v1.6.9

altic-dev/FluidVoicev1.6.9Aug 18, 2026by altic-dev

AI Summary

This release enhances spoken formatting capabilities, improves microphone reliability across wired and Bluetooth devices, and fixes issues with AI responses and speaker labeling.

Key Highlights

Spoken Formatting in Custom Dictionary now supports inserting new lines, punctuation, and symbols using a configurable start word.
Microphone alerts can be disabled from settings to prevent routine startup interruptions.
Fixed AI responses losing text when models emit extra closing thinking tags.
Improved reliability for wired headset microphones in clamshell mode and Bluetooth microphones during route changes.

New Features

Configurable spoken formatting insertions
Disableable microphone startup alerts
Enhanced speaker labeling for overlapping segments

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