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iPhone 17 Pro voice dictation issues

In November I switched from an iPhone 11 to the iPhone 17 Pro. Ever since that time the voice dictation has been horrible. I have to talk super slow otherwise it just creates a jumble of different words that I did not say. Has something happened to Apple’s dictation programming for the new phones?

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Mar 7, 2026 6:48 AM

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