Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple's developer documentation says the SFSpeechRecognizer class might need an Internet connection for some languages.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“For some languages, the recognizer might require an Internet connection.”
SFSpeechRecognizer (Speech framework documentation), Apple Inc., n.d., Set up speech recognition.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's documentation for the class an app uses to start speech recognition, read on 2026-10-16. The page explains that a recognizer is created for one language, and that the language decides whether a connection is needed.
- What it does not show
- The documentation does not list which languages need a connection, and it does not say how often the class is used by apps. Check isAvailable for the language in question.