I have turned it off in the settings but it still is picking up sound and typing dictation in my text message. This is a royal pain in the ***. Is there a fix coming for this?
iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16
Hey ImTheDamo,
That's good to know. In your troubleshooting, did you check to see if Voice Control is turned on? Voice Control allows you to interact with your iPhone using your voice. Here's how to check: Use Voice Control on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
"How to turn on Voice Control
When the download is complete, a microphone 
will appear in the status bar of your device that indicates that Voice Control is listening or not listening."
Let us know what you find.
Take care!
Hey ImTheDamo,
That's good to know. In your troubleshooting, did you check to see if Voice Control is turned on? Voice Control allows you to interact with your iPhone using your voice. Here's how to check: Use Voice Control on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
"How to turn on Voice Control
When the download is complete, a microphone will appear in the status bar of your device that indicates that Voice Control is listening or not listening."
Let us know what you find.
Take care!
Hey ImTheDamo,
First we'd recommend reviewing this article as it provides more information on using dictation on iPhone: Dictate text on iPhone - Apple Support
Since the issue began, have you been able to restart your iPhone to see if that helps? If not we'd recommend trying that as a restart may resolve the issue. This article explains how: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
If that doesn't help, you may want to provide some additional information about the issue.
Is this only occurring with the Messages app, or are you having similar issues in other apps on your iPhone?
Thanks!
Hi, and thanks for the reply. Yes, I have done several restarts, and nothing has changed. Dictation is enabled in messaging and search, so far as I can see, but it doesn't seem to matter. If I can type it, dictation takes over. I have disabled dictation in the general settings, and it still is dictating mine or any overriding text sounds in the background (i.e., Youtube, Zoom, TV, etc.).
I have even tried enabling dictation in the general settings but turning it off when I message, and even that doesn't work. It is like the omnipresent source for anything written or searched. It is annoying. I am surprised this is not a major bug across the iPhone universe.
As stated at the onset of this thread, I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I updated my IOS to 16.3.1
Thanks,
Damian
That worked. Thank you so much.
Damian
You're welcome., ImTheDamo. Happy it's resolved for you.
Regards.
I have 14 Pro MAX IOS 16.3.1 and I can't Turn my Dictation Off.
