Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
12GB of unified memory
Apple says its Apple Intelligence dictation upgrade in iPadOS 27 is available in English on iPad models with M4 or later and at least 12GB of unified memory.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“With Apple Intelligence in iPadOS 27, dictation uses an on-device model to improve spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Available in English on iPad models with M4 or later, at least 12GB of unified memory.”
Dictate text on iPad (iPad User Guide), Apple Support (iPad User Guide), 2026, Note, Dictate text.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple presents this as an upgrade to the on-device model used for dictation. It changes spelling, punctuation and capitalization, not the basic start and stop steps.
- What it does not show
- The note limits the upgrade to English and to those iPad models. It does not describe standard dictation on older iPads.