Claude: Apps for Android and iPhone get voice mode

According to the announcement, Claude's new voice mode is initially available to try out in the beta phase. It enables users of the smartphone app on Android and iOS to have “full spoken conversations with Claude” and will be made available to all customers in the coming weeks.

Claude: Ability to switch between text and voice on the fly

As Anthropic writes in a support document, the voice mode makes it possible to “talk to Claude and hear answers via voice output”. The mode is intended to make it easier to interact with Claude when “your hands are busy, but your mind is not”.

In addition to the spoken answers, Claude displays the most important points on the smartphone screen. According to the company, it is also possible to switch seamlessly between text and speech within the same conversation. The voice mode is based on Claude Sonnet 4.

Claude Voice Mode: access to Gmail and calendar for paying customers

With voice mode, users can discuss things like documents and pictures and choose from five different language options. Depending on the subscription, the conversations count towards the regular usage limits. According to Anthropic, users on the free plan can expect around 20 to 30 voice messages before the limit is reached. With paid tariffs, the Usage limit is significantly higher, so that longer calls can be made.

Paying customers can also connect Claude to their Google Workspace to access Gmail and the calendar and receive information about appointments and other data via voice mode. Enterprise customers also have the option of integrating Google Docs.

Claude is comparatively late to the game with voice mode, as competitors such as ChatGPT, Gemini Live, Perplexity and Grok have had this capability for a while. It was basically only a matter of time before Claude followed suit.

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