Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Diction's privacy policy says on-device mode processes audio entirely on the iPhone with a local speech model.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 20, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio is processed entirely on your iPhone using a local speech model.”
Diction privacy policy, Diction Labs, 2026, Section 'How Each Mode Handles Your Audio', On-Device Mode.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy also says audio is held in memory during transcription and discarded when the result is returned.
- What it does not show
- Applies to the on-device mode. The policy says the Diction One cloud and self-hosted modes send audio to a server.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Diction: on-device speech: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Diction
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- On-device mode
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.