Expressive Voice 2.6

Expressive Voice 2.6

Installs as an update over 2.5 and the betas (same package name and signing key).

New

• Long-press shortcut — long-press the app icon and tap Record to start recording right away and land on the live recording screen.
• Works with Shortcut Maker, KWGT and Tasker — a "Start recording" entry is available in their shortcut and activity pickers (action com.captechomar.recorder.action.QUICK_RECORD).

Changed

• Tapping the recording notification now opens the recording screen.

Expressive Voice beta 20

Full Changelog: beta-19...beta-20

Expressive Voice beta 19

Full Changelog: v2.5...beta-19

Expressive Voice 2.5

Expressive Voice 2.5

Installs as an update over 2.0 and the betas (same package name and signing key).

New

• Live recording notification — while you record, a notification shows a running timer with Pause/Resume and Stop buttons. On Android 16 it is marked as a live update, so it can appear as a status-bar chip and on the lock screen.
• Recording keeps going in the background — pressing Home or switching apps no longer risks cutting the recording off.
• Notification permission — on Android 13+ the app asks once; recording works even if you say no.

Changed

• Back arrow / back button while recording now stops and saves the recording, same as Stop.
• If a recording is already running, the home screen's Record button takes you back to it instead of starting another.
• Contact email in About, Terms and Privacy updated.

Fixed

• Check for updates no longer shows "Error checking for updates" (the app was missing the internet permission).

Expressive Voice 2.0

Expressive Voice 2.0

The app is now Expressive Voice (it still shows as Recorder under the launcher icon). It installs as an update over the earlier betas.

New

• Recording quality setting — choose Low (64 kbps), Standard (128 kbps, default), High (192 kbps) or Maximum (256 kbps). If the phone can't use a choice, it records at Standard instead of failing.
• Recordings folder setting — pick where recordings are saved, with an option to move existing recordings.
• One-tap recording — the red Record button on the home screen starts recording immediately; no second page and no second tap. Stopping brings you back to the list.
• New Record button — pill-shaped with a press-and-hold animation.
• Haptic feedback — a crisp physical-button click on Record, Stop, Play/Pause, −5s and +10s.
• Scrub timestamp — while dragging the progress bar, the left time shows exactly where you are in the recording.

Design

• Settings now use lighter, rounded, grouped containers.

Faster

• Smoother, faster recordings list and scrolling.
• Opening a recording is quicker: waveforms are saved after the first time, prepared in the background for new and recent recordings, and playback is ready as soon as the screen opens.
• Waveform decoding uses far less memory on long recordings.

Fixed

• Waveform no longer shows flat bars when reopening a recording.

Under the hood

• Package name stays com.captechomar.recorder, signed with the same key, so it updates in place.

Expressive Voice beta 17

Full Changelog: beta-16...beta-17

Expressive Voice beta 16

Full Changelog: beta-15...beta-16

Expressive Voice beta 15

Full Changelog: beta-13...beta-15

Expressive Voice beta 13

What's Changed

• Fix merge conflicts, performance, recordings folder setting, release workflow by @CaptechOmar in #1

New Contributors

• @CaptechOmar made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: beta-12...beta-13

Expressive Voice beta 12

Full Changelog: beta-11...beta-12