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WebKit says Safari users need Siri turned on for the speech recognition part of the Web Speech API to be available.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Note that users will need Siri enabled in System Preferences on macOS or Settings in iOS or iPadOS for the API to be available to be used.”
New WebKit Features in Safari 14.1, WebKit (Apple), 2021, Web Speech API section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The requirement comes from WebKit's 2021 post on Safari 14.1.
- What it does not show
- Settings names have changed since 2021, but the requirement is the point of the statement.