Mic has x on it when voice texting
iPhone 12, iOS 16
It will work only for iMessages (iPhone to iPhone) and not for SMS (iPhone to Android).
Enter the Phone number first then if it is an iPhone then the microphone will get activated automatically in the messaging app.
I have had the same problem and contacted Apple support. They said the dictation/voice text, using iMessage, is a known problem and should be addressed in a future update. Apple Support said it involves the English-US keyboard. However, there is a workaround given by Apple and that is to use the English-Canada keyboard instead which solved the problem for me.
That did not work. I tried turn off dictation and Siri and iMessage. Restarting my phone soft reset. Also a reset of all settings.
Thank you. That worked. I thought it just started after one of the recent updates.
The problem started for me with the recent iOS 16.0.3 update. Glad it worked for you, too.
When use voice texting the mic icon has an x on the mic. Same with my hey siri will be work
