Fact · Voice privacy and security
Speed of Sound's FAQ says audio and transcriptions are never written to disk and are discarded as soon as they are processed. It gives no fixed number of days.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 20, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio and transcriptions are never written to disk. They are discarded as soon as they are processed.”
Speed of Sound FAQ, Antonio Zugaldia, Speed of Sound, 2026, FAQ: Where does the app store my models, settings, and logs?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Speed of Sound is a desktop dictation app. The FAQ describes on-device processing as the default. Cloud transcription or text polishing is optional and only happens when the user adds API keys and enables a cloud provider. The FAQ does not say how long a cloud provider keeps data.
- What it does not show
- This describes storage by the app itself. It does not cover a cloud provider the user chooses, and the FAQ does not state that provider's retention. The FAQ does not say whether people review audio.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Speed of Sound, audio and text: Audio and transcriptions are never written to disk. They are discarded as soon as they are processed. days.
- Service
- Speed of Sound
- What is kept
- Audio and transcripts
- When
- At most
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10