Fact · Dictation in your apps
Google's current Docs help page says your computer microphone must be on and working before you use voice typing or voice commands.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“To use voice typing or voice commands, your computer microphone needs to be on and working.”
Type & edit with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), Google (Docs Editors Help), 2026, Type with your voice, Step 1: Turn on your microphone.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the first step of the instructions for typing with your voice, before the step that opens the Tools menu. Read through the Internet Archive copy of 10 October 2026.
- What it does not show
- The page gives this as a first step. It does not say what the menu looks like when the microphone is not working.