30 Sept 2025
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During dictation, your audio stays on your Mac. Network calls are limited to receipt checks and optional “bring‑your‑own‑key” rewrites if you enable them.
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Engineering
Cleaner input, cleaner transcripts: audio conditioning for accuracy
Normalized loudness and gentle filtering help the recognizer hear what you meant, not the room.
Performance
Long sessions: uploads vs 30‑second windowing
Why streaming on‑device and finalizing only the last ~30 seconds keeps long dictations responsive.