Microphone symbol not on keyboard

[jlzibell]

I came from an S5 to the S8. The S5 keyboard had a microphone symbol that allowed dictating text. I can't find that on the S8. Any suggestions on how to get this function? I did find a thread on speech to text but it wasn't helpful.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I don't have it either on the LG keyboard. I'll install Google Keyboard and check if it's there.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

It's there on Gboard. What a silly name...

 

[Compumac]

touch the cog symbol on the keyboard and you will have displayed alternative uses for that cog symbol amongst them is the microphone.

 

[jlzibell]

touch the cog symbol on the keyboard and you will have displayed alternative uses for that cog symbol amongst them is the microphone.

I looked on the Samsung keyboard for a cog symbol and don't see one. Going with the Google keyboard.

 

[Compumac]

On the Samsung keyboard it is between the !\'# key and the space key

 

[jlzibell]

On the Samsung keyboard it is between the !\'# key and the space key

Just looked for it as you described. My phone is the AT&T variant and that symbol isn't there.

 

[Shotgun84]

Just looked for it as you described. My phone is the AT&T variant and that symbol isn't there.

On mine it's the button on the left next to the spacebar. It might not be a cog on yours as it might be set to something else, emoji, clipboard, ?, , etc. It remembers the last thing you used it for so long press it and it should be there.

 

[jlzibell]

On mine it's the button on the left next to the spacebar. It might not be a cog on yours as it might be set to something else, emoji, clipboard, ?, , etc. It remembers the last thing you used it for so long press it and it should be there.

I reloaded the Samsung keyboard, and a long press on the smiley face did show the microphone. As far as I'm concerned That is a bad way to do things. As a result, I will continue to use the Google keyboard. At least this thread may help someone else who wants to use the Samsung keyboard.

 

[Shotgun84]

I reloaded the Samsung keyboard, and a long press on the smiley face did show the microphone. As far as I'm concerned That is a bad way to do things. As a result, I will continue to use the Google keyboard. At least this thread may help someone else who wants to use the Samsung keyboard.

Yeah it is a bad method. I've been a long time user of Swype keyboard myself

 

[bcrichster]

Custom ROM it and use that keyboard, guaranteed to have a mic option unless the Dev done a bad job.. Has Swype and everything needed built-in

 

[A bochur]

Custom ROM it and use that keyboard, guaranteed to have a mic option unless the Dev done a bad job.. Has Swype and everything needed built-in

Is that really the Samsung keyboard? Cuz it looks exactly like gboard.

 

[bcrichster]

Is that really the Samsung keyboard? Cuz it looks exactly like gboard.

No. It's Tesla ROM's keyboard (Nougat 7.1.2), it's one reason I mentioned custom ROMs.. With stock OS, you end up with several keyboards with different capabilities to choose from. A custom ROM has all those capabilities in the same keyboard.