v1.6.9

calesthio/OpenMontagev1.6.9Aug 18, 2026by altic-dev

AI Summary

This release focuses on stability and reliability improvements for microphone handling, transcription accuracy, and dictation features, addressing issues with AirPods routing, speaker labeling, and microphone availability.

Key Highlights

Spoken Formatting in Custom Dictionary now supports inserting new lines, paragraphs, tabs, and symbols via a configurable start word.
Microphone alerts no longer appear on routine startup and can be disabled from settings.
Fixed external microphones not working when connected through 3.5mm and improved Bluetooth microphone routing stability.
Speaker-labeled file transcription no longer drops trailing audio during overlaps, and speaker labels are preserved during brief gaps.

New Features

Spoken Formatting with configurable start word
Mic alert disabling

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