DISABLE iMessage Voice transcription

So apparently Apple decided to forcibly transcribe text if you send someone an audio message in iMessage.


If I wanted to send a text I would send a text! When I want them to hear my voice, I send an audio.


There’s already a way to do “talk to text” in iMessage. Why are you forcing transcription on audios now?


Not only does the thing hang when it tries to send because it’s too busy trying to transcribe for 10 minutes, but I want people to listen to my voice. That’s why I send audios.


This is going to cause so many problems for people that use this feature for very specific reasons. And you don’t even have a setting in the settings to disable it? who makes these decisions?

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 10:46 PM

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Apr 24, 2024 11:51 AM in response to bitsko

bitsko wrote:

I also couldn't agree more. It's like telling the punchline to a joke before telling the whole joke.
It's beyond asinine to NOT allow us (ya know, the consumers, who buy your phones and pay your salary) the option to disable/enable this "feature".

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:


Product Feedback - Apple


Personally, I hope they don't take away my choice to be able to read messages rather than to have to listen to them on my phone. I find voice messages very annoying.

Apr 26, 2024 01:38 PM in response to bitsko

bitsko wrote:

Well I hope Apple doesn't take away your choice to read messages on your iPhone. Let's just hope Apple can provide an option to either enable or disable this feature on all of our phones.

It certainly sounded as if the original poster wanted to be able to send a voice message and prevent it from being transcribed by the recipient's phone. They explicitly stated they wanted people to listen to their voice. Sounds very much like they want control over what happens on other people's phones to me.

Thank you for the link to report the issue to Apple - appreciate it!

You're welcome.

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