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Samsung: Enable or Disable Google Voice Typing on the Keyboard

If the microphone icon is missing from your Samsung keyboard, Google voice typing is probably switched off in the keyboard settings. This feature turns spoken words into text while you type, but only works once it is active under Language and input. You can switch it on or off at any point without changing your default keyboard app.

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Enable or Disable Google Voice Typing auf Samsung

Google voice typing is a dictation function built into the Samsung keyboard. When it is active, a microphone icon shows up next to the space bar, and tapping it starts speech-to-text input instead of manual typing.

If that icon disappears, voice typing has usually been disabled in the keyboard management settings, not removed from the device. The same menu also lets you switch it back on when needed.

To change the setting, go to Tap on SettingsTap on General managementTap on Keyboard list and defaultEnable or disable Google voice typing. This toggle controls whether the microphone option appears on the Samsung keyboard, independent of which keyboard app is set as default.

Disabling voice typing can help if the microphone icon keeps triggering by accident, if you prefer typing manually, or if you want to limit which apps have quick access to speech recognition. Enabling it is useful for dictating messages, notes, or search queries without typing.

Voice typing needs an active internet connection for accurate recognition in most languages, and it relies on the microphone permission granted to the keyboard app. If dictation still fails after enabling the feature, check the microphone permission for the keyboard under app permissions.

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Check that the microphone permission is granted to the keyboard app. Without it, the icon can stay hidden even after enabling voice typing under Keyboard list and default.

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