Giga Pisar on Android: voice dictation in one tap

⚡ The gist in 5 seconds - What it is: "Giga Pisar" has arrived on Android — voice input in any text field: hold a key, speak, release, and the text appears under the cursor. - Where to get it: the APK can be downloaded from the project's website or GitHub; it's not on Google Play yet. - Limitation: the "Brain" feature works only online via the cloud and requires an API key (DeepSeek, OpenAI, and others). Without it, only offline recognition is available. ### 🔍 What was found The Android app was created by user Denio1337 and sent to the author of the original "Giga Pisar". The project was polished up: they made an Android-style interface, a first-run setup wizard, a waveform overlay above the field, and added the "Brain" feature. There are two ways to dictate — by holding a floating green button or the volume-down button. In the latter case, you don't even need to look at the phone: vibration signals the start and end of recording, while a short press of the volume button still lowers the sound. Text is inserted directly into the field in Telegram, WhatsApp, notes, the browser, or email, bypassing the clipboard. Speech recognition is handled by Sber's GigaAM model — locally and without internet. The model weighs 225 MB, so it's best downloaded over Wi-Fi. The "Brain" AI feature works only through the cloud: the author deliberately didn't include a 2 GB offline model, since a phone is weaker than a computer — the model "would think for a long time and drain the battery." The cloud responds in one to two seconds. You connect your own key from DeepSeek, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or another service — "Pisar will figure out whose key it is." The key is stored encrypted only on the phone, and without the "Brain," the text doesn't go anywhere. The first review came from a Xiaomi owner who "hates on-screen keyboards"; however, Xiaomi may have issues with background services — a solution is already described in the guide on the website. ### 💡 Why it matters Previously, to process text on a smartphone you had to type it on the on-screen keyboard, copy it into a translator or a chat with an AI, ask it to fix things, and paste it back. "Giga Pisar" removes this cycle: dictate — and you can immediately ask "Pisar, make it shorter," "translate into English," or "make it more polite." The finished result appears in the field, and the "Undo" button rolls back the edit. The "Edit on the fly" mode automatically removes "uh," repetitions, and slips of the tongue, and adds punctuation. It's a practical tool for quick messages, notes, and email replies, and since the project is open source, anyone can contribute to its development. ### 🧩 Context The "Giga Pisar" project started with versions for macOS and Windows: the author believed dictation was more relevant on a computer — keyboard, work emails, documents — while the phone was "beyond the vision." Everything changed when Denio1337 wrote: "I made a Pisar for Android. What do you think?" — and sent a ready-made app with recognition using the same model right on the phone. The author tested it for a couple of days, realized he was using it for real, and helped bring the project to fruition. Now he uses the Android version every day and considers this the best thing that can happen to an open project: someone takes it and de

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