Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Samsung says that from One UI 6.1, the voice input button moved to the Samsung Keyboard toolbar on tablets with a hardware key.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Starting with OneUI 6.1, the voice input button is moved to the Samsung Keyboard toolbar on tablet devices with a hardware key.”
Voice input button is missing from keyboard toolbar in lock task mode, Samsung Knox, Samsung Knox Platform for Enterprise documentation, 2025, Cause.
Open the original- What it measures
- Samsung's enterprise article describes tablets running One UI 6.1 (Android 14) or later, and explains why the voice input button may not appear where users expect it.
- What it does not show
- The article covers tablets with a hardware key. It does not say where the button sits on Galaxy phones, and it does not describe the phone keyboard's navigation bar option.