Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple's steps to turn on Live Captions on iPhone start in the Settings app, under Accessibility.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Go to the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap Accessibility, tap Live Captions, then turn on Live Captions.”
Get Live Captions of spoken audio on iPhone, Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026, Set up and customize Live Captions.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's iPhone User Guide steps, read on 2026-10-17 for the page covering iOS 27 and iOS 26.
- What it does not show
- Apple's steps may differ on older iOS versions. The page we read covers iOS 27 and iOS 26.