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iPhone Voice to Text punctuation not working - iOS 17 Update

Has anybody else noticed that the punctuation when using voice to text is suddenly really terrible? I’m fully disabled with hand disabilities that make corrections not just difficult, but exceedingly painful, and suddenly voice to text is adding periods, where I don’t want periods, commas, where I don’t want commas, doesn’t capitalize the first letter on sentences, and is generally so much worse than it was before I updated.

The update I currently have is 16.1.2. I need it to stop. 16.1.2 broke my home screen, my ability to stream on almost all of my streaming services through HDMI, and my ability to speak and have my iPhone translated into a legible sentence. the home screen is just annoying, but the other two are something that severely impacts the disabled community, and I am so disappointed in Apple.

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dear Apple, please understand that this is not just an annoying bug, it is a bug that causes me severe pain from having to fix the problem, and strips me of my ability to communicate clearly if I don’t fix the problem. I was so grateful for voice to text before, but not now. please do something.

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 13, 2022 5:23 AM

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racheals14

Community Specialist

Posted on Dec 15, 2022 9:10 AM

Hi Kyzmett,

We definitely understand how essential it is that you're able to rely on Accessibility features like dictation to use your iPhone. Updates can often include fixes for unexpected behavior. iOS 16.2 was released since you posted your question, so let's start with getting your device up to date using the steps in Update your iPhone or iPad.

Update your iPhone or iPad wirelessly

Back up your device using iCloud or your computer.
Plug your device into power and connect to the internet with Wi-Fi.
Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
If you see more than one software update option available, choose the one that you want to install.
Tap Install Now. If you see Download and Install instead, tap it to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.

After you've updated, let us know if you continue to see issues with dictation, your Home screen, or streaming. We look forward to hearing the results.

Regards.

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PWK20

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Mar 30, 2023 3:34 AM in response to viaccess

I didn’t realize we could turn off auto-punctuation. A Godsend! Thanks for pointing that out.

Apr 11, 2023 12:52 PM in response to Kyzmett

Voice to text for messages and email used to be great. Now there are so many mistakes I must manually correct that it has become largely useless.

Ccfrog

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Apr 23, 2023 12:34 PM in response to Kyzmett

I totally agree. I am visually impaired, and now I am forced to type every thing. Heck even Siri thought I wanted to call 911. It writes whatever it wants,😡🙄

bdbnj

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Jun 15, 2023 10:09 AM in response to Kyzmett

Completely agree! While I appreciate the fact that they’ve made an effort to improve punctuation, since most people do not seem to use commas, it now breaks up every sentence.

Jun 15, 2023 10:36 AM in response to bdbnj

My latest example: "They don't have blanched almonds" was transcribed as "They don't have one installments".

Jul 14, 2023 2:05 PM in response to Kyzmett

Here it is July 2023 and the new iOS puts commas wherever it pleases. it even more frequently misunderstands what I say.

and see there it didn’t capitalize “it” after that period.

Aug 31, 2023 4:21 AM in response to LadyLoulabelle

Yes Apple. RSVP

Sep 19, 2023 6:28 AM in response to RICSTR55

RICSTR55 wrote:

I think Microsoft needs to be held accountable

What does Microsoft have to do with this issue?

Mcfadcat

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8 points

Oct 14, 2023 10:38 AM in response to Kyzmett

I am having the same problem with the punctuation. Also, it is so sensitive. It picks up every word from any surrounding device. This is ridiculous.

Mcfadcat

Level 1

8 points

Oct 16, 2023 3:18 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thank you! Did the trick! Fast and easy 👍💯🥰

kk4t

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Oct 16, 2023 4:28 PM in response to Mcfadcat

How do you change to basic spelling?

Oct 17, 2023 7:36 AM in response to Mcfadcat

Mcfadcat wrote:

Thank you! Did the trick! Fast and easy

Glad it helped!

Nov 16, 2023 1:31 PM in response to Kyzmett

Me too!!!

Dec 21, 2023 11:55 AM in response to SoccerCBL

Steve Jobs would have fired the idiots who thought adding comma, after, comma, and more commas, was, an acceptable, punctuation, tool.

Dec 22, 2023 8:15 AM in response to jamiesonbrewster

jamiesonbrewster wrote:

Steve Jobs would have ....

You were a personal friend of Steve Jobs? That's so cool!

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