Not all people are familiar with Voice Typing feature of Google Docs. It is one of its many hidden features that the people have yet to use regularly. Meanwhile, there is a report regarding Google Docs voice typing not working.
Typically, reloading the Google Docs tab or restarting the web browser resolves this issue. However, if the issue is persistence in your case, then you should check the troubleshooting solutions provided below. These will definitely help you.
Possible fixes for Google Docs voice typing not working
Fix 1: Switch to Chrome
Check if you find Voice Typing option on the Tools section of your Google Docs. If not, then you are most likely using an unsupported browser. If you are not using Chrome, this is most probably the best option for you.
In fact, Google Docs on Chrome will provide you various additional features that you won’t see when using it on other web browsers. This should explain why Google Docs voice typing not working on browsers other than Chrome. Installing Chrome is therefore the only workaround in this case.
Fix 2: Check website Microphone access
At the first time when you use the Voice Typing feature on Chrome, you would be presented a prompt asking you to grant the website (Google Docs) access to the Microphone on your PC. Click on Allow.
If you can’t remember whether you have granted the Google Docs this permission or not, there is a way to check it:
- Click on the three-dot button at the top right of the chrome and go to the Settings,
- Under Privacy and Security section, select Site Settings,
- Scroll down to the Permission section and select Microphone,
- Inspect if Google Docs is in the list of the Allow section,
- If not, click on Google Docs, tap on the Microphone drop-down and select Allow button,
- Return to the Google Docs page and check if now the Voice Typing works.
If you are using external device with a built-in microphone, make sure you check if the device is the active microphone used by the Chrome. Go to the Chrome’s Microphone’s settings page, click on the Default drop-down button and now select the drive you want to use as the default Microphone for Voice Typing.
Fix 3: Check Chrome’s Microphone access
If Google Docs voice typing not working continues, check and verify if Google Chrome has permission to use your computer’s microphone or other connected microphones:
- Open Windows Settings menu and click on Privacy,
- Under the App permissions section, select Microphone,
- Toggle on ‘Allow apps to access your microphone’ and ‘Allow desktop apps to access you microphone’ option.
Fix 4: Adjust Microsoft Volume on Windows
- Open Settings and click on System,
- Go to the Sound menu and from the Input section, select your preferred input device,
- Afterward, click on Device Properties,
- Move the Microphone volume slider to the right to increase the volume.
If all these efforts fail and you still encounter Google Docs voice typing not working, you should try considering with clearing your Chrome’s cache or deleting the browsing data, or better reinstalling the browser to resolve possible browser related issue.
Following to this, you should check for possible Windows related issues. The best way of doing this is to run a full system scan using PC Repair Tool – an automatic tool to check for Windows related issues and get their automatic fix. Here is its direct download link.
Conclusion
That’s all! We are now rounding off our article on how to fix Voice Typing not working issue on Google Docs. Hope so, these fixes are helpful for you in getting rid of the problem. Comment down below in the comment section in case of any queries, questions or suggestions regarding this post.
