Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple suggests headphones when you use Voice Control with VoiceOver, to help ensure that Voice Control hears only you.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you use Voice Control with VoiceOver, try using headphones to help ensure Voice Control hears only you speaking.”
Voice Control commands to interact with your Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide (macOS 27 version of the page), 2026, Use Voice Control with VoiceOver.
Open the original- What it measures
- VoiceOver speaks aloud what is on screen, and that speech can be picked up by the microphone and heard as a command.
- What it does not show
- The second half of that context is our explanation, not Apple's wording; Apple's page gives only the tip.