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iPad asks me ‚Enable Dictation?’ all the time. How to turn this off

Whenever I type text quickly on my iPad, the window asking ‚Enable Dictation?’ pops up. It annoys me every time it appears as there is no option like „don’t ask ever again’, it just pops up all the time even though I am totally not interested to use it. Any chances to turn this inquiry off once and for all ?


The screenshot found on internet, but it is exactly the same on my iPad

iPad mini, iOS 9

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 10:41 AM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2021 10:53 AM

Hi aleksander179,


Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities. We understand you would like to know why you are seeing this popup.


There is a microphone icon located beside the spacebar. It appears you may be tapping this icon when attempting to tap space, thus prompting you to enable dictation. You can learn more about it below.


Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Cheers!

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Jul 28, 2021 10:53 AM in response to aleksander179

Hi aleksander179,


Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities. We understand you would like to know why you are seeing this popup.


There is a microphone icon located beside the spacebar. It appears you may be tapping this icon when attempting to tap space, thus prompting you to enable dictation. You can learn more about it below.


Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Cheers!

iPad asks me ‚Enable Dictation?’ all the time. How to turn this off

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