Official documentation
iOS Feature Availability
Apple, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's official table of which iOS features work in which languages and regions. Its Dictation section lists the on-device and modeless Dictation languages, the auto-punctuation languages, and the Apple Intelligence Dictation feature with its own language list.
- How much weight it carries
- Published by Apple and the primary reference for language support. The page does not say which iOS version each row applies to, so the counts are as of the day we read it, 2026-10-17.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple's iOS and iPadOS feature availability list for Dictation includes Arabic (Saudi Arabia) and Arabic (United Arab Emirates).
“Dictation Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Arabic (United Arab Emirates) Cantonese (China mainland)” (Dictation list on the iOS and iPadOS feature availability page)
- Apple's iOS and iPadOS feature availability page lists Hindi (India) in its general Dictation section. The same page lists a separate On-Device and Modeless Dictation section, and Hindi is not in that section.
“Dictation Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Arabic (United Arab Emirates) ... Hebrew (Israel) Hindi (India)” (Dictation section of the feature availability table, and the separate On-Device and Modeless Dictation section that follows it)
- Apple's iOS and iPadOS feature page lists Dictation languages by language and region, so English appears several times, for example for Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia and Ireland.
“English (Australia) English (Canada) English (India) English (Indonesia) English (Ireland)” (Dictation: On-Device and Modeless Dictation section)
- In Apple's iOS list for on-device and modeless Dictation, Arabic appears without a country or region.
“Dictation: On-Device and Modeless Dictation Arabic Cantonese (Hong Kong)” (On-Device and Modeless Dictation list on the iOS feature availability page)
- Apple's iOS feature availability table lists 48 language and regional variants for On-Device and Modeless Dictation.
“On-Device and Modeless Dictation Arabic Cantonese (Hong Kong) Cantonese (Simplified, China mainland) Danish (Denmark)” (Dictation section, row On-Device and Modeless Dictation)
- Apple's iOS and iPadOS 27 feature availability table lists the Dictate Emoji feature for many languages, including English (United States).
“Dictation: Dictate Emoji Arabic Cantonese (China mainland) Chinese (China) Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Australia) English (Canada) English (India) English (Indonesia) English (Malaysia)” (Dictation: Dictate Emoji list)
- Apple's iOS feature availability table lists the Apple Intelligence feature More advanced Dictation for nine English language and regional variants.
“More advanced Dictation English (Australia) English (Canada) English (India) English (Ireland) English (New Zealand)” (Apple Intelligence section, row More advanced Dictation)
- Apple's iOS and iPadOS 27 feature availability table lists Dictation Voice-Based Editing for English (United States) only.
“Dictation: Voice-Based Editing English (United States) Back to Top” (Dictation: Voice-Based Editing row)
Pages that rest on this source
- Arabic Speech to Text and Right-to-Left DictationGuide
- How do you voice type in Arabic?Question
- Hindi Voice Typing and Speech to TextGuide
- Can you dictate in Hindi and other Indian languages on iPhone?Question
- How do you add a dictation language on iPhone?Question
- How do you transcribe Hindi or Hinglish audio to text?Question
- How many languages does iPhone dictation support?Question
- What are good Hindi dictation words for classes 1 to 4?Question
- What is dictation called in Hindi?Question
- What is the best dictation app for learning a language?Question
- What is the best free Hindi speech to text?Question
- Why is my dictation language not showing on iPhone?Question
- Dictation Languages: What Each App and Device SupportsGuide
- How to Change the Dictation Language on Any DeviceGuide
- Dictation Languages on iPhone and AndroidGuide
- Which dictation app supports the most languages?Question
- Which speech to text works best with an Indian accent?Question
- Why does iPhone dictation type in the wrong language?Question
- How to Use Dictation on iPhone (Voice to Text)Guide
- iPhone Dictation Not Working? How to Fix ItGuide
- Voice Typing in WhatsApp and Messaging AppsGuide
- Dictation on Apple Watch: How to Use and Fix ItGuide
- Offline Voice Typing on iPhone and AndroidGuide
- Does iPhone dictation work offline?Question