topic Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps in Galaxy S23

S23U: Where is the Voice-to-text mic for keyboard?!

jasmineberg — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:12:24 GMT

I have a galaxy S23 Ultra and updated this morning to 6.1 and now can't use voice to text in my text app. It installed some AI Advanced Intelligence, which I've disabled and turned off in every area, yet it's still functioning and I cannot use voice to text anywhere.

Voice input in keyboard is on samsung voice input as I do not choose to allow the permissions required for the gboard (they're riduculous!)

Please advise as to how to get the basic voice to text feature back. These updates keep screwing up the phones and it's frustrating and annoying to say the least. Just want the old, simple functions please. Thanks.

After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BGB2024 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:49:49 GMT

Samsung forced an update yesterday to version 14 UI 61. Security patch level 3/1/24. I've gone through all the steps to make sure Samsung keyboard with Google talk is configured correctly (& restarted). All icons on my Gmail, color note and messages (still shows on facebook messenger) apps have changed to "default". The voice icon is not available. I have set microphone access to 'allowed only while in use' for these and other apps (color note not listed but I used the microphone with it before the update), still not available after a restart. Any suggestions?

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BrüZZi — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:53:51 GMT

"Keyboard Button on Navigation Bar" must be on or the microphone icon won't be displayed.

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BrüZZi — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:55:21 GMT

Microphone will be at bottom left:

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

Jmcrepair33 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:24:33 GMT

Ui 6.1 it's hardly charging my phone charges like 1 percent every 5 minutes takes forever. Samsung please fix. It's a priority for me to get my phone charged quickly in just a 30 minute break for the other half of the day.

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BGB2024 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:50:47 GMT

Thank you for your help - found it!

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BGB2024 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:52:40 GMT

Can't find those options on new version. Keyboard button on navigation bar is not listed as an option on my new version.

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BrüZZi — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:03:46 GMT

Settings >

General Management >

Keyboard List and Default >

Keyboard Button on Navigation Bar option will be there.

Or at the Top:

Default Keyboard

Choose Samsung

Turn Show Keyboard Button on

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BGB2024 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:03:37 GMT

I started charging to see if the same happens for me - it does. And my battery went from 77% to 31% with my usual activity in two hours - never happened before; an 85% charge usually last 2+ days. Yikes. I'll need to remember to plug it in every night.

Re: Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

Jmcrepair33 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:13:30 GMT

2 plus days. Holy **bleep**. Do you when use your phone lol

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BrüZZi — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 23:22:38 GMT

Or even easier...

Go to Settings and search for "Keyboard Button on Navigation Bar"

It'll be the first result:

Re: S23U: Where is the Voice-to-text mic for keyboard?!

GaryB82 — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:10:26 GMT

The microphone button is now in the bottom left corner if it's not show open your settings and go to general management and select keyboard list and default and toggle on keyboard button on Navigation bar

Alternatively, set the space bar to long press for voice to text. Settings>General Management>Samsung Keyboard Settings>Swipe, Touch, & Feedback>Touch and hold space bar

You can also use Gboard. https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/2781851?hl=en&ref_topic=9024098&sjid=16511977585346166550-NC

Re: Update 6.1 messing up the phone functions

jasmineberg — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:29:59 GMT

Thank you for this. All my settings are as you said but the microphone is still not showing. Instead there is a mini keyboard which takes me to keyboard input when I select it. 😞 I just want the old OS back.

Re: Update 6.1 messing up the phone functions

jasmineberg — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:53:41 GMT

I called in an used smart tutor which gave them access to my phone. They were able to get the microphone back by resetting everything, so it now shows like your photo above. However we cannot get rid of the AI unfortunately.

Re: Update 6.1 messing up the phone functions

BrüZZi — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:57:16 GMT

Press and hold the keyboard icon for the option to change it to voice input.

Re: Update 6.1 messing up the phone functions

GaryB82 — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:55:52 GMT

You can go into the Advanced features - Advanced intelligence and you can click on each and toggle them off

Re: Update 6.1 messing up the phone functions

jasmineberg — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:56:03 GMT

thank you. perfect!

Re: Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

htmonalisa — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:02:46 GMT

Same

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

jnikiel — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:47:42 GMT

BruZZi, I love you!!! I get so used to seeing things in a certain place, that I never even noticed that icon!!!! I hope the ZZ means you are a ZZ Top fan, LOL. Me too.

Re: After update microphone voice icon missing from apps

BrüZZi — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:10:12 GMT

You're Very Welcome !!! 🙂

Yep... the idea of using the "ZZ" was from ZZ Top. 😁