My dictation isn’t working. When I hit the mic a mic with an x pops up

We appreciate the update, upsgal9.

From here, we'd recommend reaching out to Apple for additional assistance if the steps above didn't help. You can reach them using: Apple Support They'd be the best hands possible to assist moving forward.

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Hello upsgal9,

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

It sounds like you've done some really good troubleshooting so far but we want to help you get this issue resolved with Dictation on your iPhone. However, we're not sure exactly what you're experiencing with regard to Dictation's behavior. We understand that it isn't working as you expected, but if you could share some additional details, it may help the community be more effective at troubleshooting this with you.

In the meantime, please find some troubleshooting steps for general Dictation issues below:

If "Hey Siri" isn't working on your iPhone - Apple Support

If the microphones on your iPhone aren't working - Apple Support

We hope that this information is helpful.

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