NovaHUD troubleshooting

Nova doesn't respond when I talk

• Check the notch or Home: Muted means the microphone is closed (⇧⌘M toggles it).
• Start with her name: "Nova, …", or a session's name.
• Make sure Ollama is running and llama3.2:3b is installed for spoken answers.

Nova says she's sending, but Claude doesn't get the instruction

• A banner saying Claude isn't connected means the Claude Code CLI isn't signed in — press Connect Claude.
• Name the project: "tell Claude to keep working on Life OS".
• If you said "stop", "no" or "cancel" within seven seconds, it was cancelled.

Dictation doesn't type anything

Allow Accessibility for NovaHUD in System Settings › Privacy & Security. Until then, dictated text is left on the clipboard — paste with ⌘V.

The notch doesn't appear

Settings › Notch › Show the notch must be on. With "Display under the pointer", it moves to whichever display your pointer is on.

Music doesn't show in the notch

Allow NovaHUD under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Automation for Spotify or Music.

My iPhone can't find my Mac

Both need the apps open and the same Wi-Fi. On iPhone, allow Local Network for Nova. On the Mac, allow incoming connections if macOS asks.

I can't find the Nova keyboard

iOS never turns on new keyboards automatically: Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard › Nova.

Meetings don't sync between devices

Make sure you're signed in to the same iCloud account on each device, and that iCloud is on for Nova.

The Mac still shows an old app icon

macOS caches app icons. Log out and back in, or restart, to refresh it.

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