Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google's Play Store listing for Speech Recognition & Synthesis says you select it as your preferred voice input engine.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Select Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google as your preferred voice input engine.”
Speech Recognition & Synthesis - Apps on Google Play, Google LLC, Google Play, n.d., About this app.
Open the original- What it measures
- The listing gives the menu path just before this sentence: Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. The path was read on 2026-10-17. Android versions and phone makers rename or move these settings, so the path may differ on your phone.
- What it does not show
- The listing gives no Android version for the path and does not say that every phone shows this setting. Treat the menu path as one vendor's instructions, not a guaranteed route.