Replace The Audio Button in iMessages
iOS 27: How to hide or replace the audio button in iMessages - Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2264685/how-to-remove-voice-button-iphone-imessages-ios-27/
In iMessage on iPhones, it's easy to accidentally record a voice message. But iOS 27 offers a solution: You can now change what button appears in that spot.
Filed September 23, 2026 at 9:53 am
I have accidentally hit the audio button more times than I can count. Its placement has always been a head scratcher for me. Most people don't use it very often. This little tutorial showed me something that should have been obvious, but somehow wasn't. It is now. So, I changed mine to show the dictation button instead.