Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says to touch and hold the Globe key to show all your enabled keyboards, and that you can also just tap it to switch.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Touch and hold the Globe key to show all your enabled keyboards.”
Switch keyboards on iPod touch (Apple help), Apple Help, n.d. (iOS 15 era), Switch keyboards section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Holding the key opens the list of keyboards. Each keyboard carries its own dictation language where Apple supports it.
- What it does not show
- Older iOS page for an iPod touch 7. Apple's wording on newer iPhones may differ.
Source
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