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KappaFlow
Mar 09, 2025Copper Contributor
Web Speech API stopped working on Edge starting with v.134
Starting with version 134 of the Edge Browser (Windows 10, Edge Stable Version 134.0.3124.51, released March 6, 2025), the functionality of speech recognition (WebSpeechAPI) has been broken. This issue potentially impacts millions of users.
Requests to Microsoft servers return a "Network error."
For more details, please refer to this ticket:
https://github.com/speech-translator-ext/speech-translator-readme/issues/50
An easy way to test speech recognition:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html
About Web Speech API:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API#browser_compatibility
PS: It’s also unfortunate that, as a web browser extension developer, the "App Assure" functionality is not available. (App Assure: Facing issues with your business apps or websites on the latest version of Microsoft Edge? Microsoft will help you resolve them at no additional cost.) And in general it's very unclear where to report such issues.
- AymanAZOccasional Reader
I am experiencing the same issue, and it is very frustrating.
Hopefully, it will be resolved soon.
- AllenIsaacOccasional Reader
This is a frustrating situation, I was trying to find bugs in my speech-to-text API all day today and it turned out to be an edge issue. This needs to be fixed ASAP.
- Kelly_Y
Microsoft
Hi KappaFlow AymanAZ AllenIsaac - I just spoke with our developer and they are hoping a fix for this will be included in the Stable 134 release later this week. Thanks!
-Kelly