meet yapyap go
The phone companion — catch recordings anywhere, they hop to your desktop on their own.
yapyap go is the phone half of yapyap. It does one job extremely well: catch audio wherever you are — a meeting, a hallway chat, a 2am idea — and quietly hand it to the yapyap desktop app on your own wifi. Transcription and all the AI happen on the desktop; the phone stays a fast, reliable recorder.
Nothing ever touches a cloud. Recordings travel directly from your phone to your computer over the local network, and only after your desktop explicitly allowed the pairing.
first run
The first launch walks you through a four-step setup, hosted by Yap (the mascot — say hi):
welcome — what the app does, in two sentences.
microphone — the one permission recording needs. If you deny it you can still finish setup; yapyap asks again the first time you hit record, or you can flip it later via open Settings.
your desktop — open yapyap on your computer and the phone spots it on the same wifi. Tap pair and confirm on the desktop. You can skip for now and pair later from settings.
you're set — tap record and start yapping.
permissions, and why
| permission | why it's asked | if you say no |
|---|---|---|
| microphone | recording, obviously | recording won't start; asked again on first use |
| local network (iOS) | finding your desktop on the wifi | pairing and sync can't work |
| notifications (Android 13+) | the ongoing "recording" notification Android requires for background recording | recording works, but only while the app is open on screen |
That's the whole list. No location, no contacts, no camera, no push notifications, no analytics permission — there is nothing to phone home to.
keeping it updated
The app updates itself in the background. When a new version is ready you'll see a small banner — restart now, or it applies next launch. An update is never applied mid-session, so it can't interrupt a running recording. You can also check manually under settings → about → check for updates.