-as of [10 APRIL 2025]-
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-TURN ON “VOICE CONTROL”-
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-[iOS VOICE CONTROL] DEFAULTS TO “DICTATION MODE”-
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*WHEN STARTING FROM “DICTATION MODE”* —>
(hold down [right side button])
“OPEN VOICE CONTROL”
(“VOICE CONTROL MENU” OPENS IN “SETTINGS APP”)
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“TAP COMMANDS”
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“TAP SEARCH”
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*YOUR CURSOR STARTS BLINKING IN THE “SEARCH BOX”* —>

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*THE [iOS KEYBOARD] APPEARS AT BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN* —>

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*IF YOU SAY “TAP SEARCH” AGAIN, A LIST OF OPTIONS FOR “SEARCH TERM INPUT” APPEARS* —>

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*IF YOU SAY “TAP SEARCH” AGAIN, THIS “OPTION LIST” DISAPPEARS* —>

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(USE THE [“TAP SEARCH” VOICE COMMAND] TO TOGGLE THE “OPTIONS MENU”)
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-THE [IOS KEYBOARD] REMAINS DISPAYED WHERE OR NOT THE “OPTIONS MENIU” IS DISPLAYED-
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-YOUR CURSOR REMAINS BLINKING IN THE “SEARCH BOX” WHETHER OR NOT THE “OPTIONS MENU” IS DISPLAYED-
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-YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY START DICTATING INTO THE “SEARCH BOX”-
(EVEN IF YOU DON”T TAP “DICTATION BUTTON” FIRST)
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-IF YOU SAY A “SYLLABLE”, THE [OPTIONS MENU] DISAPPEARS AND THE SYLLABLE IS SPELLED OUT IN THE “SEARCH BOX”–
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*IF THERE ARE NO RESULTS, A “BLACK SCREEN” IS DISPLAYED* —>

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-THE [iOS KEYBOARD] REMAINS DISPLAYED-
(THERE IS NO “VOICE COMMAND” TO SHOW/HIDE IT)
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-IT IS DISPLAYED WHEN YOU TAP INTO “SEARCH BOXES”-
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*”TEXT INPUT BOXES” WILL HAVE A “DICTATION BUTTON” ON FAR RIGHT* —>

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-EVEN IN “DICTATION MODE”, YOU HAVE TO TAP THE “DICTATION BUTTON” FIRST-
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*TO START DICTATING INTO THE “TEXT INPUT BOX”* —>
“TAP DICTATE”
(YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAY “TAP SEARCH” FIRST)
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*THE “BLUE MICROPHONE SYMBOL” INDICATES THAT YOU CAN DICTATE TEXT INTO THAT “SEARCH BOX”* —>

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*THE “ORANGE DOT” IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER] INDICATES THAT YOUR [iPHONE MICROPHONE] IS LISTENING FOR “DICTATION”* —>

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*IF YOU DO NOT START “DICTATING” AFTER A FEW SECONDS, A “CROSSED-OUT I” WILL BRIEFLY APPEAR TO THE LEFT OF THE “BLUE MICROPHONE DICTATION SYMBOL”* —>

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*THIS IS THE “COMMAND MODE” INDICATOR* —>

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-IT WILL APPEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF SILENCE EVEN IF YOU ARE IN “DICTATION MODE”-
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*THEN THE [“COMMAND MODE” INDICATOR / “DICTATION MODE” INDICATOR / “iPHONE MICROPHONE” INDICATOR] ALL DISAPPEAR FROM SCREEN* —>

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*WHEN STARTING FROM “COMMAND MODE”* —>
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-RETURN TO “VOICE CONTROL SETTINGS”-
(hold down [right side button])
“OPEN VOICE CONTROL”
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“COMMAND MODE”
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*WHEN YOU ARE DONE DICTATING, USE THIS “VOICE COMMAND” TO SWITCH TO “COMMAND MODE”* —>
“COMMAND MODE”
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