v1.6.9

AudarAI/Audar-ASR-V1v1.6.9Aug 18, 2026by altic-dev

AI Summary

This release enhances dictation formatting capabilities and microphone reliability, specifically addressing issues with AirPods, wired headsets, and AI response text preservation.

Key Highlights

Custom Dictionary now supports complex formatting via a configurable start word
Microphone alerts no longer appear on routine startup and can be disabled
AI responses no longer lose text when a model emits an extra closing thinking tag
Wired headset microphones remain available in clamshell mode

New Features

Configurable formatting for spoken text (new lines, symbols, punctuation)
Dismissible microphone alerts

Full Release Notes

# FluidVoice v1.6.9

## Changes

- Spoken Formatting in Custom Dictionary can insert new lines, paragraphs, tabs, spaces, punctuation, and symbols using a configurable start word
- Microphone alerts no longer appear on routine startup and can be disabled from the alert or Notifications settings.
- AI responses no longer lose answer text when a model emits an extra closing thinking tag.
- Wired headset microphones remain available in clamshell mode instead of being mistaken for the unavailable built-in microphone.
- Fixed External microphones not working when connected through 3.5mm 
- Bluetooth microphones now ride through brief AirPods route and format changes without being marked unavailable
- Speaker-labeled file transcription no longer drops trailing audio when same-speaker segments overlap.
- Speaker labels are preserved when only brief transcription gaps occur, with omitted audio clearly noted.

## Contributors

Thanks to @YuriNachos and @nsutcliffe for fixes and improvements