diff --git a/aider/analytics.py b/aider/analytics.py
index 35dd31e39..c8780679d 100644
--- a/aider/analytics.py
+++ b/aider/analytics.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class Analytics:
 
     def posthog_error(self):
         """disable posthog if we get an error"""
+        print("X" * 100)
         # https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-python/blob/9e1bb8c58afaa229da24c4fb576c08bb88a75752/posthog/consumer.py#L86
         # https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/2532
         self.ph = None
diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 3883adcba..e44b5bda5 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -1125,36 +1125,14 @@ class Commands:
                 )
                 return
 
-        history_iter = self.io.get_input_history()
-
-        history = []
-        size = 0
-        for line in history_iter:
-            if line.startswith("/"):
-                continue
-            if line in history:
-                continue
-            if size + len(line) > 1024:
-                break
-            size += len(line)
-            history.append(line)
-
-        history.reverse()
-        history = "\n".join(history)
-
         try:
-            text = self.voice.record_and_transcribe(history, language=self.voice_language)
+            text = self.voice.record_and_transcribe(None, language=self.voice_language)
         except litellm.OpenAIError as err:
             self.io.tool_error(f"Unable to use OpenAI whisper model: {err}")
             return
 
         if text:
-            self.io.add_to_input_history(text)
-            self.io.print()
-            self.io.user_input(text, log_only=False)
-            self.io.print()
-
-        return text
+            self.io.placeholder = text
 
     def cmd_paste(self, args):
         """Paste image/text from the clipboard into the chat.\
diff --git a/aider/website/_includes/conflicts.md b/aider/website/_includes/conflicts.md
index 51f2cc7ba..8a624d73c 100644
--- a/aider/website/_includes/conflicts.md
+++ b/aider/website/_includes/conflicts.md
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 
 ## Avoid package conflicts
 
+You can avoid python package conflicts by installing aider using 
+[pipx](/docs/install/pipx.html)
+or
+[uv](/docs/install/uv.html).
+
 If you are using aider to work on a python project, sometimes your project will require
 specific versions of python packages which conflict with the versions that aider
 requires.
-If this happens, the `python -m pip install` command may return errors like these:
+If this happens, the `python -m pip install aide-chat` command may return errors like these:
 
 ```
 aider-chat 0.23.0 requires somepackage==X.Y.Z, but you have somepackage U.W.V which is incompatible.
 ```
 
-You can avoid this problem by installing aider using `pipx` or `uv`,
 which will install it globally on your system
 within its own python environment.
 This way you can use aider to work on any python project,
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/install/pipx.md b/aider/website/docs/install/pipx.md
index 8c5940141..c61cb824a 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/install/pipx.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/install/pipx.md
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ nav_order: 100
 
 # Install with pipx
 
-
-Install [pipx](https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/) then do:
+A recommended way to install aider is with pipx:
 
 ```
+python -m pip install pipx  # If you need to install pipx
 pipx install aider-chat
 ```
 
+See also the 
+[docs on other methods for installing pipx itself](https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/installation/).
+
 
 ## pipx on replit
 
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/install/uv.md b/aider/website/docs/install/uv.md
index e7845327d..c8fe62b21 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/install/uv.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/install/uv.md
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ nav_order: 100
 
 # Install with uv
 
+A recommended way to install aider is with uv:
 
-Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) then do:
-
-```
+```bash
+python -m pip install uv  # If you need to install uv
 uv tool install --python python3.12 aider-chat
 ```
 
+See also the 
+[docs on other methods for installing uv itself](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
+
 {% include conflicts.md %}