Most modern-day keyboard apps include a voice typing feature that lets you dictate sentences instead of typing them. This not only saves effort but also allows you to input text quickly. However, what if your keyboard app—Gboard, Samsung Keyboard, or another—continues to display the error ‘No permission to enable: Voice typing’ on your Android? If you are experiencing this problem, here are some suggestions that will help.
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1. Enable Voice Typing Feature
One of the most common reasons why you may encounter the ‘No permission to enable: Voice typing’ error is if the feature is disabled on your Android. Hence, it’s the first thing you should check.
1. Open the Settings app on your phone, tap on General management, and select Gboard settings or Samsung Keyboard settings.
Alternatively, you can also tap and hold the comma button on the keyboard and then drag your finger onto the settings icon.
2. Tap on Voice typing and enable the toggle in the following menu.
After completing the above steps, see if the error still appears.
2. Allow the Keyboard App to Use the Microphone
Enabling the voice typing feature may not help much if the keyboard app lacks the necessary permission to use your phone’s microphone. Here’s how you can change that.
1. Open the Settings app and scroll down to tap on Apps. Scroll through the list or use the search tool at the top to locate your keyboard app. Then, tap on it.
2. On the App info page, go to Permissions.
3. Tap on Microphone and select Allow only while using the app from the following menu.
3. Enable Microphone Access From the Privacy Settings
Is your phone running Android 12 or above? If so, you need to review the privacy settings on your phone and ensure that microphone access for apps isn’t disabled from there. If it is, you may encounter the ‘No permission to enable: Voice typing’ error even after enabling the necessary permission for the keyboard app.
To enable microphone access from the Privacy menu on Android, use these steps:
1. Open the Settings app and head to Security and privacy > Privacy.
2. Under Controls and alerts, enable the toggle next to Microphone access.
4. Clear App Cache
Your phone’s keyboard app, like any other app, collects cache data to improve its performance. If this data somehow becomes corrupted, some of the app’s features, including voice typing, may stop working on your Android. You can try clearing the keyboard app’s cache to see if that fixes the problem. Don’t worry, this will not delete any of the app’s data.
To clear the keyboard app cache on Android, use these steps:
1. Open the Settings app and scroll down to tap on Apps. Scroll through the list to locate your keyboard app and tap on it.
2. Go to Storage and tap the Clear cache option at the bottom.
5. Update the App
If you are still getting the ‘No permission to enable: Voice typing’ error at this point, your keyboard app may be buggy. In that case, you can try updating the keyboard app on your phone and see if that helps.
Open the Play Store or Galaxy Store and search for the keyboard app. If a newer version is available, tap the Update button to install it. After that, check if the error still appears. If it does, your best option is to switch to an alternate keyboard app on your Android to avoid the error message.
FAQs
1. How do I change the default keyboard app on Android?
To change the default keyboard app on Android, head to Settings > System > Language & Input and then select your preferred keyboard from the following menu. If you are using a Samsung Galaxy phone, head to Settings > General management > Keyboard list and default.
2. How do I test if my microphone is working on my Android?
You can use a voice recorder app to check if your phone’s microphone is working.
Let Your Voice Do the Typing
Features like voice typing can be useful when writing long messages or taking notes. Hence, it can be annoying when errors like ‘No permission to enable: Voice typing’ prevent you from using it on your Android. Hopefully, that is no longer the case, and one of the above tips has helped fix the problem.
