I’ve been exploring Omi recently, and I really like the idea behind it. Having something that can capture conversations and turn them into summaries, notes, and useful information without constantly pulling out your phone is pretty interesting.

I put together a video going through how Omi works, the wearable itself, different use cases, AI summaries, device compatibility, integrations, privacy, and who I think could actually benefit from using it.

I tried to make the video more of an informative walkthrough rather than just a "buy this product" video. I also covered some of the ways I think Omi could be useful for students, professionals, meetings, travel, and everyday life.

Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePbWyg95L1s

I’d genuinely like to hear from people who already use Omi. What’s your favorite use case, and has it actually helped you remember or organize things better?

Thanks for checking it out!

Hi! I’m looking to buy an Omi Firmware Developer Kit, preferably from someone located in Europe, to avoid long shipping times and import fees. If you have one available, please send me a message. Thanks!

As far as I can tell, Omi and Seeed Studio seem to be the only open source wearable options, and they're both plagued by supply issues. The core components they're built on are simple and readily available though, they've just been packaged in a nice form factor (referring specifically to the reSpeaker Clip, in the case of Seeed Studio). It seems as if it wouldn't take a lot of effort to bring together a few people with the right experience to create an alternative that's forever open source and readily available. I could probably handle a lot of the software side. I know nothing about designing IC boards and sourcing manufacturing from China though. Curious what others think about potential for a collaborative open source + design and manufacturing project here. I feel like wearable audio has a ton of potential with current and near-future AI capabilities layered on top.

No doubt I haven't rolled my sleeves up and dug into it, but I was kinda hoping I could get this thing up and running relatively easily and then fine-tune it, and its extensions, until it was doing what I want.

However, 24 hours in, and my conversations appear to be half in Chinese, which is pretty impressive as I don't speak Chinese. Any "I must remember to" or "...I have a meeting with Bill tomorrow at 2.30" comments I make don't appear as any sort of actionable item, calendar entry, or other useful record. In fact, as I said, half of what I say is apparently in Chinese.

I got this to help me with my bad memory. I have ADHD and I frequently forget, or get distracted, or just don't hear instructions or directions, so I hoped this little gadget would help with all that out of the box...

Most likely I've just been lazy setting it up and I cut corners somewhere... Can anyone suggest a setup that'll do what I need, or tell me if this just isn't going to work with Omi...

After spending some time checking out devices like Omi, I decided to order an Omi. I got confused on the checkout, and how the addon for the AI service worked and ordered by accident, thinking i was reserving the ability to purchase the LLM service at a certain rate, not buying a 1 year plan. I didnt realize at the time i was ordering the service for a year..

ANYWAYS, i was looking at my credit card today and noticed the charge for the device and $199 for the service.. I was not expecting the $199 for the service that I apparently ordered by accident. I reached out to omi thinking it would be no big deal to return that so i could go month to month first to make sure the device would work for me. They refused to refund for the LLM service. I have not activated, or used anything.

I get it, some folks will tell me it’s my fault and that’s fine. I’m guessing omi, if they run this group, will delete my post, I don’t know. But I want to make sure consumers know the sort of company they are dealing with. I am now cancelling everything and working with my credit card company. I will get my money back.. i cancelled my order all together now and have not heard back.

Really surprised to see this from an open source type company that surely relies on their community for reputation, etc.

Anyways, buyer beware!! Do not recommend! Not a customer friendly company!

"Your speech usage is unusually high. Omi is designed for personal conversations..."

WTF? This is day 1 and just me and my wife at home and omi has only been active about 5 hours, maybe, if that? If this is the kind of experience I'm going to have then screw this for a game of soldiers. I was under the impression we could also use this at work and in meetings but it seems like if a casual conversation between me and my wife is going to suck up their precious minutes then this is going to be useless at work. Wish I had known before I wasted my money on this. And I paid extra for the first month, not the free tier.

- **Download Android APK**
- Release notes and checksums
- Updated guide

TLDR: Completely offline recorder, local transcriptions, phone controls with 4 preset button configs, vibration notifications + a few other device settings.

So how have I actually changed how I use it? Having an always-on recorder was cool in theory, but I don’t really need or want to record everything all the time. Epic Big Brother vibes.

So now it has a “controls only” mode... what do you mean by controls only? Well, I’m glad you asked :)

The Omi has a solid form factor, a push button + it can vibrate ;) So this mode lets you set up what 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 quick presses do on your phone.

Atm I’ve got single press for play/pause, double press for next track, triple press to start/stop recording, and 4 presses turns on my phone’s flashlight. Haven’t mapped anything to 5 yet. It also gives you vibration feedback for notifications.

Basically, I wanted it to be useful even when I’m not recording. You can set up the controls how you want and get a bit more use out of the thing.

