Fact · Dictation in your apps
Anthropic says that in the mobile apps it deletes the audio recording after converting speech to text, and does not keep a copy of the speech or use it for training.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“After converting your speech input to text, we will delete your audio recording. We will not retain a copy of your speech input or use it for training our generative models.”
Use dictation on Claude Mobile (Claude Help Center), Anthropic, Claude Help Center, 2026, Data privacy.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the data privacy section of the mobile help article.
- What it does not show
- It covers the mobile apps. The desktop app and Claude Code have different terms, and Claude Code streams audio to Anthropic for transcription.
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