What changed — without the tech fog
R26 builds on the repaired R25 client path instead of reopening the login, private-storage or transcription core. A finished transcript is now something Daniel can search, navigate, play from, follow, mark and hand into Studio when real timing exists.
Release marker: Vault reconstruction + cloud media recovery R26.32. The ≈80-hour figure used in the earlier client build report remains an estimated engineering + QA effort summary, not a minute-by-minute timecard.
New in R26 — Transcript Intelligence II
Search transcript
Type or speak what you remember. Vault searches the finished transcript and clearly labels less-certain typo-tolerant matches.
Jump + Play Here
Timed matches can jump to the matching transcript words and start the original recording from the real timestamp.
Karaoke-style follow
When the provider supplied real word timing, the active word lights up as the original recording plays.
Mark a passage
Select transcript words and save the passage with the session. Real timing is attached only when the provider actually supplied complete boundaries.
Send selection to Studio
A selected or marked passage can be handed to MACRODOSE Studio when Vault has a trustworthy start and end. The handoff carries only bounded source identity, timing and safe file metadata — never bearer tokens, signed storage links or raw audio in the URL.
Long Session health check
Observes the real account + private Storage preflight from this device without repairing it. It does not upload audio, create a session, refresh the parent account, create a Storage bucket, expose a bearer token, or reveal a signed Storage URL.
Prior real-device QA milestone
During the recent client QA cycle, the full long-recording production chain completed on the real iPhone flow: private storage → Deepgram processing → secure result return → finished transcript in Vault. This update guide documents that recorded QA result; opening this page does not re-run the phone test.
The simple way to use Vault now
1. Record or import
Use one main action. Title and category are optional.
2. Review transcript
Correct words, search for moments, mark passages and use real timing when available.
3. Listen
Read the written transcript back with device voice or Premium Voice.
4. Export
Download the transcript with one tap. Extra formats stay under More export choices.
What the recent QA push repaired
One account
Embedded Vault follows the MACRODOSE account instead of independently rotating the same refresh session.
Recording custody
A later transcription failure should not erase the original recording. Long-session recovery remains separate from the stored source.
Easier to operate
Large text is the default direction, tap targets are larger, Reduce Motion is available and advanced tools stay behind progressive disclosure.
What Daniel should notice
The client-facing flow is still deliberately narrow: Record/Import → Review → Listen → Export. The difference is that Review now contains Transcript Intelligence II, so useful search, playback and passage tools are available without forcing Daniel into the dense advanced workspace.