diff --git a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/RecognizerApi.java b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/RecognizerApi.java
index 6f09c59e5..e0a41187b 100644
--- a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/RecognizerApi.java
+++ b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/RecognizerApi.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
     
     public static interface RecognizerApiListener {
     	public void onSpeechResult(String result);
+    	public void onSpeechError(int error);
     }
     
     private RecognizerApiListener mListener;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
     private ProgressDialog speakPd;
     private ProgressDialog processingPd;
 
-    public void write() {
+    public void start() {
         sr.setRecognitionListener(this);
 
         Intent intent = new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
     	}
     }
 
+    public void cancel() {
+    	sr.cancel();
+    }
+    
     public void destroy() {
     	sr.destroy();
     }
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
                 sr.cancel();
             }
         });
+        processingPd.show();
 
         long delta = System.currentTimeMillis() - speechStarted;
 
@@ -181,6 +187,8 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
 
     @Override
     public void onError(int error) {
+    	if (mListener != null)
+    		mListener.onSpeechError(error);
         Log.w("Speech Error", "Error code: " + error);
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +235,7 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
             findViewById(R.id.write).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onClick(View v) {
-                    api.write();
+                    api.start();
                 }
             });
 
@@ -251,5 +259,10 @@ public class RecognizerApi implements RecognitionListener {
         	((TextView)findViewById(R.id.text)).setText(result);
         	api.convert(M4A_FILE);
         }
+        
+        @Override
+        public void onSpeechError(int error) {
+        	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml b/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
index 4ca9941e2..0a469d5da 100644
--- a/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 <!-- See the file "LICENSE" for the full license governing this code. -->
 <resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     
+    <string name="speech_err_network">Network error! Speech recognition requires a network connection to work.</string>
+    <string name="speech_err_no_match">Sorry, I couldn\'t understand that! Please try again.</string>
+    <string name="speech_err_default">Sorry, speech recognition encountered an error. Please try again.</string>
+    
 </resources>
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
index 9d4e8d416..a86ded7b1 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListFragment.java
@@ -575,11 +575,13 @@ public class TaskListFragment extends ListFragment implements OnScrollListener,
     @Override
     public void onStart() {
         super.onStart();
+        quickAddBar.setupRecognizerApi();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onStop() {
         super.onStop();
+        quickAddBar.destroyRecognizerApi();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
index 587bb6d15..cf4f9b6b4 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/QuickAddBar.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.speech.SpeechRecognizer;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.TextView.OnEditorActionListener;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.timsu.astrid.R;
 import com.todoroo.aacenc.RecognizerApi;
@@ -107,9 +109,6 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout implements RecognizerApiListener {
         activity = myActivity;
         fragment = myFragment;
 
-        recognizerApi = new RecognizerApi(activity);
-        recognizerApi.setListener(this);
-
         DependencyInjectionService.getInstance().inject(this);
         LayoutInflater.from(activity).inflate(R.layout.quick_add_bar, this);
 
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout implements RecognizerApiListener {
                     currentVoiceFile = Long.toString(DateUtilities.now());
 
                 recognizerApi.setTemporaryFile(currentVoiceFile);
-                recognizerApi.write();
+                recognizerApi.start();
             }
         });
 
@@ -450,11 +449,46 @@ public class QuickAddBar extends LinearLayout implements RecognizerApiListener {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public void setupRecognizerApi() {
+        if (recognizerApi != null)
+            recognizerApi.destroy();
+
+        recognizerApi = new RecognizerApi(activity);
+        recognizerApi.setListener(this);
+    }
+
+    public void destroyRecognizerApi() {
+        recognizerApi.destroy();
+        recognizerApi = null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onSpeechResult(String result) {
         quickAddBox.setText(result);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onSpeechError(int error) {
+        recognizerApi.cancel();
+
+        int errorStr = 0;
+        switch(error) {
+        case SpeechRecognizer.ERROR_NETWORK:
+        case SpeechRecognizer.ERROR_NETWORK_TIMEOUT:
+            errorStr = R.string.speech_err_network;
+            break;
+        case SpeechRecognizer.ERROR_NO_MATCH:
+            Toast.makeText(activity, R.string.speech_err_no_match, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
+            break;
+        default:
+            errorStr = R.string.speech_err_default;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (errorStr > 0)
+            DialogUtilities.okDialog(activity, activity.getString(errorStr), null);
+    }
+
     public void hideKeyboard() {
         InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity.getSystemService(
                 Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);