v2026.9.26

Dictate starts without a microphone.

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This release covers 3 pull requests.

Highlights #

• Dictate starts without a microphone.

Fixes #

• Dictate starts without a microphone. With none connected at startup, the engine used to exit and leave a window that could not dictate, change settings or show history. Recording without a microphone now says "Microphone error" in the window.

Contribution record #

CHANGELOG/records/2026.9.26.md lists every pull request in this release once, with its related issues and thanks.