Phone troubleshooting
Microphone blocked, uploads stuck, or the app not updating — fixes for the phone recorder.
The microphone is blocked
meaty shows Microphone access is needed to record. You turned off microphone access for meaty at some point; turn it back on in your phone's settings, then reopen meaty.
- iPhone: To be confirmed
- Android: To be confirmed
A recording is stuck in Pending uploads
Recordings that haven't reached meaty yet are listed in your library under Pending uploads. The status says what's happening:
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Waiting for connection | No connection. It uploads by itself when you're back online. |
| Uploading… | On its way. |
| Processing… | Uploaded; the notes are being written. |
| Upload failed — tap to retry | Tap it to try again. |
| Out of minutes — tap to retry | Your plan has no minutes left this month. See Plans and minutes. |
Don't delete a pending recording unless you mean to — until it uploads, the copy on your phone is the only one.
"Failed to start session"
This happens in private browsing while offline: private browsing can't keep a copy on the phone, and there's no connection to send it to. Reconnect, or open meaty outside private browsing.
meaty isn't updating
When an update is ready, a strip offers Update. If you tapped Not now, it comes back later. During a recording the update waits until you stop — that's deliberate.
The install banner disappeared
Dismissing it hides it for good on that phone. See Install on your phone for installing from the browser menu instead.
Still stuck
Contact support — mention your phone model and your meaty version (Account → Version).