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Preparing to use Speak & Improve on your Android Device
Preparing to use Speak & Improve on your Android Device

This article tells you how to give Speak & Improve permission to use your microphone on your Android device.

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Written by Paul Ricketts
Updated over 2 months ago

To use Speak & Improve, you must first give permission to use the microphone on your device. We recommend you use the Chrome browser.

If you have not yet given permission, you will see this message:

To allow Speak & Improve to record your voice:

  1. Tap "Use microphone".

  2. Then tap "Allow".

You will then be able to use Speak & Improve to record your voice.

If you have previously blocked microphone use

If you have refused permission to use your microphone, you won't be able to record your answers on Speak & Improve. In this case, you will see this message:

Setting your microphone

To let Speak & Improve use your microphone:

  1. Click on the Menu icon next to the address bar..
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  2. Click Settings

3. Click on Microphone


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4. Click to unblock the microphone:
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Be sure the microphone is allowed:

5. Then allow Speak & Improve to use the microphone:


You are now ready to record with Speak & Improve!

Other browsers

Please read the user guide for your browser for instructions on allowing apps to use the microphone. Be sure to select the option always to allow the microphone access so you don't have to keep giving permission.

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