How Do I Get The Microphone Back On My Keyboard

Have you ever wondered why there is a microphone icon at the bottom of your mobile keyboard while typing? It is the microphone key or microphone button. When you tap this key, you will activate the Voice-to-Text or Speech-to-Text. You can use the feature if you have a hard time typing. Here's how do I get the microphone back on my keyboard in case that it disappears.

Bring Back Speech-To-Text

A common problem for mobile users is that they tend to tap the Speech-to-Text in their keypad by accident and disables it. Here's what you can do to bring back the keyboard's microphone key.

For Samsung Mobile

Step 1: Access the microphone key.

The first thing is to try and access the microphone key on your keyboard. Tap and hold the customizable key (it is located at the first row from the bottom of your keypad, the second key from the left.) If you cannot access this or the microphone key does not appear, proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Make sure the Google app is enabled.

Go to Settings > Applications and click on Google App or Google. Select Enable. If you see the Disable button, then it means that Google App is already enabled.

Step 3: Make sure that Google Voice Typing is enabled.

Again go to Settings > General Management > Language and Input. Tap Virtual Keyboard then select Manage Keyboard. Check if the Google Voice Typing button is on. If not, tap to enable it.

Step 4: Check and see if the microphone key already appears on your keypad.

Go to the message inbox or any app that can open up your keypad, and the microphone key should be there already.

If your microphone key still doesn't appear on your keyboard after trying these steps, your phone might be locked to a specific carrier. Try and download Gboard or contact support to let them know the problem.

For iPhone 

Step 1: Go to Settings

Begin by launching the Settings on the menu, and go to General, then select Keyboard.

Step 2: Enable / Disable Function

Scroll through the settings and locate Enable Dictation. Toggle the button to enable or disable the voice dictation function. If you toggle off this function, it will remove the microphone button from the keyboard.

Step 3: Confirm

If you chose to disable the voice dictation, a prompt would appear. Select Turn Off Dictation to continue. Access the keyboard on your iPhone and see if the voice dictation button is available or not available.

Step 4: Type using your voice with microphone key enabled.

With this function, you can write almost anything just by dictating it—another innovative technology for people who loves to multitask.

Conclusion

How do I get the microphone back on my keyboard is very easy and you can bring it back anytime you want. Some people may find this button distracting when they type, so they disable the function for good. It will not only remove the button but also it will widen the spacebar, making it easier to type.