iPad + Magic Keyboard + Wispr Flow (or any dictation app) — the workaround everyone says is impossible

Every answer online says you can't use a voice-dictation app on iPad once a Magic Keyboard is attached — the on-screen keyboard disappears and takes the mic button with it. Turns out you can, using iOS Voice Control. Here's the exact flow:

ONE-TIME SETUP

1. Set up your dictation app (Wispr Flow, etc.) and confirm it works on the iPad with no keyboard attached.
2. Settings → Accessibility → Voice Control → On.
3. Attach the Magic Keyboard.

EACH TIME YOU WANT TO DICTATE

1. Go to the screen with the text field you want to type into.
2. Say "Start listening" — Voice Control overlays a number on every field/button on screen.
3. Find your text field's number and say it (e.g., "9") to drop the cursor into that field.
4. With the cursor showing, say "Show keyboard" — the on-screen keyboard pops up, bringing your dictation mic back.
5. Say "Stop listening" before you dictate, so Voice Control doesn't fight your dictation app.
6. Dictate as normal.

The whole trick is "Show keyboard" — it forces the on-screen keyboard up even with the hardware keyboard docked. The easy-to-miss step is selecting the text field by its number first.

Tip: keep Voice Control off on your iPhone (and remove it from the Accessibility Shortcut) so it only runs on the iPad.