Use advanced voice typing features

Important: The text you speak stays on your device and isn’t sent to Google servers except when you use the “Fix it” feature.

To dictate text with your voice, use the advanced voice typing features on Gboard:

• Punctuation is automatically added as you speak.
• Insert emoji with your voice.
• To edit text, use voice commands such as “delete” or “clear.”
• Type even if the mic is still on.

What you need

To use advanced voice typing features, you must have Pixel 6 or up, which includes Fold or Tablet.

Turn advanced features on or off

1. On your phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Messages or Gmail.
2. Tap where you can enter text.
3. At the top of the keyboard, tap Settings Voice typing.
4. Turn advanced voice typing features on or off.

Tip: Based on words you've corrected in Gboard, advanced voice typing feature improves just for you. You can change your voice typing personalization at any time.

Use voice commands

Important: You can turn advanced voice typing features off at any time.

1. To activate advanced voice typing features, open any app that you can type with and tap on the Keyboard mic .
   • To keep the microphone on and send multiple messages in a row: Double tap Keyboard mic .
   • To turn the microphone off: Tap Keyboard mic , close the keyboard, or say "Stop."
2. Say the text you want to type. If your microphone is still on, the microphone icon continues to glow.
3. Say a command. For example:
   • To delete the last word: Say "Delete last word."
   • To delete the last sentence: Say "Clear."
   • To clear the text: Say "Clear all."
   • To send a message: Say "Send."
   • To fill out the next open field in a form: Say "Next."
   • To add an emoji: Say the name of the emoji, like "Smiley emoji."
   • To stop voice typing: Say "Stop."

Tip: To find more voice commands, while you speak, tap Info .

Use Fix it

Important: If you’re using "Fix it" for the first time, in the pop-up, tap Continue. You can use "Fix it" on most apps.

Eligibility requirements:

• Pixel 8 or 8 Pro
• English only
• United States
• Network connectivity

You can check and correct any typed, pasted, or voice dictated text in your text box for writing errors like typos, grammar, and punctuation.

1. On your device, open the app where you'll input your text.
2. Tap on the Keyboard mic .
3. Say the text that you want to type.
4. To apply corrections to your text, say “Fix it” or tap on the suggestion that's shown when an error is detected.
5. If more proofreading suggestions are available, say or tap More fixes to see additional suggestions.
   • “More fixes” is shown after you say or tap Fix it.
6. Optional: To remove the correction, say or tap Undo.

Use multiple languages with advanced voice typing

If you use multiple languages on Pixel 6+, voice typing automatically detects your spoken language seamlessly.

• Automatic language detection is turned on by default.
  • To turn it off, go to Settings   Voice typing Auto-switch language.
• In the “language tag,” you can find the language detected as you speak.
• To manually switch languages, switch to the relevant language keyboard.

1. Turn on advanced voice typing features. Learn how to turn on advanced voice typing features.
2. To switch languages, on your keyboard, tap Globe . Learn how to add a language to your keyboard.
3. Tap Keyboard mic .

Tips:

• English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish are supported by the advanced voice typing feature.
• For supported locales, voice typing is on by default, and you can switch between languages automatically. The language you’re speaking will be detected by voice typing.

Correct a misheard word

1. If voice typing misheard a word, tap the word to select it.
2. To correct a misheard word, you can:
   • Speak
   • Type
   • Spell out a correction
   • Tap one of the suggested alternatives

Turn off automated punctuation

1. On your phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Messages or Gmail.
2. Tap where you can enter text.
3. At the top of the keyboard, tap Settings Voice typing.
4. Turn off Auto punctuation.

Manage voice typing personalization

1. On your phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Messages or Gmail.
2. Tap where you can enter text.
3. At the top of the keyboard, tap Settings Privacy.
4. Under "Improve Gboard & voice typing," turn Personalize for you on or off.
   • When turned on, transcripts of what you say and type will be saved on this device. You can delete them at any time on your keyboard when you tap Settings Privacy Delete learned words & data.

Tip: Changes you make to dictated text may be used to improve advanced voice typing features for your use.

Fix issues with advanced voice typing on Gboard

Try these solutions if you can’t turn advanced voice typing on.

You've set up your new Pixel, but advanced voice typing still isn't available

In some cases, it can take a few hours for your phone to download the necessary updates before Assistant voice typing works. If voice typing still doesn't work:

• Make sure your phone is connected to Wi-Fi.
• Restart your phone.
• Charge your phone overnight.

Advanced voice typing needs an update. Connect to Wi-Fi to automatically download.

Turn on & connect

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Network & internet Internet.
3. Tap a listed network. Networks that require a password have a lock icon .

Learn how to connect to Wi-Fi networks on your Android device.

Advanced voice typing isn't available in your current Gboard language. 

For supported locales, voice typing is on by default, and you can switch between languages automatically. The language you’re speaking will be detected by Assistant.

Assistant voice typing is available in:

• English
• French 
• German 
• Italian
• Japanese 
• Spanish

Learn how to type in a different language.

To use advanced voice typing, your primary Gboard & device languages must be the same. 

Switch languages on Gboard

Important: You might need to add a language to Gboard first.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open any app that you can type with, like Gmail or Keep.
2. Tap where you can enter text.
3. Touch and hold the space bar to switch languages.

Switch languages on your device

1. On your Android device, tap Settings .
2. Tap System Languages & input Languages.
   • If you can’t find "System," then under "Personal," tap Languages & input Languages.​
3. Tap Add a language and choose the language that you want to use.
4. Drag your language to the top of the list.

To use advanced voice typing feature, update your Android System Intelligence app on Google Play. 

If you’re on Android 12, you may need to update the Android System Intelligence app. 

• Learn how to check your Android version.
• Learn how to update your Android apps.

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