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How to dictate in Apple Mail on iPhone
Email is the writing everyone postpones on a phone. Speak the reply instead: full sentences, real paragraphs, ready to send from Mail.
Get Wisper Field freeMail is the inbox that ships with every iPhone, and it collects the replies you keep deferring: the three-paragraph answer you'll write "when you're at a computer", the thoughtful response that deserves more than "Sounds good". Wisper Field removes the excuse: tap the mic, say what you'd say, and a proper email takes shape in your draft.
You don't have to speak like you're composing prose. Talk the way you'd explain it to someone across the table; Wisper Field drops the ums, places the commas and full stops, and keeps the sentences tidy, so the draft reads like something you wrote at a desk, not something you mumbled into a phone.
Set up in three steps
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Install Wisper Field
Download the app from the App Store and follow the short setup: add the Wisper Field keyboard in Settings and allow Full Access so dictation works.
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Switch to the keyboard
In any app, touch and hold the globe key and pick Wisper Field. iOS remembers your choice, so you only do this once.
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Tap the mic and talk
Open Mail, tap reply on the message (or start a new email) and tap into the body. Hit the mic key (the Wisper Field app flashes open to begin recording), then a quick swipe back into Mail and you're dictating. Your words stream into the draft as you speak; read it over, add a subject line, and send.
Why voice beats typing in Apple Mail
Long replies stop being a desktop task
The emails that need three paragraphs are exactly the ones thumbs can't face. Speaking gets the whole answer out in one pass, while the thought is still fresh.
Reads like you wrote it carefully
Capitalization, commas, and clean sentence breaks come out right as you talk. The draft doesn't need a proofreading pass before it's fit to send.
Inbox zero from anywhere
Answer the message the moment you read it (on the sofa, on the platform, in the queue) instead of flagging it for a later that keeps sliding.
People and companies spelled correctly
Add the colleagues, clients, and product names you write about to your personal dictionary once, and every future dictation gets them right.
Tips for Apple Mail
Dictate the body first, subject last
Say the whole email, then tap into the subject field and dictate a one-line summary. It's easier to title an email after you've said it.
Set the Polished. tone for email
Wisper Field's Polished. tone uses capitals and full punctuation (the register email expects), so casual speech still lands as a proper message.
Save your sign-offs as snippets
"Best regards" and your usual closing lines can live as snippets: say the trigger as you finish talking and the sign-off writes itself.
Frequently asked questions
Does Wisper Field work in the subject line too?
Yes. Wisper Field is a keyboard, so it works in every text field Mail offers: the body, the subject line, even mailbox search.
Why does tapping the mic open the Wisper Field app?
That hop is an iOS rule: a keyboard can't turn the microphone on itself, only the app can. The moment recording starts, swipe back to Mail. Your dictation lands in the draft while you're talking.
Can I still write emails on a flight?
The Wisper Field QWERTY keyboard works fully offline, so you can always type. Dictation processes your speech in the cloud, so it needs an internet connection.
How much does Wisper Field cost?
Clearing an inbox by voice is free for your first 1,000 words each week, no card needed. If your replies run longer than that, Wisper Field Pro lifts the cap: $12/month billed annually, or $15 month-to-month, through the App Store.
Stop typing in Apple Mail. Start saying it.
Free for 1,000 words a week, no card required.
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