Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Halo's privacy policy says Apple's dictation, the default, runs on the Mac once macOS has downloaded the language.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“Apple's dictation, the default, runs on your Mac once macOS has downloaded your language; until then Apple processes it on its servers.”
Privacy Policy, Halo, Halo, made by Otabek Abdiraimov, 2026, What the app sends, and to whom.
Open the original- What it measures
- Halo's dictation uses Apple's speech recognition by default. The policy names two cases: the language is downloaded and speech stays on the Mac, or it is not yet downloaded and Apple processes the speech on its servers.
- What it does not show
- Speech is on the device only after the language download. Before that, Apple's servers process it. The Groq option is a separate path, used only with the user's own key.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Halo: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Halo by Otabek Abdiraimov
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- After macOS downloads the language
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this