How do I get the microphone image on my iPhone keyboard so I can speak text?

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How do I get the microphone image on my iPhone keyboard so I can speak text?

 

[Beyond Fire]

I don't remember having to enable a setting to get that feature. Mine has already been enabled. What iOS are you on?


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[Just_Me_D]

What iOS version are you running on your iPhone?

 

[Ledsteplin]

Only iPhones 4s and up have the dictation mic. I think. If you have a 4s, 5, 5c, or 5s and there's no mic on the keyboard, try turning on Siri in settings.


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[AgentHeracles]

Only iPhones 4s and up have the dictation mic. I think. If you have a 4s, 5, 5c, or 5s and there's no mic on the keyboard, try turning on Siri in settings.


Sent from my ancient but trustworthy iPhone 5

+1 for what Ledsteplin said. You need Siri turned on in order to have the mic there. I have had it both on and off and with it on it's there and not there when off. To turn Siri on: Go to Settings > General > Siri. Then turn the slider to on and adjust settings accordingly.

 

[Nineta Cristea]

What worked for me was going to keyboard and enable dictation.

 

[jj_x23]

This same thing happened to me where I lost the microphone image. Go to settings > general > keyboard > and then go all the way to the bottom and turn on " enable dictation" there you go!