Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says that with Dictation on iPhone you can dictate text in any place where you can type it.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“With Dictation on iPhone, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it.”
Dictate text on iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple Support, iPhone User Guide, n.d., Dictate text on iPhone, first paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's user guide for iOS 27, in the section Dictate text on iPhone. The sentence introduces the feature before the steps for turning it on.
- What it does not show
- Apple says this in general terms. It does not list apps where Dictation is blocked, and it notes elsewhere that Dictation may not be available in all languages, countries or regions. An app can also refuse microphone access, as the iPhone microphone steps explain.
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