What's New
- Sonavi now gives live dictation a more refined visual feel with an upgraded voice overlay experience.
- A richer 3D voice sphere overlay option makes recording status feel clearer while you are speaking, pausing, and waiting for transcription.
- A new privacy-focused recording option helps keep Sonavi focused on the intended voice input while you dictate.
Improvements
- Spoken-language switching is easier, with faster access to favorite languages and clearer guidance when a selected model is not the best match.
- Language controls are more convenient for people who regularly move between a small set of spoken languages.
- Live dictation feedback feels more polished during recording and in overlay appearance settings.
Fixes
- The update path from 1.0.16 to 1.0.17 has been validated in a real installed-user environment.
- Recording and text insertion continue cleanly after updating, reducing friction during restart and the first sessions on the new version.
- Version 1.0.17 is now the current stable Windows release and is recommended for all Windows x64 users.
Verification
- Recommended for all current Windows users, especially anyone updating from 1.0.16.
- Available now through the Sonavi Windows installer and the in-app update flow for installed customers.
Known issues
- This release is for Windows x64.
- Some features, including in-app update checks, are available only in the installed app experience rather than standalone unpacked runs.
What's New
- Sonavi now captures clearer model setup details, helping diagnose blocked downloads, incomplete files, and verification problems more quickly.
- The Diagnostics view can create a support bundle, making it easier to send useful troubleshooting information without including audio or transcript text.
- Optional acceleration setup is more robust for supported Windows devices, with better validation and repair information when GPU acceleration is available.
Improvements
- Private Mode now uses a clearer on/off toggle, so the current privacy state is easier to confirm at a glance.
- Improved model download diagnostics and validation across setup, diagnostics, support bundles, and support workflows.
- The Windows update feed and installer metadata have been refreshed for the 1.0.16 stable release.
Fixes
- Strengthened checks around downloaded model files and acceleration packs to reduce confusing setup or runtime failures caused by incomplete or mismatched downloads.
- Added richer diagnostics around acceleration startup, activation, validation, repair, and fallback behavior.
- Version 1.0.16 is now the current stable Windows release and is recommended for all Windows users.
Known issues
- Optional GPU acceleration still depends on supported hardware, drivers, and availability of approved runtime components.
- Support bundles include diagnostics logs and incident metadata, but they intentionally do not include audio files, transcript text, or raw telemetry payloads.
What's New
- Sonavi now gives clearer context when a saved or manually selected model differs from the model recommended for your hardware.
- Model details are easier to understand, including whether you are using a faster interactive model or a larger quality-focused model.
- Diagnostics now include more complete context for model choice, acceleration behavior, recent performance, and support review.
Improvements
- Improved the experience around acceleration selection, startup validation, and model handling.
- Made dictation performance easier to interpret across launches, especially on PCs where model choice and hardware acceleration affect final transcription speed.
- Improved model handling and download states, reducing cases where the Models view could appear stuck while work was already in progress.
Fixes
- Improved diagnostic completeness so support information is less likely to be missing important performance context.
- Reduced confusing duplicate audio stop information in recent dictation details.
- Version 1.0.15 is now the current stable Windows release and is recommended for all Windows users.
Known issues
- Larger transcription models can still take longer to finalize on integrated or lower-power hardware. This is expected when you choose quality-focused models over lower-latency recommendations.
What's New
- Sonavi improved the Windows update path so older builds are guided toward the current supported release.
- Update prompts and restart guidance are better aligned with the latest stable Windows build.
- The Windows download experience now has a clearer route toward the recommended current installer.
Improvements
- Strengthened release availability signals so Sonavi can keep users pointed at the supported version.
- Improved the consistency of version guidance between the app, the update flow, and the website.
- Prepared the update path for the reliability, diagnostics, and model-handling improvements delivered in the next stable release.
Fixes
- Reduced cases where update guidance could be out of step with the current Windows release.
- Improved the restart/update flow for users moving from older Sonavi builds.
What's New
- Sonavi now gets you into a ready-to-dictate state with even more confidence, so you can start speaking sooner and stay focused on the work in front of you.
- The app is better at choosing the right performance path for your Windows PC, giving you the best available experience without making you manage the details.
