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  • Method 1: Grant Microphone Access In Options Page
  • Step 1: Open the Voice In Options Page
  • Step 2: Click on Microphone Blocked Icon
  • Step 3: Allow Microphone Access
  • Step 4: Click on the "Allow microphone access button"
  • Continue in Setup Page
  • Method 2: Grant Microphone Access In Chrome Settings
  • Step 1: Open the Chrome settings page
  • Step 2: Allow Microphone Access
  1. Troubleshooting

Enable Microphone Access

PreviousTroubleshooting GuideNextFix Microphone Access Denied By System

Last updated 2 months ago

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 .

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.

Step 3: Allow Microphone Access

Change the setting to allow access to your microphone:

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

If you did everything correctly, it should change to

🎉 That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.

Continue in Setup Page

If you are on the Setup Page, click on Allow Microphone Access. Then click on Next.

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

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.

🎉 That’s it! Voice In is now ready to use.

You can check/verify the microphone being used .

Voice In Options page
Voice In Options page