speech to text turned off by itself
Suddenly unable to use speech to text in text message. Shows microphone with x on it. How do I turn it back on?
iPhone 11, iOS 16
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Missy5937
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Community Specialist
Hello Cleos-mama,
Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities. We're happy to look into this with you. To clarify, are you only experiencing this issue in Messages? If you're not sure, try creating a memo using the Voice Memo app to confirm the microphone is working without any issues.
If there are no issues with the microphone in other apps, try the following actions, being sure to test after each step. These are common troubleshooting steps that can help to resolve a variety of issues such as this one.
- Restart your iPhone - Apple Support or Force restart iPhone - Apple Support
- Disable and re-enable dictation features in Settings > General > Keyboard > Enable Dictation
- Quit and relaunch Messages app Quit and reopen an app on iPhone - Apple Support
- Backup your device and update the iOS if updates are available
- How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
- Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Keep us posted on if any of those actions help to correct the issue you're having. If they do not, you may want to contact Apple Support to report this issue at Get Support.
Best regards.