Fact · Dictation in your apps
A user's feature request about the Claude Code desktop app, opened in June 2026, says built-in dictation appears to be English-only, or auto-detects with no way to override the language.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Built-in dictation appears to be English-only (or auto-detect with no override).”
Claude Code issue 66001: Add language selector for built-in voice dictation, GitHub, anthropics/claude-code issue tracker, 2026, Current behavior.
Open the original- What it measures
- The request concerns the microphone button in the Claude Code desktop app, not the chat app, the web app or the /voice command in the terminal. The reporter asks for a language picker in the same dropdown as the microphone choice.
- What it does not show
- One user's report of what they saw, filed in June 2026. It does not show the current behavior of any Claude app, and it says appears, not does.