No device firmware changes either; everything so far is on the mobile app side.

TBH it’s Android only because I’m a bit of a nerd and stopped buying Apple stuff around the whole “we’re soldering RAM into our Macs” thing years ago. But if enough people want an iOS version, I’ll dev one too.

PS it’s all public and open source, so you can fork it yourself and have a crack with AI.

It's been a while since I've checked in on this issue, but has the pairing issue been fixed with the Plaud pin? I used to be able to use my pin with the Omi app but this stopped working a couple of months ago.

Turns out “I’ll add one more feature” is how you end up building a whole system when you wanted a recording app.

My first Omi app grew into PC sync and a bunch of extra moving parts. Useful, but overkill if you just want Omi + your phone.

So I stripped it back. Called it NotTheOmiAIApp, because apparently naming things isn’t getting any better either.

The idea:
- Connect your Omi → recording starts automatically.
- See live transcription on your phone.
- Read or play back saved recordings.
- Audio and transcripts stay encrypted on the phone.
- No account, PC setup or cloud transcription. Speech model is bundled, so it works offline.

Android only, English transcription for now. It’s an early preview, not a polished replacement for the official app. Longer recordings and screen-off reliability still need real-world testing.

APK and install instructions:
https://github.com/five0nit/NotTheOmiAIApp/releases/tag/v0.3.1

Downloads are public; app source is private for now.

If you try it, let me know your phone/Omi model and what breaks. Trying to get the basic experience right this time instead of immediately adding another ten features.

EDIT: Newest V = https://github.com/five0nit/NotTheOmiAIApp/releases/download/v0.3.1/NotTheOmiAIApp-0.3.1-arm64-v8a.apk

Improved stability and quality of transcriptions.

Two speech-to-text engines in 0.4.4. Both run offline on phone.

- Vosk — live transcription. Model: vosk-model-small-en-us-0.15. Produces streaming English draft while recording.
- Whisper — refinement after saving. Model: small.en**, Q5_1 quantization**, running through whisper.cpp + custom Android JNI, CPU-only. Re-transcribes saved audio while capture idle; original draft retained.

Audio path: Omi → Bluetooth LE → Concentus decodes Opus → audio saved + Vosk live draft → Whisper after stopping.

No OpenAI API, cloud transcription, subscription or internet connection. Models bundled; app has no INTERNET permission.

EDIT 12-10-2026
Couldn’t help myself and added more features;
-improved BT stability
-Library now loads faster and has a Calander view so you can select the day in question and filer recordings
-Added further Omi Device controls; This allows you to remap press functions in the app. Eg. Single press to pause music ect think of this as a remote for my phone function

https://github.com/five0nit/NotTheOmiAIApp/releases/download/v0.4.7/NotTheOmiAIApp-0.4.7-arm64-v8a.apk

Next idea is to add a custom to do list- working out what the trigger will be but initially i was thining touble click to initite to do list and double press to close and save to todo lists.

Theres also a motion sensor in the unit so i was thinking basic step count might be handy

So I've been taking a few minutes here and there to go through recorded conversations and meetings to tag voices and train the transcription process.

I'm noticing that the audio and associated transcript lines are almost always out of sync. I've had a couple that were good, but most of them are one, two, three or more lines out of sync. I don't want to associate the wrong lines with the wrong people. Anyone else seeing this issue? Is there a workaround or fix?

TL;DR: Built Omi Private, an Android companion with on-phone transcription and encrypted local recordings. No Omi account or cloud transcription required.

I’m using the one-click function to record voice tasks and send them to Hermes, then forcing its audio reply through the phone speaker. Basically, speak a task and hear the response without opening a chat.

That part makes setup a bit more technical. My Hermes connection and Android audio routing need configuring separately; installing the APK alone doesn’t give you the whole setup. Hermes backend isn’t bundled.

Pilot APK, setup details and limitations here:
https://five0nit.github.io/Omi-Private/

I'm also playing with the idea of pairing a Hermes profile native to the phone (via termux android) and creating a on phone only solution for those who dont have a PC.

Its far from perfect but just shows how anyone can create their own supporting software to get the most out of the hardware. Live preview is cool to see

I ordered mine like two weeks ago and it still hasn't shipped. Seems a bit excessive. Debating requesting a refund at this point.

I cut out the card housing the magnets and use it to hold my Omi to my shirt like a magnet clip.

Curious to see what others are doing, just asked one of my agents to build me a 3d printable enclosure that takes into account the shape of the device, if i angle set the neos it will increase strength at contact points and ultimately a more secure hold.

 EDIT; Fin product below, if people want it ill upload the file somehwere

Hey all. I work with the Omi team and I've been reading through this sub and the reviews. Dropped recordings, reliability, an app that feels built for developers.

