Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Vibephone turns an iPhone into a computer microphone
A small Mac and Windows companion lets an iPhone dictate text into any focused text field.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- People who prefer phone dictation to laptop microphones
- Worth noticing
- The phone and computer pair over Bluetooth, so they do not need to share a Wi-Fi network.
Field notes
The workflow uses a menu-bar or system-tray Bridge that starts with the computer, then types into whichever text field has focus. Pairing happens once through a six-digit code, while macOS may request Bluetooth and Accessibility permissions. The page says transcription uses Whisper on the iPhone, supports automatic language detection, and works over a direct Bluetooth link within roughly a room.
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