Frequently asked questions

Yes, the app is free. If you add a Groq or Gemini key, that provider may bill you directly for what you use, and both have free tiers with limits. The cost estimator gives a rough monthly figure. Android speech, offline dictation, on-device writing styles and all typing are free.

No. Typing, Japanese and Chinese typing, Android speech dictation, offline SenseVoice dictation and the on-device writing-style model all work without one. You need a key only for Groq or Gemini dictation and for Groq or Gemini writing styles. See AI providers.

Android 8.0 or newer on a 64-bit ARM (arm64) phone.

A green Sprout design by default, with a new launcher icon; Japanese and Chinese typing on-device; Voice home; live draft text while offline voice listens; a guided setup with a practice box; and reorderable writing styles. See the feature tour.

No. Gemini is a product of Google and Groq is a product of Groq, Inc.

It depends on the provider you pick. Offline SenseVoice keeps audio on your phone. Android speech uses your phone's own speech service, which may use the network. Groq Whisper and Gemini Live send audio directly to Groq or Google with your key. The full list is in the privacy policy.

No. There is no AI Keyboard server and no account. Cloud requests go from your phone straight to the provider you chose.

No. The microphone is used only after you tap it. Nothing records on its own, including in Voice home. No audio or transcript is saved to disk.

Typing help switches itself off in password, email, URL, phone and number fields. Whole-message rewriting refuses in those fields before anything leaves your phone, and Voice home keeps keys in password and number fields.

Encrypted, on your phone. Clearing it in Settings asks for confirmation first.

Start with Android speech if you want zero setup, or add a Groq key for chunked Whisper dictation. Choose offline SenseVoice if you want audio to stay on your phone, work without signal, or avoid keys. The comparison table has the details.

Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese and English, after a one-time download of about 228 MiB. Online providers support more, depending on the service.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live delivers its transcript at pauses rather than word by word, so the preview updates in bursts. It is more accurate and complete; it is less smooth to watch.

Check that microphone permission is granted (Android asks the first time) and that a speech provider is set up. Settings → Help & About → Troubleshooting has microphone recovery steps. If a provider is not configured, the keyboard says so in its own panel.

Stop + AI applies your selected writing style to the transcript. Stop (no AI) inserts the transcript as it is.

Hold a writing-style chip and the whole text box is rewritten under that style. You see a preview, tap Replace, and have five seconds to Undo. It refuses in sensitive fields and will not replace a cut-off result.

Before replacing, the keyboard re-reads the text box. If you typed while it was thinking, it asks instead of silently overwriting what you wrote.

Yes. Add a custom prompt in Settings → Writing styles, then drag styles into the order you want. New built-in styles are added at the end and never overwrite yours.

It names the language the result came back in. Tap it to switch to the next language on your shortlist and re-run the same text; hold and slide to jump. Choose the shortlist in Settings → Languages.

No. Output Language applies to AI rewriting. Your keyboard layout comes from your typing languages, and offline and Android recognisers have their own language handling.

Settings → Languages → Typing languages → Add Japanese and Chinese, then tap the globe key beside the space bar. See How to use. It runs on your phone with no network and no key.

Yes. The engines are bundled in the app and make no network calls. It works in airplane mode.

Press backspace once after an auto-fix to put your word back. Do it again for the same word and it stops correcting that word. You can also review and delete learned words, or turn parts of typing help off, in Settings → Typing & feel.

It must be both enabled and selected. Open Settings → Help & About → Keyboard setup, which checks both and takes you to the right Android screen. The setup guide walks through it.

To reach the provider you chose, and for the optional model downloads. Typing, offline dictation and Japanese and Chinese typing do not use it.

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