Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple says the dictation commands that edit text on iPhone are available in U.S. English on iPhone 12 and later, except iPhone SE.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictation commands to edit text are available in U.S. English on iPhone 12 and later (except iPhone SE).”
Commands for dictating text on iPhone, Apple Inc., 2026, Change, insert, and delete text section, opening sentence.
Open the original- What it measures
- This sentence sits above the table of Change, Insert, Select, Delete, Undo and Redo commands in Apple's iOS 27 page.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say whether the punctuation and formatting commands have the same device or language limit. Apple's text on the iOS 18 page gives a different limit (see the iOS 18 fact).