How do I use Mac dictation in Google Docs?

Question

I'm using macOS 12.3.1 and Google Chrome 101, and I want to be able to use macOS's dictation in Google Docs, but I couldn't activate the dictation prompt in Google Docs.

I tried assigning a different key in Sys prefs > Keyboard > dictation, but dictation still won't activate in Google Docs.

My questions are:

• How do I use Mac dictation in Google Docs, and some other apps, like the terminal?
• Can I activate dictation from command line?

Answer 1

It appears that Google has disabled native macOS dictation in Google Docs in Chrome. For now, the work-around seems to be to work in Safari, where macOS dictation in Google Docs still functions.