Fact · Dictation on Mac
In its Fix 2, Guiding Tech tells readers to run csrutil disable, restart the Mac, and then run a Terminal command that disables the corespeechd process.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“csrutil disable Step 7: Once you see the confirmation, restart your Mac. Step 8: After restarting your Mac, open Terminal again and run the following command. This will disable the corespeechd process.”
How to Fix Dictation Not Working on Mac, Guiding Tech, 2026, Fix 2: Kill Corespeechd Process Using Terminal.
Open the original- What it measures
- Step 7 and Step 8 come after the readers have started the Mac in Recovery mode, which the guide describes earlier in the same fix.
- What it does not show
- The command changes system behavior that Apple does not document for Dictation. Apple's own troubleshooting page does not mention it.