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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by nullbio on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @10:12AM (#48370522)
Doesn't Wispr Flow do this though? How did they get past these limitations?
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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by RZelaya on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @10:26AM (#48370721)
From what I understand Wispr Flow distributes directly from their website and doesn't ship through the Mac App Store, so they don't go through Apple's App Store review at all. They use the Accessibility API the same way the direct version of WhisperPad does. The 2.4.5 limitation really only kicks in if you want App Store presence.
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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by sangeeth96 on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @10:23AM (#48370692)
not in the app store?
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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by kevsim on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @02:36PM (#48374326)
Yeah and Soniox is another similar as well, but I checked and neither is available in the AppStore
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