Fact · Dictation on Windows
In June 2026 heise reported that Microsoft's new Windows speech recognition API processes speech directly on the device and does not need an internet connection.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Processing runs directly on the device and does not require an internet connection.”
Local speech recognition for Windows – without cloud, Moritz Förster, heise online (iX Magazin), 2026, Section 'New API for speech recognition'.
Open the original- What it measures
- Reported from Microsoft's Build 2026 developer conference. The API is a developer interface for apps, separate from the Voice Access and voice typing features that end users open from Windows 11.
- What it does not show
- A news report on a developer preview. The article does not say that Voice Access or voice typing uses this API, and it does not give accuracy figures.