Release notes

What changed in each OmuType version, newest first. Google Play shows only the latest update's notes; every earlier one is here.

Mac 1042ma

  • With Accessibility on, voice spells names and brands the way your screen and your text already do
  • Auto picked the wrong language? Press Caps Lock while typing and the same letters switch between Chinese and English
  • Pressing Enter or clicking to edit after speaking no longer types the sentence twice
  • A new step-by-step guide to turning on Accessibility

Mac 1042m

  • Auto picked the wrong language? Press Caps Lock while typing and the same letters switch between Chinese and English
  • A new step-by-step guide to turning on Accessibility

Mac 1041ma

  • Hold 🌐 and recording starts at once, keeping your first words
  • The last words of a sentence no longer go missing
  • Right-click selected text in most apps to add it to your Keywords

Mac 1041m

  • Right-click selected text in most apps to add it to your Keywords
  • Stability improvements

Version 1041

  • More accurate swipe typing: it knows your keywords and the English Hong Kong uses
  • Voice typing improved
  • Stability and privacy improvements

Mac 1040ma

  • Long sentences come through whole

Mac 1039ma

  • New: OmuType for Mac with voice: hold a key and talk, Cantonese and English mixed
  • Shares your Android VIP plan
  • The offline edition still never goes online

Version 1040

  • Typing engine improved
  • Voice can write in formal written Chinese
  • More reliable voice typing

Mac 1039m

  • Closing quotes type properly again
  • The typing engine matches the phone: more names, short English words and Hong Kong phrases
  • 倉頑 reads a code with a slip or two in it

Version 1037

  • A fuller set of punctuation marks
  • Fancy letter styles
  • Turn spoken Cantonese into written Chinese
  • Mixed typing knows more Hong Kong words
  • Smoother symbols and handwriting

Mac 1036m

  • An English word you've typed no longer goes missing
  • hea now works inside a run of typing
  • Chinese typed straight after an English word no longer turns into English letters

Mac 1035m

  • ι€Ÿζˆ: type one code and press Space, the character goes in
  • Holding Shift for English among Chinese no longer makes the whole word capitals
  • Two English words typed together can split by themselves
  • More accurate English autocorrect
  • The word you're typing no longer goes missing
  • You can turn off the English word bar

Mac 1034m

  • The word you're typing no longer goes missing
  • A picked word no longer appears twice
  • More accurate English autocorrect
  • Add a new word to Keywords with one click

Version 1033

  • Chinese and English in one run: short English words, names and brands now type
  • Names you add yourself are recognised
  • More accurate ζœ‰ε†‡ and numbers
  • A mistyped English word stays English
  • English words Hong Kong people use come first more often

Mac 1033m

  • Runs recognise names and brands
  • Names you add yourself are recognised
  • More accurate ζœ‰ε†‡ and numbers
  • A mistyped English word stays English

Mac 1032m

  • Chinese and English in one run: short English words now type
  • ι€Ÿζˆ types punctuation by code
  • A steadier candidate bar
  • English no longer drops a letter

Version 1031

  • Smoother Chinese and English in one run
  • 倉頑 連打 is more forgiving
  • 倉頑 starts in 連打
  • No stray swipes while typing
  • Easier punctuation and deleting
  • Better English fixes
  • Your top keywords come first
  • Faster keys

Version 1030

  • 連打 knows more HK names
  • 倉頑 連打 is more forgiving
  • Capitals you type stay as typed
  • A clearer language key
  • Decimal point in phone number boxes
  • Easier IG and Threads search
  • Edits keep your spaces
  • Tablet keys where your hands are

Mac 1030m

  • New: OmuType for Mac beta
  • Cangjie, Quick, Jyutping and stroke
  • Vibe Typing: no need to know every Cangjie code; Chinese and English in one run
  • Completely offline
  • Download by the end of 2026, free for good

Version 1029

  • Enter on a physical keyboard works more like a computer
  • Quick can type more characters
  • No length limit on phrases
  • Steadier swipe typing
  • iPhone: back to your app after voice
  • New: release notes in the app
  • Samsung: a slimmer strip under the keyboard

Version 1027

  • New: VIP free trial
  • Smoother cursor control, fewer accidental space swipes
  • More options for your keyboard photo
  • Interface refinements

Version 1026

  • Better voice accuracy with Bluetooth headsets
  • Smoother switching between headset and phone mic

Version 1025

  • Improved stroke input order
  • Fewer accidental recordings
  • Keywords easier to type in Chinese input
  • New: Alano and your pet keep you company

Version 1024

  • New: phrase packs
  • New: reorganised settings, now searchable
  • New: your own photo as the keyboard (VIP)
  • New: voice from a physical keyboard; Bluetooth headset mic support
  • Better Cangjie and Quick suggestions
  • Stability and accuracy improvements

Version 1023

  • New: physical keyboard support
  • New English-first option for Quick
  • Simple mode improvements
  • Voice picks up new Keywords sooner
  • Bug fixes and refinements

Version 1022

  • New: travel mode, translate to Japanese and Thai
  • Easier Jyutping typing
  • Clipboard improvements
  • New: your efficiency stats
  • Keyboard size more consistent across phones
  • Bug fixes

Version 1021

  • Jyutping finds words more easily
  • New: turn Simplified into Traditional in one tap
  • New: phone-style number pad
  • Better handling of text boxes and Enter
  • Bug fixes

Version 1020

  • New: GIFs and Alano stickers
  • New: translation
  • New: redesigned Keywords page with import
  • New: tools for selected text
  • Spoken numbers come out more naturally
  • More accurate Quick and Cangjie
  • VIP across your phones
  • Stability improvements

Version 1.0.18

  • New Glass keyboard colour
  • Better Quick and Cangjie suggestions
  • Bug fixes

Version 1.0.17

  • New: key text size
  • More room for suggestions
  • Simple mode improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version 1.0.16

  • Simple mode clipboard improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version 1.0.15

  • More input methods in simple mode
  • Clipboard in simple mode
  • Simple mode interface improvements

Version 1.0.14

  • Faster, steadier swipe typing
  • Stability improvements

Version 1.0.13

  • New: simple mode, made for older users
  • No limit on phrases
  • Updated English dictionary
  • Swipe typing improvements
  • Refinements

Version 1.0.12

  • New: keyboard colours
  • Customisable shortcut bar
  • Emoji skin tone is remembered
  • Quick, Jyutping and Cangjie improvements
  • Key and interface improvements

Version 1.0.11

  • Easier to enter your email in email boxes
  • Voice improvements

Version 1.0.10

  • A little voice time even after the free minutes are used
  • Next-word suggestions know Hong Kong words better
  • Easier Cangjie and Quick
  • New: two input methods at once
  • English keyboard and emoji suggestion improvements
  • More accurate voice wording

Version 1.0.9

  • Much better swipe typing
  • New: handwriting on the keys
  • Separate gestures for Chinese and English keyboards
  • ✦ improvements
  • Easier to reach with thick cases
  • Bug fixes