Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
To add a keyboard on iPhone, Apple's steps are to go to Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, tap Keyboards, and tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list.”
Add or change keyboards on iPhone, Apple, Apple Support, iPhone User Guide, 2026, Add or remove a keyboard for another language.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the step that adds a language keyboard. Dictation languages on iPhone come from the keyboards you add.
- What it does not show
- Apple's wording for the menu steps may change between iOS versions.
Source
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