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New in version 2026.2 (7.2 R1)
The Dragon Medical system now performs input validation on all inputs from the user and all user-supplied data before processing those inputs and data. To provide information on input validation failures to the integrating app, a new
sessionDidReceiveOnIntegrationErrormessage has been added to the NUSASessionDelegate protocol. [2228734]The SpeechKit SDK binary is now built with the
-fstack-protector-strongflag for additional security. [2678037]The
onlineHelpURLsession property is deprecated. Dragon Medical SpeechKit no longer supports opening partner-supplied help URLs in the personalization and help screen. [2766367]
Solved in version 2026.2 (7.2 R1)
Dragon Medical Virtual Assistant no longer takes a long time to deliver results. [2285129]
Apps integrating SpeechKit no longer crash on iOS 15 and 16. SpeechKit doesn't support iOS 15 or 16, but the integrating app doesn't crash as a result. [2609428]
Improved stability when changing the text field focus. [2690609]
The speech bar no longer appears larger than expected when you compile the app on Xcode 26.2. [2724558]
Known issues
The speech bar appears partially visible on devices with iOS 26.0. This issue is fixed on iOS 26.1.
Setting the build flag
OTHER_LDFLAGS=-ObjCcauses the app to fail during the build process with a duplicate symbols error.This typically happens when multiple static libraries include the same Objective-C symbols; the
-ObjCflag forces the linker to load all categories and classes, leading to conflicts.Mitigation: If
OTHER_LDFLAGSis left empty, the app builds successfully without errors.
Important information
- Mobile operating system support: The current major iOS version is supported along with the previous two major versions. [HCPLAT-1485, DNB-31832]
- Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2026.2 (iOS edition) is compatible with Dragon Medical Server 2024, 2025, and 2026.
- Dragon Medical Server 2026.2 is compatible with Dragon Medical SpeechKit and Dragon Medical Embedded versions 2024, 2025, and 2026.
- The SystemConfiguration framework must be linked explicitly to your application, even if
Link Frameworks Automaticallyis set toYES. IfLink Frameworks Automaticallyis set toNO, the WebKit framework must also be linked to your application. - Split View isn't supported. [DNB-28030]
Infrastructure
Infrastructure no longer supported
- Dragon Medical SpeechKit and Dragon Medical Embedded 2026.2 applications don't work with version 2023.4 servers.
- Version 2023.4 client applications don't work with version 2026.2 servers.
Infrastructure changes planned for the next release
- Dragon Medical SpeechKit and Dragon Medical Embedded 2027 and higher won't work with version 2024 servers.
- Version 2024 client applications won't work with version 2027 servers.
System requirements*
| Component | Recommended | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | iOS 26 | iOS 17-26 |
| Architecture | Physical device: arm64 iOS Simulator: x86_64, arm64 |
|
| Development environment | Xcode 26 | Xcode 16-26 |
*End-of-life: third-party environments
Support for third-party environments is only valid as long as they're supported by the corresponding vendor and might be subject to other restrictions. Please contact Nuance Technical Support for details. For more information, see the documentation delivered with the third-party product and supporting Nuance documentation.
When standard support by the vendor has stopped, Nuance will continue support if an issue is specific to the Nuance solution, within the limitations of the vendor's standard end-of-life and Nuance's policy. This means that issues that are a combination of the vendor's component and the Nuance solution cannot be supported.
Dragon Medical SpeechKit product life cycle
To take advantage of technical innovations and security enhancements, it's important to stay up to date with the latest versions of our SDKs.
We use the following versioning standard:
- Major release - represented by an increment in the major application version number; for example 2023.1, 2023.2.
- Point release - a service release between major releases, represented by an increment in the minor application version number; for example 2023.2.1, 2023.2.2.
We provide support for the current Dragon Medical SpeechKit version and one previous version. We investigate issues in the most current version and the previous version, or all versions released within the last 12 months (whichever includes more versions). Updates that address issues identified in previous versions are always based on the most current version.
When we release a new version of Dragon Medical SpeechKit that includes breaking changes, you might need to update your application’s source code. In these cases, we continue support for the previous version, prior to the breaking changes, for 12 months.
We won't investigate issues after the end of support.
| Version | Status | End of support | End of life | Deactivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2020.3 (iOS edition 3.8 R1) | End of life | 2021-08-31 | 2021-11-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2020.4 (iOS edition 3.9 R1) | End of life | 2021-12-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.1 (iOS edition 3.9 R2) | End of life | 2022-02-28 | 2022-05-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.1.1 (iOS edition 3.9 R3) | End of life | 2022-02-28 | 2022-05-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.1.2 (iOS edition 3.9 R4) | End of life | 2022-02-28 | 2022-05-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.1.3 (iOS edition 3.9 R5) | End of life | 2022-02-28 | 2023-05-31 | 2025-01-29 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.2 (iOS edition 3.10 R1) | End of life | 2022-06-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2025-12-03 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2021.3 (iOS edition 3.11 R1) | End of life | 2022-09-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2025-12-03 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2022.2 (iOS edition 4.1 R1) | End of life | 2023-04-30 | 2023-07-31 | 2026-03-02 |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2022.4 (iOS edition 4.4 R1) | End of life | 2023-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2023.1 (iOS edition 5.0 R1) | End of life | 2024-02-29 | 2024-05-31 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2024.1 (iOS edition 5.7 R1) | End of life | 2025-02-28 | 2025-05-31 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2024.3 (iOS edition 5.8 R1) | End of life | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2024.4 (iOS edition 6.1 R1) | End of support | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-31 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2025.1 (iOS edition 6.2 R1) | Supported | 2026-03-31 | 2026-06-30 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2025.4 (iOS edition 7.0 R1) | Recalled: not supported | |||
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2026.1 (iOS edition 7.1 R1) | Supported | 2027-01-31 | 2027-04-30 | |
| Dragon Medical SpeechKit 2026.2 (iOS edition 7.2 R1) | Supported | 2027-05-31 | 2027-08-31 |
*Preliminary date depending on the next major or point release. If this is longer than 12 months, the support period will be extended until the next major or point release.
At Nuance, we place a strong emphasis on security and take a proactive approach to safeguarding our platform. To this end, 12 months after the end of support, Nuance deactivates unsupported client versions on the Nuance cloud. To avoid any disruption in service, we strongly recommend that partners integrating client SDKs that are in restricted maintenance mode upgrade their customers to the latest version of Dragon Medical SpeechKit as soon as possible.