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JackMick55 Author

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iOS 16 voice texting not working

I just updated to iOS 16 on my 2020 SE iPhone. Now I can’t get my mic to work in my texts in order to use my voice to send a message.

iPhone SE

Posted on Sep 19, 2022 10:35 AM

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Bill_T1

Community Specialist

Posted on Sep 22, 2022 5:20 PM

Hi JackMick55,

Dictate text on iPhone offers the steps to dictate texts on iPhone:

"Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Turn on Enable Dictation.

Dictate text

Tap to place the insertion point where you want to insert text.
Tap the microphone icon on the onscreen keyboard or in any text field where it appears (as in Messages, for example). Then speak.
If you don’t see the microphone icon, make sure Enable Dictation is turned on in Settings > General > Keyboard.
As you speak to insert text, iPhone automatically inserts punctuation for you. You can insert emoji by saying their names (for example, “mind blown emoji” or “happy emoji”).
Note: You can turn this setting off by going to Settings > General > Keyboard and turning off Auto-Punctuation.
When you finish, tap the microphone icon in the text window."

If unable to complete that process or if you're experiencing a different concern, provide additional information on which point you cannot do or what is happening.

Regards.

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