Most snags are one permission.
When Phrasora can’t hear you or your text isn’t appearing, it almost always comes down to a single missing permission. Here are the common issues and the honest fix for each.
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The Phrasora keyboard won't switch on my iPhone.
First make sure the keyboard is turned on under Settings, Keyboards, with Allow Full Access enabled — without Full Access it can't hand text to the app. Then, in any text field, press and hold the globe key and choose Phrasora. iOS doesn't let an app switch keyboards for you, so this globe-key step is one you do yourself each time you want Phrasora.
Accessibility isn't granted on Android.
Open Settings, Accessibility, then Installed apps, tap Phrasora, and switch on Use Phrasora, tapping Allow on the pop-up. If you installed from outside Google Play and see a Restricted setting message, tap the three-dot menu at the top-right and choose Allow restricted settings first, then try the toggle again. Accessibility is the one permission that powers both the floating button and typing.
The microphone isn't being picked up.
Phrasora needs microphone access to hear you. On Mac, turn it on under System Settings, Privacy & Security, Microphone. On iPhone and Android, allow it from the app's settings. If a Bluetooth headset or another app is holding the mic, close that app or reconnect the headset and try again — the setup screen flips to ready the moment access is granted.
My text isn't landing at the cursor.
Make sure your cursor is in an editable field before you dictate. On Mac, Phrasora needs Accessibility granted to type into other apps; on Android, it needs the accessibility service on; on iPhone, the keyboard needs Full Access. If a dictation didn't land, tap back into the field — the iPhone keyboard holds the result and retries once the field is ready, so nothing is lost.
Nothing happens when I press my hotkey.
On Mac and Windows, the global hotkey works in any app once you're signed in and set up. Check the hotkey in Settings — on Mac you can change it, and the default is a hold-or-tap key plus ⇧⌘D to toggle. If another app already uses the same combination, pick a different one in Settings.
I've hit my free weekly limit.
The free tier includes 2,000 words of dictation a week, which resets weekly. If you've used it up, you can wait for the reset or move to Pro for a higher limit — $12 a month or $96 a year, with a 14-day trial that needs no card. Your words across devices count toward the same weekly total.
Still stuck? Each setup guide walks the full first-run flow for Mac, iPhone, Android, and Windows.
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