Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google's Gboard help says that advanced voice typing features require a Pixel 6 or later, which includes foldable and tablet Pixels.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“To use advanced voice typing features, you must have Pixel 6 or up, which includes Fold or Tablet.”
Use advanced voice typing features (Gboard Help), Google, 2026, Section 'What you need'.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the archived copy of Google's Gboard help article on advanced voice typing, dated October 2026. Google's Gboard help is versioned, and a search result from another version reported a Pixel 8 requirement.
- What it does not show
- The requirement applies to the advanced features only. The standard microphone key in Gboard is described on a different Google page for other Android phones. Check the current article before relying on the Pixel model list.