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User profile for user: Drew4242
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Cannot turn off Microphone

I have an iPhone X. I have a Bluetooth connected hearing aide. My phone is set to where the microphone is always on. In the upper left hand corner of my screen there is a blue microphone icon. If I am sending a text message there is no microphone icon in the lower right hand corner.

This is problematic when I am texting because the phone picks up any and all conversations happening around me. There I have to type in a completely silent room. Again, when sending a text message, There is no microphone icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen (I would normally be able to click this to turn on the microphone and start speech to text dictation then click it to turn off dictation) but this button is not showing.

any ideas??? Thanks!

iPhone X

Posted on Aug 8, 2021 12:16 PM

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User profile for user: i_rina
i_rina
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Posted on Aug 9, 2021 9:24 AM

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, Drew4242.

If we understand your post correctly, you'd like to turn off dictation so that while using your Bluetooth hearing aide your iPhone doesn't attempt to text the conversation going on around you. We’d like to help.


This guide will show you how to turn dictation on and off:


Dictate text on iPhone


If you're unable to turn off dictation, check to see if you have restrictions set up. Tap Settings > Screen Time.


Let us know if that resolves this issue for you.


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

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i_rina
User level: Community Specialist

Aug 9, 2021 9:24 AM in response to Drew4242

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, Drew4242.

If we understand your post correctly, you'd like to turn off dictation so that while using your Bluetooth hearing aide your iPhone doesn't attempt to text the conversation going on around you. We’d like to help.


This guide will show you how to turn dictation on and off:


Dictate text on iPhone


If you're unable to turn off dictation, check to see if you have restrictions set up. Tap Settings > Screen Time.


Let us know if that resolves this issue for you.


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

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