Diction is being turned off with every Apple update now.

Personal settings are generally not changed simply because you update iOS. An iOS update does not normally reset, modify, or introduce changes to your existing personal preferences unless Apple specifically changes or updates the particular feature, setting, or system behaviour involved.

For example, if a feature is introduced in iOS 27, it does not mean that the same feature or behaviour was secretly changed in iOS 26. Features are tied to the iOS version in which Apple introduces or updates them.

A good example is Apple’s description of the new capabilities in iOS 27:

“And more, including additional ways to create and modify Genmoji, automatic proofreading, and more accurate dictation using an on-device model on iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro models and later.”

This means these capabilities are new or enhanced features associated with iOS 27 and supported hardware. Their appearance or behaviour should not be interpreted as evidence that iOS 26 had silently changed the corresponding personal settings.

In simple terms:

• Updating iOS does not normally alter your personal settings.
• New features are introduced with the iOS version that supports them.
• If Apple changes an existing feature, the change is normally part of the release notes or documented feature changes.
• A setting can also behave differently if Apple has redesigned or modified that particular feature, even though your personal preference itself has not been reset.
• Hardware requirements matter too. Some iOS features are available only on newer iPhone models because they require capabilities that older devices do not have.

Therefore, it is important to distinguish between a change to your personal setting and a change to the underlying feature itself. An iOS update may change how a feature works without actually changing the preference you previously selected.

About iOS 27 Updates - Apple Support (IN)

About iOS 26 Updates

Not every issue an individual encounters on their device can be attributed to an iOS update. iOS 27 or later may have coincided with what you are experiencing, but that does not mean the issue was triggered by iOS. Coincidence in timing is not, by itself, evidence of causation.

If the update itself were the root cause, then every device running that same version of iOS would exhibit the identical problem. In such a scenario, the forums would be flooded with countless posts reporting the same malfunction, creating an unmistakable wave of complaints that no one could possibly overlook.

The absence of such widespread reports strongly indicates that the issue is not a general, system-wide problem with iOS 27 or later, but rather something specific to the individual device, its configuration, installed apps, settings, hardware, or another interacting factor.

In short: iOS 27 or later may be a coincidence in timing, but there is no basis to conclude that iOS itself triggered the problem simply because the issue appeared after the update.