Fact · Voice privacy and security
Keyboard settings on a Mac show whether your general text dictation is processed on the device and not sent to Siri servers.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can check Keyboard settings to see whether your voice inputs and transcripts for general text Dictation (for example, composing messages and notes, but not dictating in a search box) are processed on your device and not sent to Siri servers.”
Use Dictation on Mac (Mac Help), Apple Support, n.d., Note under the introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The answer depends on the Mac and the dictation language. Dictation into a search box is excluded.
- What it does not show
- Apple does not list here which languages are processed on the device; the setting is the place to check.
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