Dictation Fails to Capitalize Sentences Properly in iOS 18.5

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Dictation Fails to Capitalize Sentences Properly in iOS 18.5

Dear Apple Team,

I'm writing to express frustration with a basic functionality issue that has persisted across recent iOS updates -- specifically with voice dictation and capitalization.

As of iOS 18.5 on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, the system consistently fails to recognize the "All caps" or "Caps on/off" voice commands, even in Apple's own apps like Notes and Messages. This makes it impossible to dictate a full sentence in ALL CAPS, which used to work in earlier versions of iOS.

For users who rely on voice-to-text for accessibility, efficiency, or convenience, this is a serious limitation -- and a step backward.

While Apple continues to promote creativity, AI enhancements, and sleek hardware features, I urge your team to prioritize fixing foundational tools like dictation. Flashy innovations are great -- but not at the expense of core functionality.

Please consider addressing this in an upcoming update. We simply want the tools we already have to work -- reliably and intuitively.

Kind regards,

Fay Kelley

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 21, 2025 11:08 AM

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ChrisJ4203

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Jul 21, 2025 11:23 AM in response to Fay Kelley

This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here. If you wish for Apple to know your thoughts, you need to use the feedback link. While they do not provide individual responses, they do read all feedback. Feedback - iPhone - Apple

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Fay Kelley Author

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Jul 21, 2025 2:59 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thank you — I realize this is technically a user-to-user forum.

But I posted this for two reasons:

To validate others who are experiencing the same issue but may not have the words, time, or energy to speak up.
To offer a clear, copyable sample for anyone who wants to report it to Apple directly:

Product Feedback - Apple

Even if Apple claims not to monitor these threads, it would be hard to believe they don’t track user sentiment here in some form.

If they don’t, that’s a level of detachment that only proves the point I made. 😹

Thanks for reading and feel free to borrow the letter if it resonates.

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Dictation Fails to Capitalize Sentences Properly in iOS 18.5

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