- Readiness and support signals are clearer, helping you understand when Sonavi is prepared, when your device can do more, and when support can help faster.
- This release strengthens the update path behind Sonavi, so future improvements can reach you more smoothly and reliably.
Improvements
- Startup feels more dependable, especially in moments where network checks or device conditions could otherwise slow down your flow.
- Dictation readiness is more resilient, so Sonavi can keep your speaking experience available instead of making you wait on unnecessary background work.
- Performance behavior has been refined for a smoother experience across different Windows devices, from everyday laptops to more capable workstations.
- Support information is easier to trust and act on, making it simpler to get help without exposing your private spoken content.
Fixes
- Reduced the chance of startup delays before you can begin dictating.
- Improved consistency when Sonavi prepares the right transcription mode for your device.
- Improved release alignment so the app, download experience, and public release notes point customers toward the current Sonavi build.
What's New
- Sonavi can now make better use of compatible Windows devices, helping transcription feel more responsive where your PC supports it.
- Setup is more complete out of the box, so more users can install Sonavi and get started without hunting for extra components.
- A new readiness view helps you quickly understand whether your device is prepared for the best available transcription experience.
- Support information is easier to share when you need help, while keeping your spoken content and personal files private.
Improvements
- Sonavi gets you to a ready transcription state faster instead of making you wait for extra checks first.
- If your PC cannot use the faster path reliably, Sonavi keeps transcription available through the dependable standard mode.
- Status messages are clearer, making it easier to understand whether your system is ready, needs attention, or is already using the best available option.
- Copying support details is now easier, so troubleshooting takes less back and forth.
Fixes
- Reduced a startup slowdown that could delay the moment you begin transcribing.
- Improved reliability when Sonavi switches between faster and standard transcription modes.
- Improved installation confidence so new users can get onto the current version more smoothly.
What's New
- Sonavi now has a more reliable path for delivering new versions to users.
- The update experience is more consistent, helping you stay on the latest improvements with less friction.
- Version information is easier to keep aligned, so the app, download page, and release notes point users in the same direction.
Improvements
- Improved confidence that Sonavi can tell you when a newer version is available.
- Made the public download and update path more dependable for early-access users.
- Strengthened the release flow behind Sonavi so future improvements can reach users more predictably.
Fixes
- Fixed an update availability issue that could prevent users from getting the correct current release information.
- Improved how installed versions receive current product guidance from Sonavi.
- Improved the update notification layout so release details display more cleanly and comfortably when a new Sonavi version is available.
- Refined the app control screen layout for a clearer, easier-to-use experience when managing Sonavi from its control window.
- Improved the reliability of anonymous usage insights when enabled, helping Sonavi capture important product quality signals more consistently.
- Reduced duplicate first-run signals so product improvement data stays cleaner and more accurate.
- Added stronger handling for queued improvement signals, so Sonavi can process them more reliably without interrupting the dictation experience.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed app reliability checks
- Prepared Windows installation and update package
- Added privacy-conscious usage insights so Sonavi can better understand reliability, performance, and everyday dictation flow without collecting dictated text or audio.
- Improved how Sonavi measures dictation sessions, helping future updates focus on faster starts, smoother finishes, and better real-world transcription performance.
- Added better tracking around successful and interrupted dictation outcomes, helping Sonavi improve the moments that matter most during daily use.
- Kept privacy controls clear: private mode and transcript/audio sharing remain protected, while basic anonymous usage analytics help improve the product experience.
- Prepared the latest Windows installer and update package for a smoother path to Sonavi 1.0.9.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed app reliability checks
- Prepared Windows installation and update package
- Improved push-to-talk behavior so starting a new dictation right after the previous one feels smoother and more reliable.
- Improved Escape handling so Sonavi only uses Escape when it is actively cancelling a Sonavi dictation, while normal Escape behavior in other applications remains unchanged.
- Added clearer handling when Windows microphone access is unavailable, helping users understand when Sonavi needs permission before recording can begin.
- Improved model and language switching so Sonavi avoids unnecessary reloads and responds more smoothly when users adjust their speech setup.
- Refined the recording status experience, including clearer feedback while Sonavi finishes processing a previous recording.
