Thanks! What an excellent question, I’m not sure I have a good answer. I kind of became an open source maintainer by accident as Handy became popular
replyCertainly I am very lucky that quite a few people donate to Handy, and also some people and organizations who sponsor the work I do
To be honest I just love contributing to open source and wish to continue to do so. So anyone who supports this is good to me. Organizations which believe in OSS and push it forward are typically most aligned with me
Of course you can always email me (contact@handy.computer) and we can discuss in more detail
OS-native dictation on iOS requires uploading your address book to Apple on every request, even if you don’t use iCloud. I unfortunately have to leave it disabled for this reason.
replyAre you sure? Just tested it and it works locally and offline
replyI believe you're correct as of the last few iPhone generations. iOS 27 (with newer models of device required) have even better transcription coming as well, all on device.
replyIt says right on it when you enable it:
reply> Dictation sends information like your voice input, contacts, and location to Apple when necessary for processing your requests.
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replyOh my, this is the first time I read about it ever. Thanks for sharing it! I'll stop using the built-in dictation now.
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