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iPhone Dictation not working iOS 16

Hello,


I recently upgraded to iOS 16 and since doing so my dictation has stopped working properly. It was working at first but it has stopped.


I have tried disabling/re-enabling dictation and "hey siri" and other related settings, as I read this on the internet. I would disable, perform a restart, and re-enable. This didn't seem to resolve the issue.


I also made sure I had the latest version of iOS 16 - which I do - 16.0.2 (20A380) - Not sure where to go next.



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Posted on Sep 29, 2022 5:03 PM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2022 6:44 PM

Dictation doesn't work. In any app. For anything. In any way. I cannot dictate a text. I cannot dictate a search. It's like the phone doesn't hear my voice when I press the microphone button. I can speak on the phone, but I cannot use any other voice-activated features. This started happening a week or so ago, after upgrade.


see the red circle in the photo? That's all I get. Little blue spinning circle.


What other info do you need?

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Dec 7, 2022 6:50 PM in response to nathan430

what a lame response from Apple. Anyone with a brain can see that the dictation is horrible. I've noticed other mentions of one of the strangest problems I have, 2 or 3 repetitions of entire sentences or phrases. Its as tho no one at Apple has a clue nor cares particularly about this. And I get the impression this has been going on for months if not years. So demeaning to have a "community specialist" say something like 'you've done some really good troubleshooting...we want to help you figure this out..we're not sure exactly what it is you're experiencing...etc, etc. Where TF is that attitude coming from. Do you work for another company just messing with Apple customers and getting a big laugh? That is seriously what comes to my. mind with Apple responses.


Gregg Lovan

Boise, ID

Jan 30, 2023 5:25 AM in response to Keither37

Just adding my voice here to show this is not some isolated incident. I've been using dictation for years on everything especially for rapid fire notes and texting at work. As of the last update version 16.2, it is awful.


Here are the odd behaviors: 1- Serious lag in capturing my voice. 2- Serious lag with the mic button's on/off. Many times when I think it's off it's not and vice versa. 3- Insertion of commas and periods every other word. (I prefer the old way of telling SIRI when I want punctuation as in blah, blah, COMMA. blah, blah, PERIOD.).


Because of all this, I cannot use it anymore. PLEASE restore it to the way it use to work. It wasn't broke, so don't fix it.

iPhone Dictation not working iOS 16

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