# Enable Microphone Access

Before we begin, ensure that you are using **Google Chrome** or **Microsoft Edge**. **Voice In does not work on other browsers** such as Firefox or Brave.

If your microphone access is blocked to Voice In, follow one of the two methods below to grant microphone access.

## Method 1: Grant Microphone Access In Options Page

### **Step 1: Open the Voice In Options Page** 

* Go to the [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/).

### Step 2: Click on Microphone Blocked Icon

* Look at the **left side of the address bar** for a **microphone icon with a slash** (as shown below).
* This icon appears **only for about 10 seconds** after the page loads.
* If you don’t see it, **refresh the page** and check again.

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### Step 3: Allow Microphone Access

Change the setting to allow access to your microphone:

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### Step 4: Click on the "Allow microphone access button"

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If you did everything correctly, it should change to&#x20;

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🎉 **That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.**&#x20;

### Continue in Setup Page

If you are on the Setup Page, click on **Allow Microphone Access**. Then click on **Next**.&#x20;

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## Method 2:  Grant Microphone Access In Chrome Settings

You can also grant microphone access directly from the Chrome settings page.

### Step 1: Open the Chrome settings page

Each site/extension has a settings page. Open the below URL in a new tab&#x20;

```
chrome://settings/content/siteDetails?site=chrome-extension://pjnefijmagpdjfhhkpljicbbpicelgko
```

If you are using Edge and installed the extension from the Edge store, open

```
edge://settings/content/siteDetails?site=extension://kcflpifkhnpaikpneeilcaoimgdodikg
```

### Step 2: Allow Microphone Access

Change the Microphone setting in Permissions to **Allow** as shown below.

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🎉 **That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.**&#x20;

You can check/verify the microphone being used [Voice In Options page](https://dictanote.co/voicein/options/).