Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google's App Store listing for Gboard on iPhone says that voice input from the Gboard microphone is sent to Google for transcription.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you use Gboard's microphone, voice input will be sent to Google for transcription.”
Gboard - the Google Keyboard, App Store listing, Apple App Store, n.d., App privacy section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The privacy text of Gboard's App Store listing, which the developer writes and updates.
- What it does not show
- This is the developer's statement for the iPhone app, not a test of its traffic. It does not say whether the Android app behaves the same way.
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