diff --git a/src/public/js/app.js b/src/public/js/app.js
index a248d88..e53e4f7 100644
--- a/src/public/js/app.js
+++ b/src/public/js/app.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function initRecognition() {
   const r = new SpeechRecognition();
   r.lang = 'de-DE';
   r.continuous = true;
-  r.interimResults = false;
+  r.interimResults = true;
   r.maxAlternatives = 1;
 
   let finalText = '';
@@ -158,17 +158,22 @@ function initRecognition() {
   };
 
   r.onresult = (e) => {
+    let interim = '';
     for (let i = e.resultIndex; i < e.results.length; i++) {
-      if (e.results[i].isFinal)
+      if (e.results[i].isFinal) {
         finalText += (finalText ? ' ' : '') + e.results[i][0].transcript;
+      } else {
+        interim += e.results[i][0].transcript;
+      }
     }
-    if (finalText.trim().split(/\s+/).length >= MAX_RECORD_WORDS) {
+    const display = finalText + (interim ? (finalText ? ' ' : '') + interim : '');
+    if (display.trim().split(/\s+/).length >= MAX_RECORD_WORDS) {
       stopRecording();
       return;
     }
-    updateTranscriptBox(finalText);
-    state.transcript = finalText;
-    checkBtn.disabled = !finalText.trim();
+    updateTranscriptBox(display);
+    state.transcript = display;
+    checkBtn.disabled = !display.trim();
   };
 
   r.onend   = () => { if (state.isRecording) stopRecording(); };
@@ -193,6 +198,16 @@ async function startRecording() {
   audioChunks = [];
   downloadBtn.disabled = true;
 
+  // Start SpeechRecognition first — triggers mic permission dialog on Android
+  transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'false';
+  recognition = initRecognition();
+  state.isRecording = true;
+  try { recognition.start(); } catch (_) {}
+
+  clearTimeout(recordingTimer);
+  recordingTimer = setTimeout(stopRecording, MAX_RECORD_SECONDS * 1000);
+
+  // MediaRecorder for audio download — best-effort, after recognition starts
   try {
     const stream   = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
     const mimeType = MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('audio/webm;codecs=opus')
@@ -208,14 +223,6 @@ async function startRecording() {
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn('MediaRecorder unavailable:', e);
   }
-
-  transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'false';
-  recognition = initRecognition();
-  state.isRecording = true;
-  try { recognition.start(); } catch (_) {}
-
-  clearTimeout(recordingTimer);
-  recordingTimer = setTimeout(stopRecording, MAX_RECORD_SECONDS * 1000);
 }
 
 function stopRecording() {