Dictation not working in any apps on iPhone

"Dictation not working in any apps on iPhone: Dictation doesn’t work on any apps. I’ve tried turning dictation and apple intelligence off and on, rebooting the phone just did the most current update still nothing."

--------

Troubleshooting Dictation:

This may all comedown to being an audio issue (Input/Output). So, start with a Force Restart. Go here: Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

No Succes?...

A. Turn Off Do Not Disturb:

Go Here: Use Do Not Disturb with Focus on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

1. Open: Control Center (Swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen).
2. Tap: Focus
3. Tap: Do Not Disturb (so that it is greyed-out)

B. Troubleshooting Siri: If "Hey Siri" isn't Working on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

C. Troubleshooting iPhone Audio:

A Few Links that May Help:

• If you Hear No Sound or Distorted Sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Speaker - Apple Support

• If the Microphones on your iPhone aren't Working - Apple Support



• Control Audio Playback on AirPods with iPhone - Apple Support

• Adjust Audio and Visual Settings on iPhone - Apple Support

• Adjust the Volume on iPhone - Apple Support

• Volume Output: If you Can't Hear a Person on a Call or Voicemail or if the Sound isn't Clear on your iPhone - Apple Support

• Volume Input: if your Microphone isn’t Working or People Can’t Hear you While you’re on a Call -Apple Support

LedZepFan54 wrote:

Tried finding it but I couldn’t it may have been on reddit. In the shazam app you can specify which mic to use when searching for a song. When I tested with the front and back camera mic it could hear the song. The bottom microphone couldn’t.

Try testing with the Voice Memo app.

Try this - assuming you’re not using Accessibility features.

Force Restart iPhone - Apple Support

If Accessibility may be involved, try:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset All Settings.

Did you try the Forced Restart as suggested earlier? Or the reset all settings?

"Found in another thread through shazam app i tested microphone and it captured front and back camera mics but the bottom microphone wouldnt work. Is this a hardware issue or a potential software glitch?"

-------

Thank you for the follow-up.

Provide the Thread:

So, what's this thread you speak of? Providing that to review would most-certainly help. So, did you just hold your finger over the microphone?

“Tried finding it but I couldn’t it may have been on reddit. In the shazam app you can specify which mic to use when searching for a song. When I tested with the front and back camera mic it could hear the song. The bottom microphone couldn’t.”

———-

Check your browsing history. You might find it in there.