Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says that if the dictation key does not appear on the iPad keyboard, you open General, then Keyboard, and turn on Enable Dictation.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“tap General, tap Keyboard, then turn on Enable Dictation.”
Dictate text on iPad (iPad User Guide), Apple Support (iPad User Guide), 2026, Dictate text, first steps.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence follows Apple's line that you tap the onscreen keyboard to dictate, and says what to do when the dictation key is not shown.
- What it does not show
- The guide shows the dictation key as an icon, so the page text leaves a gap where the icon appears. The steps follow a prompt that may ask you to tap Enable Dictation.