[What good looks like](/exemplars/index.md) / EX-002

# Dictation that shows your words as you speak them

## What it does

While you dictate, the Claude app writes the transcript into the message box as you speak, then refines it in a second pass when you stop. The first pass is rough, but it is immediate.

## Why it works

Seeing your words appear is proof that they are being captured. It is the reason the reporter uses this input over others: as long as the text keeps appearing, they know the recording is safe, and they can keep their attention on what they are saying.

## What it still does not do

When the live pass stalls (UX-063), the proof disappears with no explanation, and the second pass rewrites text without showing what changed (UX-062). The feedback is the right idea; it needs to cover the failure cases too.

## The findings it answers

- [UX-063 The live transcript sometimes stops while you are still speaking, and nothing says whether it is still recording](/findings/UX-063.md)

## The record

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| **Product** | [Claude app (iPhone and iPad)](https://claude.ai/download), app |
| **Where** | Message box, voice input |
| **Environment** | Claude app on iPad, landscape, dictating a message into a Claude Code session |
| **Demonstrates** | [The reader can always tell what the system is doing](/principles/index.md#system-state-is-visible) |
| **Recommendation** | [Show the state](/findings/?recommendation=show-the-state) |
| **Observed** | 2026-10-25, not recorded |
| **Last checked** | 2026-10-25, not recorded |
| **Source** | [Reported by Dinis Cruz, 25 Oct 2026, by voice, with a screenshot](/method/index.md#reports-from-readers) |