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where is my voice dictation icon in my new ipad

i do not have voice dictation in my new ipad

is there something i have to do to get it in my keyboard??

iPad 3G, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 28, 2012 3:46 AM

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May 5, 2012 2:00 PM in response to hamadapass

I'm having the same problem. When I first started using my 3gen iPad I had the mic icon all the time. At first I didn't even know what it was for. A few days ago I noticed that it was no longer available (it's funny how stuff is around when you don't need it but gone the minute you do). Nothing substantial has changed. My wifi network is exactly the same, I have never used a different keyboard layout and my iPad has never even left the house. The only change is a new set of earphones. The new earphone are iPad 2/3 specific and work great on games and on my phone. I've gone to setting/general/keyboard several times and there is not even a dictation on/off button. Any ideas what is happening? Again I'm on the same high speed wifi I've always used, no OS updates and no keyboard changes. Just that earphone change (I've tried the old ones to zero success). I've had several occasions the past week to have used dictation (this post ironically would have been much easier)


Does anyone have any ideas?


TIA

May 5, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Riommar

Just so I'm completely clear on this you have gone to settings, general, keyboard, dictation on?


Have you tried to reboot the iPad? Hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears on the screen, it takes about 10 seconds, ignore the red slider bar, and let go of the buttons, and let the iPad start up completely.


After you reboot the iPad, go back to the settings and see if the dictation setting has reappeared.


By the way, I created all of this text in this post using dictation.

where is my voice dictation icon in my new ipad

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