Fact · Dictation in your apps
September 2024
Microsoft's message center said it would retire the Dictation feature from Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“We will be retiring the Dictation feature from Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024”
MC841218: Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024, Microsoft, Microsoft 365 Message Center (archived copy on mc.merill.net), 2024, Message body, MC841218.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft posted the notice to its message center, which tells administrators about changes to Microsoft 365. The notice applied to Outlook for iOS and Android.
- What it does not show
- The notice gives the retirement dates as a plan. It does not show a removal date for each device, and this guide does not confirm a later return of the feature.