Hi there!

We've got some exciting updates that make Hedy even more versatile and accessible. Let's dive into what's new in version 1.9.3 (iOS) and 1.9.4 (Android):

🎧 Background Processing (Beta)

One of your most-requested features is here! You can now turn off your screen while Hedy listens to your conversations. Keep in mind that we're still fine-tuning this feature with device battery management, so for now we recommend keeping Hedy open with the screen turned on for your most critical conversations. If you encounter issues with Hedy running in the background, please send us a note with what you experienced.

🌍 10 New Languages for Hedy Chat

Building on our existing language capabilities, we're excited to add 10 new languages for Hedy chat interactions. While Hedy continues to provide powerful real-time conversation analysis in 17 languages, you can now engage with Hedy in these additional languages:

Greek (Ελληνικά)

Hungarian (Magyar)

Danish (Dansk)

Norwegian (Norsk)

Finnish (Suomi)

Romanian (Română)

Bulgarian (Български)

Thai (ภาษาไทย)

Lithuanian (Lietuvių)

Tagalog/Filipino

This means that even during conversations in other supported languages, you can now ask Hedy questions, receive summaries, and get insights in these new languages. Whether you're seeking clarification, wanting a deeper understanding, or looking for personalized insights, Hedy is now even more accessible to our global community.

Note: We've thoroughly tested most major languages with our speech recognition and have implemented support for those that perform well with our current on-device processing model. While we cannot add these 10 languages to the speech recognition functionality, we will continue to try to add additional languages to the Hedy chat functionality.

✨ Quality-of-Life Improvements

Choose your conversation language right when you start a session

Your session context now influences both summaries and detailed notes, making them even more personalized

New dialog while your completed session is being finalized

Share everything at once! Use the new "Share All Data" option in the new session menu (triple dot button) to share your session's summary, detailed notes, highlights, and Hedy chat in one go

The web app has been updated to include the highlights functionality and provide better realtime conversation sync

📱 Android Users

If you encountered any issues with version 1.9.3, we apologize for any inconvenience. Please update to version 1.9.4 for a smoother experience.

We continue to ship your top requests from the Hedy feature board. We're listening and iterating based on your input, so please keep it coming!

All these updates are now available in version 1.9.3 (iOS) and 1.9.4 (Android), available in the App Store and Google Play.

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Together, let's continue to make Hedy the ultimate AI coach for being the brightest person in the room.

Stay bright,

Julian

Founder, Hedy AI