WeChat Keyboard Adds Voice-to-Text Cleanup and Cross-Device AirDrop

WeChat’s keyboard app just got a lot more useful. The latest update — rolling out now across iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows — introduces a smart voice transcription cleanup tool, a cross-device file transfer feature that works like AirDrop, and automatic emoji suggestions that pop up as you type.

The standout feature is the new “voice cleanup” option. It works inside the existing voice-to-text tool: dictate your message as usual, then tap a “Clean Up Text” button to have the app automatically polish the transcription — removing filler words, restructuring run-on sentences, and generally making spoken language read like typed text. The feature is live on all four platforms, not just mobile. Version numbers shaking out are 3.5.1 for iOS, 3.5.0 for Android, 2.2.0 for Mac, and 2.1.0 for Windows.

The AirDrop-style file transfer is the other headline addition. Dubbed “AirDrop” in Chinese (隔空传送, literally “transmission through the air”), it lets you shoot photos and files between any two devices running WeChat Input. Open the keyboard, tap the AirDrop icon, select a connected device, and pick your file. The setup is simpler than Apple’s implementation since both sides already share a WeChat account — no Bluetooth pairing dance required.

There’s also a quality-of-life touch: type a sentence and the keyboard surfaces a matching emoji in the candidate bar, ready to insert with one tap. It works inline during chat, so you don’t have to leave your conversation to hunt for the right reaction.

WeChat Input, developed by Tencent, has been steadily adding features since its launch. The voice cleanup tool in particular feels like a direct shot at the friction point that keeps many users on native keyboard dictation — having to manually edit noisy transcriptions. If it works as well as the demos suggest, it could make WeChat Input the default choice for anyone who dictates more than they type on mobile.