From bb0f1fa95a9ad0bc0ef4d41c9de992e3f2f1ddf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Tennant <jtennant@squareup.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:50:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop): keep dictation send controls active

Co-authored-by: Kenny Lopez <klopez4212@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John Tennant <jtennant@squareup.com>
---
 .../features/dictation/hooks/useMessageComposerDictation.tsx    | 1 -
 desktop/src/features/dictation/index.ts                         | 1 -
 desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageComposer.tsx            | 2 --
 3 files changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/desktop/src/features/dictation/hooks/useMessageComposerDictation.tsx b/desktop/src/features/dictation/hooks/useMessageComposerDictation.tsx
index 407d6d9a1..97252bf48 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/dictation/hooks/useMessageComposerDictation.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/dictation/hooks/useMessageComposerDictation.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export function useMessageComposerDictation({
 
   return {
     ...dictation,
-    isSendBlocked: isRecording || isStarting || isTranscribing,
     prepareToSubmit,
   };
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/dictation/index.ts b/desktop/src/features/dictation/index.ts
index 502b37e6b..12964f17a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/dictation/index.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/dictation/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ export {
 } from "./hooks/useMessageComposerDictation";
 export { useVoiceDictationShortcut } from "./hooks/useVoiceDictationShortcut";
 export { DictationButton } from "./ui/DictationButton";
-export { getDictationSendDecision } from "./lib/voiceInput";
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageComposer.tsx b/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageComposer.tsx
index ffcb35681..ecee420ab 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -838,13 +838,11 @@ function MessageComposerImpl({
       disabled ||
       media.isUploading ||
       mentionSendFlow.isPreparingMentionSend ||
-      dictation.isSendBlocked ||
       (isContentEmpty && media.pendingImeta.length === 0),
     [
       disabled,
       media.isUploading,
       mentionSendFlow.isPreparingMentionSend,
-      dictation.isSendBlocked,
       isContentEmpty,
       media.pendingImeta.length,
     ],