- Prepared the latest Windows installer and update package for a smoother path to Sonavi 1.0.8.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed app reliability checks
- Prepared Windows installation and update package
- Improved the first-run experience so Sonavi can keep getting easier to install, open, and use from the very first launch.
- Strengthened privacy-first quality signals for users who choose to share analytics, helping us find defects, prioritize fixes, and improve reliability without collecting personal content.
- Kept Sonavi's privacy promise at the center: transcripts, audio, usernames, emails, file paths, and raw device identifiers are not sent.
- Improved how Sonavi handles temporary offline situations, so eligible quality information can support future fixes while respecting analytics consent at all times.
- Prepared a fresh Windows installer and update package for a smoother path to the latest Sonavi version.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed privacy-first quality checks
- Prepared Windows installation package
- Added smarter spoken-language handling so Sonavi can better match your selected language to the dictation option you are using.
- Made the language setting easier to understand by showing both your preferred language and the language behavior Sonavi will actually use.
- Improved reliability when a selected language cannot be applied, allowing Sonavi to continue with automatic detection instead of interrupting your workflow.
- Improved accessibility for the spoken-language control, including clearer helper text for screen-reader users.
- Strengthened update delivery checks so new releases can reach users more consistently.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed all quality checks
- Made speaking more focused and comfortable by automatically reducing background audio while you talk.
- Kept the feature easy to control with a simple setting in Sonavi, so you can choose the behavior that fits your workflow.
- Ensured audio comes back smoothly after speaking ends, so the experience stays uninterrupted and dependable.
- Improved overall dictation flow so conversations, recordings, and spoken input feel cleaner and less distracting.
Verification
- Completed release validation
- Passed all quality checks
- We made it easier to stay up to date by guiding you through important updates directly inside Sonavi whenever possible.
- You will now see clearer progress when an update is being prepared, downloaded, or installed.
- If an in-app update is not available, Sonavi still provides a clear download path so you can continue without confusion.
- We also improved how update suggestions are shown, so important guidance stays visible without getting in the way of your work.
- In addition, we strengthened the overall release process to help future updates reach you more reliably.
Known issues
- Some uncommon or development installs may still use the website download path instead of updating directly inside the app.
- If an in-app update cannot be completed, Sonavi will guide you to the external download path.
- This release focuses on update reliability and upgrade guidance rather than major new transcription features.
- Improved the reliability of Sonavi's Windows release delivery so users can receive new builds with more confidence.
- Added stronger release checks before publishing, helping reduce the chance of broken download or update information reaching users.
- Improved the download and update delivery path for larger Windows packages, making future releases easier to distribute consistently.
- Made the Settings area clearer with easier access to installed version details, update status, and release notes.
- Clarified the current early-access policy so users better understand build access, beta timing, and the licensing path as Sonavi matures.
- Published the 1.0.3 desktop release metadata.
Known issues
- Early-access users can continue using the current public build while the future licensing experience is being shaped.
- Added major application improvements across transcription UX, dashboard usability, and release infrastructure.
- Introduced stronger update and app-control handling, including signed manifest verification and release-process hardening.
- Expanded the desktop experience with improved home/history behavior, copy interactions, scrolling, and layout refinements.
- Added recoverable Escape cancel during dictation, allowing users to undo accidental cancellation and keep the captured transcript up to the moment of cancel.
Known issues
- The recoverable Escape flow restores the transcript captured up to cancellation, but does not resume live recording.
- Some newer dashboard and home-screen refinements may continue to evolve based on user feedback.
- Released the first tagged Sonavi desktop application version.
- Established the Windows application identity under the Sonavi name.
- Included the early desktop UI and packaging foundations for public distribution.
- Created the baseline for future transcription, update, and release improvements.
Known issues
- This was still an early-stage release baseline and did not yet include many of the later usability, update, and transcription improvements.
- Launched Sonavi as a public early-access Windows application for hands-on dictation use and early feedback.
- Published the first public download path with product updates, privacy information, terms, and contact resources.
- Established Sonavi's public presence as a privacy-first transcription and dictation application.
- Positioned the current installer as the starting build for users who want to try Sonavi while the product continues to evolve.
Known issues
- The download endpoint may evolve during the current early-access cycle.
