Official documentation
Use Voice Control to interact with iPhone
Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's iPhone User Guide page on using Voice Control: turning it on and off, saying commands, showing the commands available in an app, and browsing the full command list in Settings.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, current when read. The list of commands changes with the app and the iOS version, so the page itself is the reference rather than any list copied elsewhere.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says the full list of Voice Control commands with examples is in Settings, under Accessibility, Voice Control, then Commands.
“To browse the full list of supported commands and see examples of how to use them, go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control > Commands.” (Show commands)
- Apple says the Voice Control commands available to you vary depending on the app you are working in and what you are doing.
“which vary depending on the app you’re working in and what you’re doing” (Show commands)
- Apple says that after you set up Voice Control, you can turn it on or off quickly from Control Center, from the Accessibility Shortcut, or by asking Siri.
“After you set up Voice Control, you can turn it on or off quickly by doing any of the following:” (Turn Voice Control on or off)
- 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.
“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, Commands for dictating text, the Dictation mode row of the command table)
- On iPhone, when Voice Control is on, Voice Control is the tool you use to dictate text, and standard iOS Dictation is not available.
“When Voice Control is on, you use Voice Control to dictate text; standard iOS Dictation isn’t available.” (Use Voice Control to interact with iPhone, note under the introduction)