Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says you can add keyboards on an iPhone for writing or for using Dictation in different languages.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can add keyboards for writing or using Dictation in different languages on your iPhone.”
Add or change keyboards on iPhone, Apple, Apple Support, iPhone User Guide, 2026, Add or change keyboards on iPhone, opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's iPhone User Guide, the version current when we checked it. Keyboards are added in Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards. Cult of Mac reports that the Apple Watch follows the paired iPhone's keyboard language, so this list also matters for the watch.
- What it does not show
- Apple's page does not say which languages can run Dictation on the watch. The Apple Watch list of on-device languages is a separate table.
Source
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