Introducing speech-to-text on Android – Grammarly Support

Using speech-to-text with Grammarly for Android, you can speak into any text field on your Android phone and get a clean, polished transcript without typing a single word.

Before using speech-to-text, make sure you have Grammarly installed and granted all necessary permissions on your device. Learn how to set up the Grammarly app in this article: How to install Grammarly for Android

What is speech-to-text?

Speech-to-text lets you talk naturally into any text field when using the Grammarly widget. When you stop recording, Grammarly gives you a clean transcript without filler words and self-corrections, and with punctuation added. Your tone and meaning stay the same. Nothing is rewritten unless you decide to change it yourself.

How to use speech-to-text

Dictating your text

To start dictating, follow these steps:

Tap any text field in any app to trigger the Grammarly widget.
Tap the microphone icon in the Grammarly widget.
After tapping the microphone icon, speak naturally at your normal pace.

Note: You’ll need to grant Grammarly access to your microphone before you can use this feature.

When you finish speaking, your transcribed text will appear in the text field.

Refining your dictation with AI

If you’d like to adjust your dictated text after it appears, you can use the generative AI assistance built into the Grammarly app. To apply the rewrite to the entire text, just tap the Grammarly widget and then the lightbulb icon in the pop-up. To apply it to a specific part of your text, select that text first and then tap the widget. You can ask it to:

Shorten your message
Adjust the tone (more professional, more friendly, more direct, etc.)
Rewrite or restructure the content entirely

Questions and answers

Where can I use speech-to-text?

You can use speech-to-text in any supported app that has a text field.

Does text appear as I speak, or after I stop?

The text will appear after you stop speaking. Grammarly processes your audio and returns the full cleaned-up text once you’re done speaking; it’s not a live word-by-word transcription. There’s a brief processing delay, which is normal.

Why can’t I start dictating? Why didn’t my dictation return any text?

Make sure Grammarly has microphone permission turned on and that you have a stable internet connection. If no audio was detected or the connection was interrupted, the transcription may return nothing.

Can speech-to-text rewrite or improve my dictated text?

Speech-to-text only transcribes and lightly cleans up your speech by removing filler words and adding punctuation. If you want to rewrite or adjust the tone, you can use Grammarly’s generative AI assistance separately.

Does speech-to-text work offline?

No. Speech-to-text requires an internet connection to process audio and return transcriptions.

Is there a history of my past dictations?

No. Grammarly does not store dictation history or voice recordings, so past transcriptions can’t be recovered.

Is Grammarly listening all the time?

No. The microphone only activates when you tap the microphone button.

How is my voice data handled when using dictation?

Audio is sent directly from your device for processing and is not stored or cached on Grammarly’s servers. No user or device identifiers are attached to the audio, and Grammarly does not retain voice recordings. Your transcriptions and audio recordings are not used to train AI models.