Quick Start Guide
You're set up in under five minutes. Here's everything you need to make your first capture and get it into your workflow.
Android 5 min setup 14-day Pro trial included
1 Sign in with Google
Open Toss and sign in with your Google account — the only login option in v1.0. No password to set up.
Once signed in, you land on the home screen. You'll see a banner confirming your 14-day Pro trial is active — all Pro features are unlocked from day one, no credit card needed.
At the top right of the home screen, three icons you'll use often:
- ? — opens this Quick Start Guide in your browser
- Clock — opens your capture history
- Gear — opens Settings
The Toss home screen — voice, text, and photo/file capture.
Customise the home screen
In Settings you can change the primary capture button (the large centre button) to Voice, Text, or Photo — whichever you reach for most. You can also set the File/Camera button to open either camera or file picker by default. Long-pressing that button always opens the other option.
Edit primary bytton and file/camera button.
2 Set up your destinations
A destination is where Toss sends your captures — a name, an email address, and settings for how it arrives.
Tap the gear icon to open Settings. You'll find a Me destination already created using your Google login email. It's starred — meaning it's your default. Captures that can't be auto-routed always go here. It's also the reply-to address on every email Toss sends.
On the free plan, Me is your only destination. On Pro, tap + Add to create as many as you need.
To change your default destination, tap the star next to any destination in the list. Only one can be starred at a time.
Settings — destinations list with the starred default (Me).
Configuring a destination Pro
Tap + Add or the edit icon next to any destination to open the Edit destination screen:
- Name — what you call it (e.g. "Support", "Work"). This is the word Toss listens for in the voice prefix.
- Email address — where captures get sent. Two destinations can share the same address — differentiated by their subject tag.
- Subject tag — toggle on to add [DestinationName] to the email subject line. Makes filtering and automations precise on the receiving end.
- AI override — override global AI settings for this destination: body style (Bullets, Prose, or Transcript) and whether to attach the original audio file (Default, Always, or Never).
Edit destination — configure name, email, subject tag, and AI settings.
Global AI & Routing settings Pro
Scroll further in Settings to find AI & Routing. These apply globally unless overridden per destination:
AI language
Auto-detect by default. Set a specific language if you always capture in the same one.
AI body style
Bullets for action lists. Prose for natural paragraphs. Transcript for the cleaned raw Whisper output.
Attach audio
Toggle on to include the original voice recording as an email attachment.
CC my default email
Copies every send to your Me address. Useful while testing to see exactly what arrives where.
3 Make your first capture
The home screen has three capture buttons. Each one does one thing.
- Voice — tap once, recording starts immediately. Talk, then tap Toss when done.
- Text — opens a text input screen. Type your note, choose a destination (Pro) or use your default, tap Toss.
- Photo / File — opens camera or file picker depending on your Settings. Long-press to switch between the two. Add a voice note for context before tossing.
You can also share directly from any Android app — screenshot, image, file — tap Share and select Toss from the share sheet.
Voice (centre), Text (bottom left), Photo/File (bottom right).
Choosing where your capture goes
While recording a voice note, you'll see an Auto route toggle. This controls how routing works:
Auto route — ON
Start your note with "For Work, ..." or "For Support, ..." — using your destination name. Toss detects the prefix after processing and routes automatically. No tapping required.
Auto route — OFF
A destination button appears while you record. Tap it to open your destination list and choose where this capture goes. Then tap Toss.
After you tap Toss
A quick confirmation screen appears, then Toss returns you to the home screen — or back to the app you were in if you came from the Android share sheet. The capture is queued and sent in the background. Check the history screen to see when it's been delivered.
4 Check your history
Tap the clock icon to see everything you've tossed — subject, destination, and status.
Tap any item to see the full generated email body, destination details (name, tag, email), and date of capture.
Each capture shows one of three statuses:
- Queued — waiting to send, usually offline. Sends automatically when connected.
- Sent — delivered. Tap to see the transcript and AI treatment.
- Error — something went wrong. Tap the item and use Retry to resend.
Managing history: swipe left on any item to delete it. History is kept for 30 days by default — change this to 7, 30, 90 days, or forever in Settings. Use the clear option at the bottom of the history screen to wipe all local data.
History screen — status, destination, and subject for every capture.
Tips to get the most out of Toss
Small habits that make a big difference.
Star your most-used destination
The starred destination is your default fallback. Tap the star next to any destination in Settings to change it.
Use subject tags for automation
If you use Zapier, Make, or email filters, turn on subject tags. The tag [Support] or [Work] gives your automation a reliable trigger to filter on.
CC yourself while testing
Turn on "CC my default email on every send" in Settings while setting up. You'll see exactly what arrives at each destination and can tune AI settings accordingly.
Set AI style per destination
Your task inbox probably wants bullet points. Your ideas inbox might prefer prose. Override the global AI setting per destination so each workflow gets what it needs.
Use the Android share sheet
The fastest way to route screenshots and files. Tap Share in any app, pick Toss, and route without ever opening the app first.
Try the voice prefix Pro
Start any voice note with "For Work, ..." or "For Support, ..." using your destination name. Toss routes it automatically — no tapping, no choosing.
Common questions
Ready to start tossing?
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