Fact · Voice privacy and security
If you opt in to Improve Siri and Dictation, Apple may keep your Siri and Dictation request history, which includes audio data, for up to two years.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Apple may retain and use this data for up to two years, and the small subset of interactions that has been reviewed may be kept beyond two years”
Improve Siri and Dictation & Privacy, Apple, Apple, 2026, Improve Siri and Dictation & Privacy, retention section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's page on the optional Improve Siri and Dictation setting. The two-year period applies to the request history that the page says includes your audio data, transcripts and related request data.
- What it does not show
- Describes the opt-in setting only. The default behavior is covered by a separate statement on Apple's Siri, Dictation and Privacy page. Apple's retention wording says 'up to', so the period is a maximum.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Apple Siri audio, opt-in, 2 years: 730 days.
- Service
- Apple Siri and Dictation
- What is kept
- Audio and transcripts
- When
- If you opt in
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- Two years counted as 730 days. Applies to request history that includes audio, when you opt in to Improve Siri and Dictation.