Your iPhone Is Getting a New iMessage Feature That You’ll Actually Use

When iOS 27 gets released this September, it’s going to upgrade your current iPhone in both big and little ways.

Sure, the new Siri capabilities, AI photo-editing tools and an AirPods equalizer are the big “headline grabbers,” but the new operating system will bring loads of smaller features that might actually be more impactful for your everyday iPhone use.

Some of these include a Liquid Glass slider, independent volume controls for alarms and notifications, a new shortcut for copy/pasting and more customization options for your Lock Screen.

And now, as discovered in the public beta of iOS 27 (available now for earlier adopters), there’s a new feature that solves a common frustration in the Messages app.

A Send button fix

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When texting in the Messages app, there’s an icon in the far right of the textbox for dictating your message. If you don’t feel like typing, being able to dictate your message is super handy.

You likely use this feature all the time … but it can be annoying too.

That’s because the dictation button turns into the send button after you start typing. So, if you send multiple messages in a row, there’s a good chance you’ve mistakenly hit the dictation button, which screws up your flow of sending messages.

If you want any more evidence about how annoying this issue can be, just check out Justin Bieber’s Instagram post ranting against it. He writes: “If I hit this dictation button after sending a text and it beeps and stops my music one more time, I’m gonna find everyone at apple and put them in a rear naked choke hold.”

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Well, apparently Apple listened to the Biebs. In iOS 27, there’s a new option hidden in the Settings app that lets change or disable this feature. Here’s how:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down to the bottom, select Apps.
3. Scroll down, select Messages.
4. Select Show Text in Field.

This Show Text in Field option is new in iOS 27. Once selected, it gives three options: Record Audio, Start Dictation or None.

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If you select None, then the Send button will be a permanent fixture in the Messages textbox. It won’t change. So it solves the issue of accidentally starting to record audio or dictate a message after sending a text.

It’s a simple fix for a seemingly common issue in the Messages app.

iOS 27 is currently in beta. The new software will be released after Apple announces its next batch of iPhones sometime in September.

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