Galaxy S8 & S8+ VOICE TO TEXT - How to Fix - Tap to Talk Nightmare - Dictating Messages Not Working

Originally Posted by Lopezlex963

I just got the S8 Plus and it does not have the virtual keyboard in...... SETTINGS > GENERAL MANAGEMENT > LANGUAGE AND INPUT > VIRTUAL KEYBOARD. I've set Google as my preferred tts engine. I also tried to disable samsung voice input on apps manager however it is grayed out. Any suggestions? I'm dying here with Bixby.

SOLVED IT FINALLY..... THIS WORKED FOR ME.
Settings >apps>more options(three dots)> show system apps>there are 2 Samsung voice inputs, select the one with microphone icon then disable app.

I just downloaded package disabled from play store, then disable annoying bixby then disabled samsung voice text, boom problem solved.

I found the solution goo to apps and find the Google app
and disable an reenable the the mic under permissions this should do the trick if nothing else works :)

Thank you! This was making me crazy! :D

Also, I noticed when you change your DEFAULT KEYBOARD FROM Samsung to Google, MAKE SURE that you ALSO CHANGE the other option under KEYBOARD SETTINGS that says in its description - 'Show onscreen keyboard while physical keyboard is being used' to the OFF position. -TOGGLE TO OFF! Otherwise your Samsung keyboard, although no longer your DEFAULT KEYBOARD, will just continue to override your Google Keyboard, that you just made your DEFAULT and it will all have been for nothing or it will very briefly give you your mic back, but then revert back to Samsung aboard again minus the mic. Well, at least that is what worked for me. Good luck!!! Oh and p.s. I am in a SAMSUNG GALAXY S8+ if that helps!

If anyone on this forum can connect to their vehicle bluetooth device, but find that their voice to text no longer works, I found the trick is to turn off your wifi.

I don't know why Samsung would've set their systems up that way, but after frustratingly yelling at my phone to try to get it to recognize my voice while driving, for safety, it didn't even register.
Once wifi was off, it worked perfectly fine.

Unfortunately it's a flaw with their programming, but that seems to be the workaround for that issue specifically.

ChrisOK, you are my hero!!! Total game changer....thank you!!!

Originally Posted by ChrisOK

SOLUTION IS:
From the top of your phone, slide down to see the SETTINGS (cog wheel icon), click that one!
Then, navigate through the below navigation path:
SETTINGS > GENERAL MANAGEMENT > LANGUAGE AND INPUT > VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

This is where the 3 line items are listed with a 4th line that says "(+) Manage Keyboards"
(When I saw the (+) plus sign, I assumed it meant I could add options to manage keyboards so I ignored what I thought was an adding feature. (Similar to "(+) Add additional language")
ANYHOW -- "(+) MANAGE KEYBOARDS" IS YOUR FRIEND!!

I clicked the 4th item "(+) Manage Keyboards" and this opened a new menu page called:
MANAGE KEYBOARDS (below this, are 3 items with toggle slides) Hallelujah!!!
...Samsung Keyboard (toggle = off)
...Google voice typing (toggle = on)
...Samsung voice input (toggle = on) -- <<< TURNED THIS TO OFF!!! <<<

Navigated back out, opened a text message string, hit the mic icon, and the big blue "Tap to Talk" was gone and Praise the Lord -- it works beautifully again!!
Hope this alleviates much pain and suffering for others...
Chris

Praise the Lord for your willingness to share the solution with all, Chris! Went to T-Mobile store for help and glad came across your post before trying their suggestion to restore the phone to factory setting. Works now, thank you again!

Thanks for the instructions! I was about to give up I'm voice to text when I read this article. Right now it's working like a champ I will be checking regularly to see if it slips back to Samsung which does not work very well.

THANK YOU! I used your steps on my T-Mobile Samsung S8 Active and figured it out. Sooooo glad to have Google voice back. Samsung voice would assume if I stopped in the middle of a sentence, that when I started again, I was beginning a new sentence so it'd add a space and then capitalize the first word. I figure out how to turn the auto-cap OFF, but then it wouldn't capitalize the first word of a new sentence. Google voice actually does all this properly the first time. And it's waaaay better at word recognition. Maybe if I'd used Bixby it would have worked itself out over time but I disabled everything Bixby I could because I hated it interrupting everything I did. My 18yo son thinks it's cool, lol. Me, not so much. (The kids were watching Terminator last night and they wonder why all this AI stuff wigs me out.) :D

Crossing my fingers that Samsung voice never comes back.

I'm not able to toggle off Samsung keyboard. :/

Verizon S8

Chris, I followed your instructions to the letter and my problem was fixed in 5 minutes! Thanks!
Jolie
Philadelphia

Wohoo! Another bunch of satisfied customers :-)
Love this forum!

