Microphone seems to be disabled for speech to Text

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Microphone seems to be disabled for speech to Text

Running iOS 16, When I press the microphone icon in the lower right to enter voice to text, or to enter a search, or to dictate in notes I get a small black tab with a Mic icon with a small X

indicating that the mic is off or disabled.

if I press the tab I get a small blue swirl in the text box.

The graphic that indicates sound being received is active leading me to believe the mic is hearing the input. But the speech to text is disabled for all of my apps.

microphone access is enabled for all most all of my apps.

anyone know to enable the microphone?

settings > privacy and security >microphone

all are turned on.

see photo below:

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 6:32 PM

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JMharts Author

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Sep 22, 2022 7:43 AM in response to Chellwheeler23

I’ve been in contact this Apple iPhone support.

their response after viewing my data logs is that it has something to die with the beta version of iOS 16.4 that I was running. Although I removed my profile File that was used to allow beta installation, and have installed the current public version of iOS 16, there may be some residual shared files that have note been over written.

I’m being told to back up my phone and reset it.

Cara the Apple tech has been super helpful.

we will attempt to reset and restore my phone next week. We will start with a fresh version of iOS 16. Then we will load one item at a time until we find the culprit. At least that’s the plan.

I’m interested to see that I’m not the only one with this issue. I will keep you informed about how the whole reset and restore goes.

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Stevi_S

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Sep 18, 2022 3:21 PM in response to JMharts

Hi JMharts,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand the microphone on your iPhone isn't working as expected. We want to help get this resolved. You've already taken some great steps on your own, so awesome job there! We also suggestion the steps below to see if they can resolve microphone issues on your device:

1. Remove any screen protectors, films, or cases from your iPhone.

2. Clear any debris from the openings of your iPhone.

You can also see some other steps that can resolve microphone issues here: If the microphones on your iPhone aren't working - Apple Support

Thanks.

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Sep 22, 2022 6:10 AM in response to Stevi_S

Stevi you really should READ the message before you reply.

The problem was: “Running iOS 16, When I press the microphone icon in the lower right to enter voice to text, or to enter a search, or to dictate in notes I get a small black tab with a Mic icon with a small X

indicating that the mic is off or disabled.

if I press the tab I get a small blue swirl in the text box. “

I am having the same problem. Is the help for this actual problem?

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Sep 22, 2022 7:45 AM in response to JMharts

Hi JMharts,

We are glad to hear that you have contacted support. Please feel free to reach back out if you have any further issues.

Cheers!

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Microphone seems to be disabled for speech to Text

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