Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
On Apple's iOS 27 parental controls page, every app and website a parent approves or blocks is organized into Allowed and Blocked lists within the Apps & Websites section of Screen Time.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Every app and website you approve or block is organized into Allowed and Blocked lists within Apps & Websites”
Set up parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, Mac and other Apple devices (iOS 27), Apple Support, 2026, Section on the Apps & Websites section of Screen Time.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's guide is written for parent-managed devices on iOS 27. Older iOS guides name a different list, Allowed Apps, so the menu name depends on the version.
- What it does not show
- Describes the Screen Time parental controls section. It does not say whether a Dictation or Siri switch appears in that list on every iPhone.