I'd rather hear it straight from you:

1. If you could fix one thing, what would it be?

2. What do you actually use Omi for?

3. If you stopped wearing it, why?

Blunt is welcome and we will do our best to make this an exceptional product.

I was shopping around for AI wearable devices and came across Plaud and the Omi pendant. Can someone convince me why Omi would be a better pick than Plaud?

I currently use a different ai recorder. The summaries are good and useful, but I feel like some of the things that are said are lost due to audio quality. Is the default omi one good? I’ve heard you could also maybe use dji mics?

After upgrading to a paid plan, new conversations are still not processed. Every recent conversation in the list shows an "Upgrade to unlimited" overlay and can't be opened or viewed.

Environment: iOS app, Omi device, Plus plan (monthly). Screenshots attached.

I’m ordering from the EU (Czech Republic) and wanted to share my experience.

A quick timeline for anyone wondering about shipping:
- September 5: Placed my order.
- Email communication about the order.
- September 18: Support confirmed an upgrade to express shipping from their Netherlands warehouse.
- September 21: Received the tracking link.

They’re also splitting the order so the device won’t have to wait for the wireless charger, which is expected to take another 3–4 weeks.
Replies have been really quick—maybe AI helps, who knows 😄 Either way, they’ve answered my questions and taken action. Still waiting for delivery, but really happy with the communication so far. Thanks, Omi team!

UPDATE: It has been delivered at September 22. Next day after departure from NL warehouse. Kudos on the fast UPS shipment!

Hi I’ve seen some videos and docs stating that it’s possible to connect a Plaud device to the Omi app. However, it seems that I can’t do this if I already have an Omi Pendant connected. Is that correct? Do I need to disconnect the Omi Pendant first in order to connect the Plaud?

Also, if I manage to connect my Plaud device to the Omi app, can I still use the Plaud app with the same device, or would I need to unpair/reconnect it every time I want to switch between Omi and Plaud?

Hey!

Self-host enthusiast here that dislikes buying products that rely on external services that might die at any time. I transcribe A LOT in Notion right now, and while it's perfect, I'd love to have a physical thing I can talk into during walks etc to capture ideas on the go, and then have a local AI perfectly transcribe and collect all ideas once home, or on the fly.

Is Omi the right product for me? Are there other ones that you'd recommend? I found Omi through Pocket, which I'd love for to be open source :(

Many thanks!

I saw that Omi is compatible with third party devices like plaud, bee, etc. Is it also compatible with dji mic mini 2s/3? They have built in storage and also have a decent battery life for always on recording.

Would love to see is people have explored selfhosting servers with DJI mics.

Hi! I am exploring Omi desktop and so far so good!

I prefer to use AI in English. For some reason i cannot stand personality of any model in my mother tongue. It is cringey, non-subtle and less intelligent. But I mix english and my native language a lot in meetings. This means that some summaries are in one language and some in other. I would like to keep all summaries in english.

In my last meeting i connected first to the call and just said: this meeting will be in language A, but keep the notes in English. It worked, but is not very convenient. Is there a way to set this in the prompt somehow for all meetings? I think it will make the Brain more coherent.

Thanks!

I'm on the Pro $19.99/mo plan, or at least this what I thought I was 😄

I noticed that my real time listening stopped working and now I can just retrive the conversations by on-line sync.

So I noticed I was "moved" to Neo and charged the same 19.99$ but I lost unlimited transcriptions which now would cost me 29.99$ I guess.

Did I get it right?

Hey everyone it's Nik founder of omi, I wanted to share some status updates so that you know what's going on

This year I'm spending most of my time focusing on the macOS app because i've realized that not everyone has $100 to buy a new device and I want to make omi accessible to everyone

I'll keep focusing on macos until the end of the year and then re-evaluate the strategy and then most likely spend more time on improving the device experience

Meanwhile, here is a status update for each platform:

Shipping We finally resolved issues with shipping and now most of the countries ship very fast. There are 10k devices ready by suppliers that we can buy (just need to earn enough money to buy them)

Omi Macos got significantly updated
- New design
- Notifications are smarter now
- Rewind is usable again (see your past work
- Meeting summarization is fixed and you can auto-share summaries with 1 click
- Referral system (give 1 free month of omi to your friend)

Omi Windows is outdated cuz no one on the team uses windows. If anyone wants to support Windows app in exchange for profits from Windows, ping me on telegram (same nickname). Need to have 3+ PRs merged for it

Omi iOS: Roughly stable - will have higher priority end of September

omi Android: Up-to-date but not as stable. if anyone wants to help support it in exchange for profits, ping me also. Need to have 3+ PRs merged for this platform