How to Fix Voice To Text Not Working on iPhone or iPad iOS 16, 15
To fix voice to text not working on iPhone or iPad -> you need to enable dictation on iPhone and allow permissions to access voice to text on iPhone.
Hard reset your iPhone and turn off Bluetooth settings and refresh siri settings and reset all settings to fix voice to text not working on iPhone iOS 15, 16 or later
If your voice to text is not working on iPhone or iPad iOS 15 or iOS 16 or later then you need to make sure that you have enabled voice to text enable dictation is Turned on and enable voice to text feature on iPhone or iPad. So, let’s see in detail below.
Below methods will help you get rid of voice to text not working or not reading text on iPhone or iPad using voice to text feature on iPhone.
Solution 1: Turn on Enable Dictation
Step 1: Open Settings App on your iPhone or iPad
Step 2: Click on “General” option and then Select “Keyboard” then the Keyboard screen is displayed
Step 3: Now Scroll down the screen and Toggle on “Enable Dictation” then the popup box is displayed on the screen
Step 4: Again Click on Enable Dictation to confirm then check voice of your iPhone is working or not
Solution 2: Hard Reset (Force Restart)
Step 1: Press and Release the Volume up button then quickly Press and Release the Volume Down button
Step 2: After that Hold down the side button until you see the Apple logo
For iPhone 7 or 7 plus hold down the side button and volume down button simultaneously until you see the apple logo
If you are using iPhone 6s or 6s plus, hold down the home button and side at the same time until the apple logo appears
Solution 3: Refresh Siri Settings
Step 1: Open Settings icon on your iPhone or iPad then Scroll down the Screen and Click on “Siri & Search” .
Step 2: Toggle off “Listen for “Hey Siri“” and Toggle off “Press Side Button for Siri” and Turn off “Allow Siri When Locked”
Step 3: After that Go back to the Home Screen and force close apps then Restart your iPhone
Step 4: Now Again Go to the Settings App and Open Siri & Search then Turn on “Listen for hey siri”, “Press Side button for Siri” and “Allow Siri when Locked”.
Step 2: Open Bluetooth option and Toggle off Bluetooth and Check if Voice to Text is working on your iPhone
Solution 5: Reset All Settings
Step 1: Open Settings Menu on your iPhone or iPad and Click on General option
Step 2: Scroll down the Screen and Click on Transfer or Reset iPhone and Select Reset which is displayed bottom of the screen
Step 3: Now Select Reset All Settings from the popup Menu then the enter passcode screen is displayed on the screen
Step 4: Enter your Passcode and then enter your screen time passcode then the pop up menu is displayed on the screen
Step 5: Tap on Reset All Settings and again select Reset All Settings from the popup menu to confirm then wait for a few seconds until your iphone restarts.
Step 6: Again go back to the Settings app and Click on General then Select Keyboard after that scroll down the screen and Toggle on Enable Dictation and Again Click on Enable Dictation from the popup menu to confirm
Step 7: Go to Settings menu and Click on Siri & Search and then Turn on listen for hey siri, press side button for siri and allow siri when locked
Once you reset all settings then your issue of voice to text not working issues will be resolved on iPhone 12, 13, 11, x, XR, or any other iPhone.