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Voice Access must be enabled in both places. If you don't have it on your phone, then I'm mystified. Hard to believe that two 2023 phones from the same manufacturer wouldn't have the same apps.
Thanks for reply, Lucky....this Voice Access app is a pia. Never needed before for Assistant.... All was well with Android 13 until Android 14 was offered last night.
After just going to app store and installing Voice Access it now shows in Accessibility, however, when engaged it changes many things on phone, even home screen appearance. I've now turned it off. There's something very wrong with Google's methodology regarding system updates and integration within the app environment.
I don't want to climb into a pulpit and appear to be a 'know it all', however, it's clear things are falling apart since Google's insistence on continued toying with AI. The genie's out of the bottle and will not be able to be contained, nor controlled. I'll rest on my credentials regarding the matter.
Everything within the Android environment platform is irratic and glitching, Gboard types what it wants, etc. At times it seems this phone has a mind of its own. Yes, it's clean- no outside interference from malware, keylogging, spyware, etc.
In finality, Google Support Community is absolutely useless. These people with Gold and Diamond ratings representing Google are some of the most incompitent, illogical, and imbecilic individuals we've ever encountered.
And that is why I come to the forums.
I do, however, thank you for your input.