What's new in the update
Essential Voice
Essential Voice, a new AI-powered speech-to-text feature, lets you focus on your ideas efficiently. Tap the icon on the keyboard or long-press the Essential key when using the keyboard to start. Key features include:
🎙️ Cleans up transcriptions by filtering out interjections, filler words, and repetitions, while intelligently handling your self-corrections.
🔡 Translates on the fly by detecting your translation intent and inserting the translated text directly.
🗃️ Allows you to store personal phrases, like email addresses, and automatically inserts them when triggered by corresponding speech.
📑 Formats the text automatically by converting speech into structured lists, steps, or bullet points when identifying those contents from the speaker.
Notes:
For more details about Essential Voice, please go to Settings > Intelligence toolkit > Essential Voice.
New Features
⏲️ Introduced the lock screen clock face from Phone (3a) Community Edition, co-created with the community member Jad Zock, featuring an exclusive typeface style and unique waking-up effect.
📡 Live Updates now work across various scenes, such as the lock screen, notification panel, and Glyph Interface, tracking real-time progress from apps, like Google Maps, just at a glance.
💬 Essential Notifications settings UI has been reworked with a cleaner look and descriptions for easier use.
🫧 Notifications that are frequently interacted with may be suggested to be set as Essential Notification.
Notes:
Live Updates compatibility with apps depends on local availability and specific app integration.
General Improvements and Bug Fixes
📖 Optimised the prompt instructions when activating eSIM for better clarity and usage.
🤳 Enhanced video call stability to prevent stuttering when using certain third-party apps.
📱 Fixed some display errors in the notification panel and Quick Settings.
⚙️ Enhanced overall system stability.
🛡️ Updated to April 2026 security patch.
Notes:
Your device may use more power and feel warmer during installation. Performance will return to normal after the update is complete.
