Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by longnguyen on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @12:14PM (#48372256)

If you emulate command+V, make sure to check the keyboard layout. You may need to translate the keycode V for the current keyboard layout like DVORAK etc

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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by RZelaya on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @12:22PM (#48372361)

Good catch. Easy edge case to miss if you only test on QWERTY. I'll double-check the implementation, thanks for the heads up.

update: You're right, this is a real bug. The Direct version's auto-paste hardcodes the QWERTY keycode for V instead of translating for the active layout, so Dvorak / Colemak / AZERTY users would all hit it. The MAS version is unaffected (clipboard-only; the user presses their own Cmd+V, which is layout-correct). Fix is going into the next release. Thanks for the careful read.

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Re:Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibili... by longnguyen on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @12:30PM (#48372476)

Good luck. I’ve been building a native AI client[0] for the past 3 years and I didn’t catch this edge case until some of my users asked for it.

[0]: https://boltai.com

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