Hello Griffiths415,
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with Dictation on your iPhone. Verify Dictation is on as described here to see if that resolves the issue: Dictate text on iPhone - Apple Support
"Turn on Dictation
- Go to Settings
> General > Keyboard. - Turn on Enable Dictation.
Dictate text
- Tap to place the insertion point where you want to insert text.
- Tap
on the onscreen keyboard or in any text field where it appears (as in Messages, for example). Then speak. - If you don’t see
, make sure Enable Dictation is turned on in Settings
> General > Keyboard. - As you speak to insert text, iPhone automatically inserts punctuation for you. You can insert emoji by saying their names (for example, “mind blown emoji” or “happy emoji”).
- Note: You can turn this setting off by going to Settings
> General > Keyboard and turning off Auto-Punctuation. - When you finish, tap
."
This is how to use dictation, Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
For more help, please reach out to Apple directly here: Get Support
We hope this helps.
Cheers!