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Why key in when you might talk?
Your iPhone has a killer dictation feature.
To trigger Dictation, tap on the microphone button in the bottom-right corner of the keyboard.
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When you tap on that button, youll see a small microphone icon appear next to your text cursor.
This indicates that youre in dictation mode.
you might go ahead and speak aloud at this point.
Your iPhone will do its best to turn your voice into typed words.
This is one of the bigimprovements Apple made in iOS 17.
Turn off dictation by tapping on the microphone button again and youll see the small blue icon disappear.
Apple says that some information will be sent to their servers occasionally.
Thats not the case anymore.
If you collapse the keyboard (or leave the app) youll need to toggle dictation on again.
You get 30 seconds of silence before your iPhone disables dictation.
Tips for Dictation Success
The quieter your environment when using dictation, the better.
If your iPhone cant hear you properly then youre not going to have much luck.
While dictating, add punctuation to your sentences by speaking.
Tap on the microphone button to stop dictation, then look for a blue underline.
Tap on it to see alternatives that you’re free to quickly choose instead.
The more you speak, the more sense your sentences should make.
