why is voice dictation speech to text getting worse by the day?

Voice dictation speech to text is getting absolutely absolutely worse by the day. Wrong words, wrong capitalizations, it is taking me more time to correct the poor algorithms than any benefit. It is getting worse by the day. All the explainers on the Internet say it is improving that is a lie.

Posted on Jul 25, 2025 07:07 AM

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Jul 25, 2025 08:09 AM in response to Rawtorch

Rawtorch wrote: "This occurs Especially bad on my eye Pro 11 just like the capitalized E right here. Why is the E capitalized? Why is the eye the eyeball eye instead of the me eye? It is worse this week than last week and Just keeps getting worse it used to be better… Capital J"

What version of iOS is your iPhone 11 running?...


Settings > General > About > iOS Version


As your iPhone 11 could be >5 years old, it's worth checking for a weak, aging battery which can cause various issues. So...


Does your iPhone 11 still have its original battery?


And what's the Maximum Capacity % here?...


Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging


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Jul 25, 2025 09:43 AM in response to Rawtorch

Rawtorch wrote: "The battery is at 80%. This also occurs on my iPad which is a late 2018 Third generation or so, And my MacBook Pro 2015 retina running Monterey.

I'm speaking with people that are all experiencing the same thing this is not an isolated instance… It is endemic"

80% Max Capacity is not healthy and could be causing the microphone to receive insufficient power to process your voice accurately. (And dictation "getting worse by the day" is consistent with that old battery getting worse by the day.)


Apple recommends having the battery replaced at around 80%. So have the weak, aging battery replaced — sooner rather than later, because if the battery completely fails during the next iOS update, your iPhone may be 'bricked'.


Also 'endemic' is many iPhone users unawareness of the Max Capacity % and its importance for a device to function normally.


iPhone Battery Service


About genuine iPhone batteries


Repair Provider Verification


(Articles found by searching Apple's Knowledge Base.)


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Jul 25, 2025 11:16 AM in response to Alancito

So let's see… I can understand a word or two due to the microphone on the battery… But that does not explain random capitalization, random changing words or a sentence into what it thinks I mean instead of what I said after it puts down what I said the first time and then changes it to the wrong thing… That's not the battery my friend

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