Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
WhisperType, a free Android keyboard with a QWERTY layout, has a microphone key for speech-to-text that runs on the device, with a 25-second warning and a 30-second automatic stop.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Microphone key for offline on-device speech-to-text (25s warning, 30s auto-stop)”
WhisperType Keyboard (F-Droid package listing), WhisperType project, F-Droid, n.d., Features list.
Open the original- What it measures
- The F-Droid listing describes the app as a full Android input method with a real keyboard, not a dictation-only keyboard that shows just a microphone button.
- What it does not show
- The listing does not report accuracy, speed or the phones it was tested on. The 30-second stop limits how long one dictation can run.