Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
ListenIn says its speech-to-text runs on Apple's engines with on-device recognition forced on.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“Speech-to-text runs on Apple's engines with on-device recognition forced on”
ListenIn: Privacy & Permissions, ListenIn, 2026, Your audio section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy says the classic recognition path cannot fall back to Apple's speech service.
- What it does not show
- On macOS 14 to 15, dictation fails when the language is not downloaded, rather than falling back to the cloud.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as ListenIn: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- ListenIn
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Apple's engine, on-device recognition forced
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.