Fact · Dictation in your apps
Google's Docs help page, in its December 2020 archived copy, says to check that the microphone is plugged in and not being used by another application.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Check that your microphone is plugged in and is not being used by another application.”
Type with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), archived copy from December 2020, Google Docs Editors Help (archived by the University of North Texas Web Archive), 2020, The microphone isn't working.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same steps say to check the microphone's settings in your computer's system preferences and to restart the computer.
- What it does not show
- A December 2020 snapshot. We could not load Google's current help page, so this wording may have changed. Check the live page before you rely on it.