Fact · Dictation software
Microsoft says SwiftKey may send anonymized voice clips to Microsoft, so speech is not handled only on the device.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“SwiftKey may send anonymized voice clips to Microsoft to improve recognition.”
How do I use Voice to Text with Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard?, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Additional Notes, Data Sharing.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article describes the default multimodal voice typing first. Google Voice Typing, which SwiftKey can switch to, is a separate system provided by Android.
- What it does not show
- The sentence says the clips 'may' be sent, so it is the article's own wording and not a statement that all speech is sent. The article does not say how long clips are kept.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Microsoft SwiftKey: speech on device: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Microsoft SwiftKey voice input
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Voice clips may be sent to Microsoft
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not