Hands off passwords
In a password field the bubble steps aside and won’t record.
Never presses send
Every message waits for your thumb. VoiceKey never sends anything for you.
Only on Android. On purpose.
Android lets an app float above your keyboard and type into the app you’re using. That’s exactly what VoiceKey needs, so it’s built for Android and nothing else.
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Your keyboard, as it is
Keep the keyboard you have. Nothing to switch, nothing to relearn.
- 2
The VoiceKey bubble
Floats just above the keyboard, on whichever edge you like.
- 3
The app you’re in
Your words land in its text box, right where your cursor is.
Android 8.0 and up
Works with your keyboard
Left or right edge
10:24
Are you bringing the speaker?
Yes, and the long cable
Legend. Doors at 8
3
Message
2
1
No commands to learn. Just say it.
Talk however it comes out. Here are a few things you can say to VoiceKey.
change Friday to Saturday
EditFriday becomes Saturday
make it friendlier
RewriteSame message, warmer
nope
UndoBack the way it was
tell him I’m running ten minutes late
ReplyWritten from the chat
keep only the first sentence
EditThe rest is gone
undo that
UndoLast change reversed
say yes, but ask what time
ReplyA yes, plus the question
remove the emoji
EditEmoji gone
at destiny underscore fan
Written@destiny_fan
example dot com slash help
Writtenexample.com/help
add a laughing emoji
Emoji😂
bring two chairs, actually three
FixedBring 3 chairs
about one point five percent
WrittenAbout 1.5%
add a thumbs up
Emoji👍
r slash android
Writtenr/android
the code is zero one two three
WrittenThe code is 0123
Your voice is the key.
VoiceKey is coming to Android. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the day it’s ready.
Only the launch email. Nothing else.
Questions, answered.
When can I get VoiceKey?
VoiceKey is coming soon to Android. Join the waitlist and you’ll hear the day it’s out.
Is there an iPhone version?
No. VoiceKey floats above your keyboard and types into other apps, and only Android allows that. So it’s Android only.
Do I have to change keyboards?
No. Keep the keyboard you already use. VoiceKey floats on top of it and doesn’t change how it works.
Does it work in every app?
It’s made for any app with a normal text box. If an app won’t let VoiceKey type into it, your words are kept so you can paste them in.
Is it always listening?
No. The mic is on only while you hold the bubble, or between your tap to start and your tap to finish.
What happens to my recordings?
Each recording is sent online to be turned into text, then deleted from your phone. VoiceKey keeps no history of what you said.
Does it need an internet connection?
Yes. Turning your voice into clean text happens online, so you’ll need Wi-Fi or mobile data.