Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple gives the example of selecting text with touch or Apple Pencil and replacing it with your voice during dictation on iPad.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“For example, you can select text with touch or Apple Pencil and replace it with your voice.”
Dictate text on iPad (iPad User Guide), Apple Support (iPad User Guide), 2026, Dictate text, keyboard stays open.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple says the onscreen keyboard can stay open during dictation, so you can switch between speaking, typing and handwriting in the same text.
- What it does not show
- Apple gives one example. It does not describe the same behavior in Split View or Stage Manager, so this guide does not claim it for those layouts.