Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Guiding Tech's first fix sets Gboard's microphone permission to “Allow only while using the app” under Settings > Apps > Gboard > Permissions > Microphone.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Settings > Apps > Gboard > Permissions > Microphone > select the Allow only while using the app option”
4 Fixes for “No Permission to Enable Voice Typing” on Android, Ankita Sharma, Guiding Tech, 2024, Quick Tips and Fix 1.
Open the original- What it measures
- The path is the Android app-permissions route that Guiding Tech gives for Gboard.
- What it does not show
- Menu names differ between Android versions and phone makers, so the labels may not match your phone exactly.