Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 AI dictation runs only on the on-device model, so its transcription quality is the same whether or not the phone has a data connection.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The new dictation runs solely using the powerful on-device model, which means you get the same transcription quality whether your phone is connected to a data network or not.”
Here's how to turn on iOS 27's new AI dictation (Advanced Dictation Preview), 9to5Mac, 2026, Article text, paragraph after the list of supported devices.
Open the original- What it measures
- Describes the Advanced Dictation Preview in the first iOS 27 developer beta. It is the more advanced model, separate from the ordinary dictation that Apple's article describes for other iPhones and languages.
- What it does not show
- This is the report's reading of Apple's description, from a beta. The article does not say whether the setting or the model will stay the same in the public release. It covers the advanced model only, not the ordinary dictation.