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Q: Mute Dictation Start and Stop Tone on iPhone?

Is there any setting that can be adjusted to mute the dictation start and stop tones?

 

With iPhone 4S, when I tap the microphone  on the keyboard, a tone sounds. Since the microphone button is next to the Caps button, it is easy to hit it accidentally. This is a serious problem when I am texting from some place where cell phone tones are unwelcome like court. 

 

I have tried to disable this with the mute button on the side of the phone.  That does not work.

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on Oct 16, 2011 4:59 PM

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  • by tripletmamajill,Solvedanswer

    tripletmamajill tripletmamajill Jun 25, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Hoka Hey
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Hoka Hey

    This has been driving me bonkers also.

     

    I just googled elsewhere and found the solution: hit the dictation button, and when it pops up, turn the volume all the way down. Somehow it's a separate function from the rest of the phone.

     

    PHEW!

  • by Hoka Hey,

    Hoka Hey Hoka Hey Jun 25, 2012 1:34 PM in response to tripletmamajill
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:34 PM in response to tripletmamajill

    Thanks!!!

  • by downtownmb,

    downtownmb downtownmb Jun 25, 2012 2:39 PM in response to tripletmamajill
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    Jun 25, 2012 2:39 PM in response to tripletmamajill

    Yes, it's true that you can turn down the volume for voice dictation separately, but remember that this applies to all voice activated features, including Siri.  So next time you activate Siri, you won't be able to hear her. 

     

    This essentially means you have to maintain two separate volume settings-- one for your phone at large, and one for voice activated features.

     

    It would be nice if either the keyboard mic tone could be independently deactivated (without silencing Siri) or there were a setting that allowed keyboard-activated tones to be subject to the mute button.

  • by image3,

    image3 image3 Sep 30, 2016 8:24 PM in response to tripletmamajill
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    Sep 30, 2016 8:24 PM in response to tripletmamajill

    now 2016, iPhone 6, your solution still works

    thanks a bunch