After you turn on Voice Control on your iPad, you can speak commands to interact with what’s on the screen, perform gestures and button presses, dictate and edit text, and more.
Note: When Voice Control is on, you use Voice Control to dictate text; standard iPadOS Dictation isn’t available. If you just want to enter text using Dictation, without controlling your iPad with your voice, see appears in the status bar to indicate that Voice Control is turned on.
Set options such as the following:
Language: Set the language and download languages for offline use.
Customize Commands: View the available commands and create new commands.
Vocabulary: Teach Voice Control to recognize new words and phrases. You can enter a word or phrase and teach Voice Control how you pronounce it, or import a vocabulary list.
Note: Not all Voice Control languages support a custom vocabulary.
Show Confirmation: When Voice Control recognizes a command, a visual confirmation appears at the top of the screen.
Play Sound: When Voice Control recognizes a command, an audible sound is played.
Show Hints: See command suggestions and hints.
Overlay: Display numbers, names, or a grid over screen elements.
Attention Aware: On an Voice Control: Say, for example, “Open Control Center,” “Go home,” “Tap item name,” or “Turn up volume.”
Tip: Use the interactive Voice Control Tutorial to get familiar with Voice Control and practice essential commands. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control > Commands.
When you’re not sure what to call something, you can display a name or number next to each item on the screen. You can then use the item’s name or number to interact with it.
Voice Control: Say “Dictation mode.”
Dictate word by word.
Any words you say that aren’t Voice Control commands are entered as text. Dictation mode is on by default.
In some Voice Control languages, if several words phonetically match what you say, they appear onscreen. Tap to choose the one you want.
appears in the text input area to indicate you can’t dictate to enter text.