Auto-stop is available in the Jamie desktop app on Windows (version 5.7.9 and above) and macOS (version 5.7.13 and above). If you don’t see the setting, update to the latest version.
How it works
While you’re recording, Jamie watches for three signals at the same time. When all three are true at once, Jamie automatically stops the recording.- Your microphone becomes inactive - for example when you leave a call in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or any other app that was using your mic.
- The scheduled meeting is near its end - in the final quarter of the calendar event. Once the event has ended, this signal stays on, so a call that runs over its slot still stops as soon as the other two signals line up.
- No speech has been detected for at least 30 seconds (configurable, see below) - Jamie waits for a quiet stretch so a brief pause doesn’t end your recording early.
Recordings without a calendar meeting
When a recording isn’t linked to a calendar event - for example an ad-hoc recording you started manually - Jamie falls back to a stricter rule: it stops only after a sustained period in which your microphone was continuously inactive and no speech was detected. This inactivity failsafe waits a further 5 to 15 minutes (default 10 minutes, configurable on desktop app version 5.7.18 and above) on top of the extended-silence duration; it also takes over after you cancel an automatic stop, until the conversation picks back up. The usual countdown runs before the stop, so you can cancel it if you’re still going.With a connected calendar, Jamie links your recording to the matching calendar event when you start, so it can stop close to the scheduled end instead of waiting out the 10-minute fallback. Connect your calendar in Settings → Integrations.
Managing auto-stop
Auto-stop is on by default in Notification only mode: when your meeting seems over, Jamie asks instead of stopping on its own. Switch When your meeting seems over to Stop Jamie if you want it to stop automatically, or turn the feature off entirely. To review or change the setting:- Open the Jamie desktop app
- Go to Settings → Meeting Automation
- Under Meeting end detection, toggle Detect when your meeting ends on or off
Notification only
Notification only is the default mode (desktop app version 5.7.18 and above). Instead of stopping, Jamie shows a notification asking whether the meeting is over, with a Stop Jamie button and a Don’t warn again option that silences further prompts for the current meeting. The countdown doesn’t apply in this mode. The 10-minute fallback for meetings without a calendar event still stops automatically, so a forgotten session never runs on for hours.Stop conditions
On desktop app version 5.7.18 and above you can also choose which conditions must hold before Jamie stops or warns. Extended silence is always required; the other two - the meeting app no longer using your microphone and the calendar meeting nearing its end - are optional. Both are on by default; disabling them makes Jamie rely on silence alone, which reacts faster but less cautiously. Changes apply from the next meeting.Silence duration
The Extended silence condition’s duration is configurable (desktop app version 5.7.18 and above) - from 30 seconds up to 5 minutes, with 30 seconds as the default. Like the stop conditions, changes apply from the next meeting.This setting can only be changed in the Jamie desktop app. If you’re viewing your settings in the browser, open the desktop app to adjust it.
When auto-stop won’t trigger
To avoid ending a recording too early, Jamie will not auto-stop when:- The Detect when your meeting ends setting is turned off
- The recording is linked to a calendar event that hasn’t reached its final stretch yet
- An app is still using your microphone
- Speech was detected within the last 30 seconds - or, for recordings without a linked calendar event, within the inactivity failsafe window (10 minutes by default)