Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
In Voice Control on iPhone, Dictation mode is on by default, and any words you say that are not Voice Control commands are entered as text.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Any words you say that aren’t Voice Control commands are entered as text. Dictation mode is on by default.”
Use Voice Control to interact with iPhone, Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026, Use Voice Control to interact with iPhone, Commands for dictating text, the Dictation mode row of the command table.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's command table for Voice Control on iPhone, read on 2026-10-17. The row names the command Dictation mode and describes what it does when Voice Control is listening.
- What it does not show
- This describes Apple's default setting for Dictation mode. Apple's page does not say how often a user switches modes, and it does not say what happens when Voice Control hears speech that is not meant for the phone.