Do any of you have the S8 on Verizon by any chance?

This is the message I started getting today when i tried to text

samsung voice input currently unavailable try again later

Anyone see this before

ChrisOK, Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I have been dicking around with this problem in one way shape or another since I bought the phone last April. I didn't have a "General Management" entry in Settings, so this is how I got there:
Setrings > Language and input > On-screen keyboard > Manage keyboards > Samsung voice input, which I subsequently turned off. And just like LisaS82, you have relieved me of an enormous amount of tension. I am very grateful, Thank You Again!

Yes, I have the S8 on Verizon and if you will look at my post below you'll see how to fix your problem! Happy Hunting!

Chris says also toggle off the Samsung keyboard which I cannot do on my Verizon S8.

See this on screen video where I go through the keyboard toggle settings.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh4njvp3or...31_31.mp4?dl=0

Fantastic! Can't believe how much better this is! Wish I would have found this a year ago!!! Thanks ChrisOK!!!

For Galaxay S8 follow this path: Settings>Language and Input>On-screen Keyboard>Manage Keyboards>Toggle OFF Samsung Voice

This worked on my Galaxy S9+. Thank you so much! I've had this phone for 2 weeks and I have been going insane with the voice text problems. This fixed it!

Ut just took over my google talk to text cant see to type, don't know how to fix it
Granny

Originally Posted by LisaS82

Oh my Gosh!! Thank you so much, you've eliminated A LOT of stress throughout the day!! Follow the steps and it's Fixed:) Thank-You

No such option as virtual keyboard on my s8. Nor Google keyboard.

ChrisOK...you are amazing. I've been trying to figure out the voice to text on my samsung note 8 for over a month now, Googling and trying to follow MULTIPLE suggestions on the Internet to no avail. Used YOUR steps and it's now working. I've bookmarked the page in case it ever happens again cuz I doubt I'll remember what I did. You really saved people from a lot of frustration.

Originally Posted by ChrisOK

Tried using the step by step instructions of a Verizon post to locate this setting in my SPRINT S8+ to try to get the text to speech working but the navigation path was not accurate for my case and probably others (apparently the navigation for the phone is different from Verizon)..

AFTER MUCH STRESS, I FINALLY LOCATED WHERE/HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM!! So happy!

THE PROBLEM WAS:
My previous Galaxy never had an issue, but this one (S8+) came pre-set with this setting that must be turned off - otherwise, you'll go in sane!!
--it brings up a large blue box that says: "TAP TO TALK"
--When I tap, it beeps and activates like it is listening then instantly stops listening...
--After numerous attempts and talking very slowly like a robot, it then will work on occasion..

I was able to locate a page called: VIRTUAL KEYBOARD (has 4 line items listed)
-Samsung Keyboard
-Google Voice Typing
-Samsung Voice Input
-(+) Manage keyboards

When I click on Samsung voice input there's no way to toggle on/off..
It loads a sub-menu with the following:
LANGUAGE:
.. (English) w/ option to (+) Add input languages
OTHER SETTINGS:
..(Hide offensive words) with slide toggle available (which was automatically on)

When I try to slide left or right on that actual line item from the VIRTUAL KEYBOARD list, nothing happens, (no option to disable, remove or turn off)

SOLUTION IS:
To be crystal clear, here's how I accessed the setting where I was finally able to turn it off:
From the top of your phone, slide down to see the SETTINGS (cog wheel icon), click that one!
Then, navigate through the below navigation path:
SETTINGS > GENERAL MANAGEMENT > LANGUAGE AND INPUT > VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

This is where the 3 line items are listed with a 4th line that says "(+) Manage Keyboards"
(When I saw the (+) plus sign, I assumed it meant I could add options to manage keyboards so I ignored what I thought was an adding feature. (Similar to "(+) Add additional language")
ANYHOW -- "(+) MANAGE KEYBOARDS" IS YOUR FRIEND!!

I clicked the 4th item "(+) Manage Keyboards" and this opened a new menu page called:
MANAGE KEYBOARDS (below this, are 3 items with toggle slides) Hallelujah!!!
...Samsung Keyboard (toggle = off)
...Google voice typing (toggle = on)
...Samsung voice input (toggle = on) -- <<< TURNED THIS TO OFF!!! <<<

Navigated back out, opened a text message string, hit the mic icon, and the big blue "Tap to Talk" was gone and Praise the Lord -- it works beautifully again!!
Hope this alleviates much pain and suffering for others...
Chris

Solid solution ! "Manage keyboard" was the key, thanks ChrisOK