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Since upgrading my iPhone 13 to iOS 16.0.2, I’m having a problem with speech to text dictation in ALL apps. I get this icon (pictured) that suggests the mic is off. But I know the mic is working (all is good when recording a Voice Memo and taking on the phone, etc.) but for the life of me cannot figure out why the device thinks the mic is turned off, or how to turn it on. I’ve tried settings>privacy>microphone but to no avail. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Sure enough! Just spoke with Apple Support again. He had me undo the changes to the language and region settings (everything back to US and English) and dictation is now working as expected. Hope this helps anyone else out there having the same issue!
Sure enough! Just spoke with Apple Support again. He had me undo the changes to the language and region settings (everything back to US and English) and dictation is now working as expected. Hope this helps anyone else out there having the same issue!
So far, Apple asked me to try a workaround: In Settings / General / Language & Region, change the Region to another country (I chose Singapore). Then, in Settings / Siri & Search, change the language to something other than your default (I chose Swedish). After about 10 minutes, try dictation again and it should work -- dictation started working again! (Of course, Siri is speaking to me in Swedish, but after 24 hours, Apple wants me to change the settings back to what I had before.)
Hello ClaySand007,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We see you have some questions about your iPhone and using dictation, and we'd like to help.
Have you tried restarting your iPhone, to see if the issue remains? Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
If you're still having the mic issue with dictation, you'll want to contact Apple Support:
Regards.
I have a support case in with Apple. They’ve confirmed the problem is affecting multiple users. Apple engineers are currently diagnosing the issue. No ETA as of now.
This worked! Thank you SO much!
(What an odd workaround, but I’ll take it!)
Cheers!
Speech to Text Dictation issue
