Grok on Mobile and Voice

Grok on Your Phone

The Grok mobile app is available on both iOS and Android and includes every feature from the web version: real-time X search, DeepSearch, Think mode, Aurora image generation, and file uploads. The mobile app adds two capabilities the web version does not have: voice mode and Live Camera. For users who want an AI assistant they can talk to — and one that can see the world around them — the mobile app unlocks the full experience.

Setting Up the App

Search "Grok" in the App Store or Google Play and install the official xAI app. Sign in with the same account you use on grok.com — your conversation history syncs across devices automatically. If you already use the X app with a premium subscription, Grok is also accessible directly inside X from the sidebar without a separate download.

Voice Mode: A Speech-to-Speech Experience

Grok's voice mode is a speech-to-speech system — not text-to-speech layered on a chat model, but a model that listens and speaks natively. You speak, and Grok responds with a natural-sounding voice in real time, without the mechanical quality of systems that convert text after the fact.

As of August 2026, voice mode supports more than 25 languages. The underlying speech-to-speech model launched on July 29, 2026. To start a voice session, tap the microphone icon in the Grok app. The conversation works the same way as text-based chat — you can ask questions, follow up, request analyses, and have Grok generate content — all spoken.

Voice mode is particularly well suited for:

• Quick lookups when your hands are occupied
• Brainstorming while walking or commuting
• Dictating notes or content for Grok to organise
• Practising explanations or arguments out loud

The Voice Connector: Your AI With Context

The Voice Connector, which launched on iOS, Android, and web on August 10, 2026, lets Grok access your connected apps during voice conversations. With it enabled, you can ask about live data from your accounts:

• "What is in my email inbox right now?"
• "What does my calendar look like tomorrow morning?"
• "Do I have any unread messages from [name]?"

This transforms voice mode from a general-purpose chat into something closer to a personal assistant with context about your actual schedule and communications. Connectors are configured in the Grok settings and require you to authorise each service independently.

Live Camera: Eyes in Your Pocket

During a voice session in the Grok mobile app, you can activate Live Camera to point your phone at anything and ask Grok about what it sees. Practical uses include:

• Pointing at a restaurant menu and asking for a recommendation based on your preferences
• Holding up a product and asking for a price comparison or review summary
• Showing a piece of text in a foreign language and asking for a translation
• Pointing at a diagram or whiteboard and asking for an explanation of what it shows
• Identifying a plant, product, or object in your environment

Mobile vs Web: Knowing When to Use Each

The web version at grok.com is better for:

• Long DeepSearch research sessions where you want a large screen and easy tab switching
• File uploads from a desktop file system
• Writing and editing tasks where a keyboard is faster
• Side-by-side work with other browser tabs open

The mobile app is better for:

• Any voice-first interaction
• Live Camera use cases
• Quick queries when you are away from your desk
• Anything that benefits from your phone's camera, microphone, or location

Both are fully capable. The choice is about the task and where you are, not about which version is more powerful.

Try This

Download the Grok app and enable voice mode. Have a short conversation: ask it to explain a concept you have been curious about, then ask two follow-up questions by voice. Then activate Live Camera and point your phone at any printed text — a book cover, a product label, a receipt — and ask Grok to read it and tell you something interesting about what it says. Both interactions take under five minutes and cover the features that make the mobile app different from the web version.