Code found inside the iOS 7 beta by a researcher has revealed that Apple is at least experimenting with the idea of supporting offline dictation abilities, similar to the current dictation available on the iPhone 4S and 5 but without the need to do offline processing on Apple's servers. Currently, dictation software on iOS (either from Dragon Dictation or the built-in dictation) relies on back-end cloud processing and thus an Internet connection, which can sometimes mean delays and unwanted (albeit tiny) amounts of data usage. Local dictation support, however, would require more storage, batte
