Fact · Dictation on Mac
On macOS Tahoe 26, a Mac with Apple silicon lets you keep using the keyboard while you speak during Dictation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“you can still use the keyboard while you speak”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Mac User Guide, macOS Tahoe 26), Apple Inc., 2026, Dictate text.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Tahoe page says the cursor stops highlighting and pulsing while you type, then resumes so you can keep dictating.
- What it does not show
- The page applies this to Macs with Apple silicon. Intel Macs and older macOS releases are not described in this passage.