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A university help article says that on iPhone you open a recording, choose Edit Recording, and tap the speech bubble icon to generate a transcript.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Tap the speech bubble icon in the bottom left to generate the transcription.”
Transcribe Voice Memos on an iPad or iPhone, Bowdoin College IT knowledge base, n.d., Steps, 'On iPhone'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article gives these steps for a recording already in the Voice Memos app. Use them as a starting point and check your iPhone's menu names.
- What it does not show
- The article is a campus help page, not Apple's documentation, and menu names can change between iOS versions.
Source
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