Fact · Speech recognition
Android's recognizer intent says its possibly-complete silence length exists to stop the endpointer cutting off the input during very short pauses in the middle of speech.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“This is used to prevent the endpointer cutting off during very short mid-speech pauses.”
RecognizerIntent (Android Developers reference), Google, Android Developers, n.d., EXTRA_SPEECH_INPUT_POSSIBLY_COMPLETE_SILENCE_LENGTH_MILLIS.
Open the original- What it measures
- A second silence setting that sits below the complete-silence length.
- What it does not show
- The documentation advises leaving both values alone unless there is a good reason to change them.