Capture a thought during your run with voice memos

A phrase, a task, or an idea for later comes to mind while you run. By the time you finish and pick up your phone, it may already be hard to remember.

AimiRun voice memos give you a short recording entry: hold to say a few words, release to save, and listen back later. You can configure the home-screen and running-screen entries separately, so you do not have to start a workout to use them.

A voice memo saves the audio of what you say. Later, open its details to listen back and review any available text. Memos recorded during a run can also include running context and a link back to that run record.

Enable the entries you need

In voice memo settings, choose whether to show the recording entry on the home screen, the running screen, or both. When enabling it, the app prompts for the relevant AI consent according to your settings. Recording also needs microphone permission.

If you cannot see the button, check the entry switches and consent prompts first. It does not necessarily mean something is wrong with the run record.

Try it on the home screen first to get used to holding and releasing the button. Choose a convenient, safe place to record, rather than operating the phone while watching traffic or the path.

Hold to record, release to save

Hold the recording button and wait for the recording state before speaking. The screen shows recording status and elapsed time. Releasing the button ends and saves the recording.

Start with one clear sentence instead of trying to compose a complete piece. For example:

Next time I choose a route, I'd like to try the riverside path I passed today.

Or:

The second half felt difficult today. After the run, I want to discuss my training plan with Aimi.

These are examples of things to record. Saving your words does not mean the app has automatically completed a task or changed a workout.

Listen back and review the text

Find the memo in the list and open its details to play the audio. When text is available, you can view and edit it. If processing is still underway or has failed, follow the displayed status.

Text depends on uploading and service processing, so it may not appear immediately after you release the button. Listening to the original audio helps you check important details.

If the text does not match what you said, correct it in the details page. Voice memos are useful for keeping thoughts, but the text should not be treated as a permanently accurate original record.

How does a linked run help?

When you record during a run, the memo can include the run and activity information from that moment. Later, that context helps you remember when you said it, and the linked entry takes you back to the run record.

A thought recorded from the home screen may not belong to a run. Use the association actually shown; every memo does not need a matching route.

For example, if you recorded an idea for a new route as you passed a location, the run record provides context for that day. To revisit the process further, open route replay.

Save the feeling, then decide what to do with it

You can listen back and organise a memo yourself, or bring a training-related reflection into a conversation with Aimi. Saying “I want to change the plan” in a recording does not mean the plan has already changed.

For the next workout, read how to plan with Aimi, explain the specific situation, and check the actual schedule in the app.

If you prefer a picture with a short reflection, try post-run photos and notes. Voice keeps your original words; photos and notes help you revisit the scene.

You do not need a finished thought to save it

A memo can be short or unfinished. Keep a sentence you might forget, then decide later whether to organise, keep, or delete it.

Try recording one sentence from the home screen to learn the entry and playback controls. On your next run, use it when there is a thought you want to keep.