Fact · Dictation in your apps
ChromeOS Dictation turns itself off when no speech has been recognized for a short period. The document does not give the length of that period.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“it will automatically turn off if no speech has been recognized within a short period of time.”
ChromeOS Dictation (Chromium developer documentation), Chromium Project (Google), undated, Summary, User flow.
Open the original- What it measures
- Dictation can also be turned off by pressing Search + D again or by using the microphone icon, as the same section describes.
- What it does not show
- The length of the silence period is not stated, so do not expect a specific number of seconds.