Official documentation
Voice input button is missing from keyboard toolbar in lock task mode
Samsung Knox, Samsung Knox Platform for Enterprise documentation, 2025
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Samsung's enterprise knowledge base article, last updated 19 August 2025, on why the voice input button can be missing from the Samsung Keyboard toolbar on tablets in lock task (kiosk) mode. It covers tablets with a hardware key running One UI 6.1 or later.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Samsung documentation written for device administrators. It covers tablets and kiosk mode, not ordinary Galaxy phones, and it does not explain a missing button on every phone model.
Facts taken from this source
- Samsung says the Samsung Keyboard toolbar is disabled by default in lock task mode, which makes the voice input button inaccessible on those tablets.
“the keyboard toolbar feature is disabled in lock task mode by default, making the voice input button inaccessible.” (Cause)
- Samsung says that from One UI 6.1, the voice input button moved to the Samsung Keyboard toolbar on tablets with a hardware key.
“Starting with OneUI 6.1, the voice input button is moved to the Samsung Keyboard toolbar on tablet devices with a hardware key.” (Cause)