Why voice to text so terrible on my Xr?

Why is Voice – to – text so terrible on my iPhone XR?

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 11:33 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2022 09:03 AM

I don't understand how apple, with tisreputation for technological excellance, can tolerate such a primitive voice-to-text app. Also, puzzled that so few others report a similar problem. Does this mean the problem is with particular phones, not with the system?

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Nov 14, 2022 09:33 AM in response to curmudgeon38

Ask a group of friends, they will tell you the stories…


If you try to do an Internet search, it is scrubbed! These companies pay to have this kind of stuff removed!


The newest annoying thing about the dictation is this… You will talk into it and it will come out like you want it… Yet it’s still changing it… and right when you hit send… Boom!


you have sent something ridiculous!


I don’t remembering it being this much of a hassle! I’m using an iPhone 14

Oct 31, 2022 11:35 PM in response to Brachyrynchos

Can you please explain what exactly you mean by the word "terrible"? I am unable to guess it.



With the limited information that you have provided, It is hard to even guess the problems faced by you. 


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Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.


Nov 1, 2022 04:50 PM in response to SravanKrA

Dictation on this Xr is very sloppy. Often it does not respond at all for several words. Sometimes it improvises, saying the opposite of what I am trying to say. Sometimes it substitutes dirty words for what I have said. Not always so bad.


Also, to try to solve the dictation problem, I updated the phone to the latest update, and now it won't bluetooth to my earphones any more. Dictation still doesn't work.




Nov 13, 2022 07:32 PM in response to curmudgeon38

I have the very same problem… It will change he to she or you to him or vice versa…


completely changing the context what I’m saying!!!


And when your voice to texting, you’re probably doing something like driving or what have you… and then it just becomes a complete dangerous game of trying to figure out how to make it say the right meaning…


I now do the right thing and pull over and type my messages!


Anyway, Apple’s phone dictation sucks! It’s became annoying!

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