Dictate text on iPhone
With Dictation on iPhone, you can dictate text anywhere you can type it. You can also use typing and Dictation together—the keyboard stays open during Dictation so you can easily switch between voice and touch to enter text. For example, you can select text with touch and replace it with your voice.
On supported models, Dictation requests are processed on your device in many languages—no internet connection is required. When you dictate in a search field, your dictated text may be sent to the search provider to process the search.
When you use on-device Dictation, you can dictate text of any length without a timeout. You can stop Dictation manually, or it stops automatically when you stop speaking for 30 seconds.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all countries or regions, and features may vary. To see whether dictation is supported in your language and region, go to the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.
When using Dictation, cellular data charges may apply. See View or change cellular data settings on iPhone.
Turn on Dictation
Go to Settings
> General > Keyboard.
Turn on Enable Dictation.
Dictate text
Tap to place the insertion point where you want to insert text.
Tap
on the onscreen keyboard or in any text field where it appears (as in Messages, for example). Then speak.
If you don’t see
, make sure Dictation is turned on. Go to Settings
> General > Keyboard, then turn on Enable Dictation.
As you speak to insert text, iPhone automatically inserts punctuation for you.
Note: You can turn off automatic punctuation by going to Settings
> General > Keyboard, then turning off Auto-Punctuation.
As you dictate text, you can insert emoji by saying their names (for example, “mind blown emoji” or “happy emoji”).
When you finish, tap
.