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Voice on Android
Android doesn't have Siri Shortcuts, so Sortpen has its own voice button. Tap it, say the task, and it lands in your Inbox column. About 2 minutes in Chrome.
The quick wayBuilt into Sortpen. Nothing extra to install.
1
Install Sortpen from Chrome
- Open www.sortpen.com/app in Chrome and sign in.
- Tap ⋮ at the top right, then Add to Home screen (some phones say Install app). Tap Install.
- The Sortpen icon now sits on your home screen like any other app.
2
Put "Sort it" on your home screen
- Press and hold the Sortpen icon. A small menu pops up with Sort it.
- Tap Sort it to start talking right away. Or drag Sort it onto your home screen so it gets its own one-tap icon.
- No menu? Open sortpen.com/say instead and add that page to your home screen the same way as step 1.
3
Say your first task
- Tap Sort it. The first time, Chrome asks to use the microphone. Tap Allow.
- Say: "Take out trash tomorrow at 7." Sortpen answers out loud: "Added Take out trash, tomorrow at 7:00 PM."
- Names work like on iPhone: "Emma soccer Tuesday at 5 every week" lands on Emma.
Another way: HTTP ShortcutsOptional. Uses the free HTTP Shortcuts app and your Sortpen key, like the iPhone setup.
1
Get HTTP Shortcuts
- Install HTTP Shortcuts (by Roland Meyer) from the Play Store. It's free and open source.
- Open it, tap +, and choose Regular HTTP Shortcut. Name it Sort it.
2
Make a "Task" text box
- Go back to the main screen, tap ⋮ → Global Variables, then + and pick Text Input.
- Name it task. Set Dialog Title to What should I sort? and save.
- When the shortcut runs, this box pops up. Tap the microphone on your keyboard and speak.
3
Point it at Sortpen
- Open your Sort it shortcut. Under Basic Request Settings, set Method to POST and URL to:
- Under Request Headers, add one header. Name: Authorization. Value: your key line:
Sign in, then come back here to copy your key line. It's also in the app under ⋯ → Siri.
- Under Request Body / Parameters, choose Custom Text with Content-Type application/json and enter:
Then select the word task inside the quotes and replace it with your task variable using the { } button.
{"text": "task"}
4
Hear the answer, and add it to your home screen
- In the shortcut, open Scripting and in Run on Success enter:
speak(response.body); - Save. Back on the list, press and hold Sort it and choose Place on Home Screen.
- Tap it, tap the keyboard mic, say the task. You'll hear what was added.
Your key works like a password. Keep it to your own phone. If a phone is lost, replace the key in the app under ⋯ → Siri.
If it doesn't work
- The mic button says voice isn't available.
- Open Sortpen in Chrome. Other browsers may not support voice. You can always type, or use the mic on your keyboard.
- "Allow the microphone…"
- In Chrome, tap the icon left of the address, then Permissions → Microphone → Allow. On the installed app: long-press its icon, App info → Permissions.
- HTTP Shortcuts shows "That key is not valid."
- Copy the key line from this page again and paste it over the old header value.
- HTTP Shortcuts shows "Please sign in."
- The header is missing or misspelled. It must be named exactly Authorization.
On iPhone instead? Set up "Hey Siri, sort it".