Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Android's developer documentation says that after you install input methods, you select one in system settings and use it across the whole system, and that only one can be enabled at a time.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“After installing the IMEs, the user can select one from the system settings and use it across the entire system. Only one IME can be enabled at a time.”
Create an input method, Android Developers, n.d., Introduction to the input method framework.
Open the original- What it measures
- An IME is Android's name for a keyboard or other text input app. The rule applies to the whole system, so a voice keyboard you enable replaces the keyboard you used before for every app.
- What it does not show
- The page is about the framework. Menu names in system settings differ by phone maker and Android version, so look for the keyboard list in your own settings.