How did you conclude the WPT issue would be handled? On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM 'Paul Adenot' via [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just a note here that we intend to ship this in 161 on all desktop platforms, > important dates for this at https://whattrainisitnow.com/release/?version=161. > > Best, > Paul. > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM Paul Adenot <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Both, the had a cloud-based path for a long time, but they have shipped an >> on-device implementation for probably more than a year now. >> >> In my own (limited) testing, the on-device implementation is generally >> preferred. >> >> I'm not entirely certain what technical solution is employed to perform the >> actual recognition, and it is bound to evolve, with useful feature we'll add >> to the spec. >> >> The standard allows for a wide variety of backends and some latitude in >> quality/features. Google certainly has nice in-house solutions for various >> performance envelopes. >> >> Paul. >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM Tom Ritter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Is Blink's implementation also on-device or is it using Google's backend >>> (or maybe their JS AI API that goes to Gemini in the backend...?) >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 7:49 AM 'Paul Adenot' via [email protected] >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Summary: >>>> This is a _strictly_ on device implementation of the SpeechRecognition >>>> interface. >>>> The speech synthesis counterpart defined in this specification is >>>> untouched. >>>> >>>> This can turn audio, directly from the microphone or a same-origin >>>> MediaStreamTrack into timed text, in real-time, with low-latency. >>>> >>>> Bug: >>>> Implementgation: >>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=webspeechondevice >>>> Activation in Nighly: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2069803 >>>> Shipping: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2072585 >>>> >>>> Specification: >>>> https://webaudio.github.io/web-speech-api/#speechreco-section >>>> >>>> Standards Body: >>>> Audio Community Group, to be adopted in the Audio Working Group next >>>> charter (currently being draft) >>>> >>>> Platform Coverage: >>>> All desktop platforms, Android tracked in >>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1244242. >>>> It's mostly a question of performance, we want to make sure we can use >>>> hardware >>>> acceleration on mobile. >>>> >>>> Preference: >>>> media.webspeech.recognition.enable >>>> >>>> DevTools Bug: >>>> N/A >>>> >>>> Extensions Bug: >>>> N/A >>>> >>>> Use Counter: >>>> https://searchfox.org/firefox-main/search?q=&path=dom%2Fbase%2FUseCounters.conf&case=false®exp=false >>>> >>>> Standards-Positions Discussion: >>>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/170 >>>> >>>> Other Browsers: >>>> Blink: Shipped >>>> WebKit: No information >>>> >>>> web-platform-tests: >>>> Complicated. There are some manual tests, but this needs a rather large >>>> model >>>> to run. I'm actively investigating. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "[email protected]" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-platform/CANWt0Wp5-8UEHVjycJiCmauvKU2ND4my%2B3dA6nuiT7wxvPsKZg%40mail.gmail.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "[email protected]" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-platform/CANWt0WpSZtXA-VQp3Tzx8FJfSZbLJWk0wKEy28oo%2BsDu7ey6LA%40mail.gmail.com.
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