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Recording sermons
RECORD is for church sermon recording on your phone - so you can walk out with sermon transcription and AI-assisted sermon notes (plus PDF), not a forgotten file on your camera roll.
Before you start
- Open the RECORD tab.
- Allow microphone access.
- Keep the phone plugged in for long services if you can.
- On iPhone or Android, use the installed Unfiltered Grace app (not a browser bookmark) if you need the recording to keep going when the screen locks.
You will not see a live transcript while recording. The transcript is created after you stop.
Record Live
Tap Record Live. You can type your own notes while it runs. Only Stop ends the recording.
On iPhone, a branded lock-screen / Dynamic Island panel appears while you record so you can confirm capture is still running and jump back into the app. On Android, an ongoing foreground-service notification covers lock-screen capture (not a Dynamic Island). See iOS and Android.
When you tap Stop, the audio uploads, then we transcribe sermons and build AI sermon notes. A progress bar stays available even if you switch to WRITE or JOURNAL.
Do not close the app until upload has at least started. If upload fails, RECORD may offer Upload saved recording so you can try again from the copy saved on the phone.
After processing
Open NOTES for theme, key points, illustrations, discussion questions, personal application, reflection, transcript, and your handwritten notes. See Sermon notes.
Limits
Sermon processing is capped in hours per calendar month by plan. Check Usage & billing.
Phone lock and “Failed to start recording”
- Allow Microphone for Unfiltered Grace in your phone settings.
- Use the installed app on iPhone, not a home-screen bookmark of the website.
- If Record fails immediately, check that the phone is online and try again.
- If a lock-screen recording panel is still showing after you stopped, open the app once more or force-quit and reopen - leftover panels clear on the next launch.
More: Upload audio or paste a URL and Troubleshooting.
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