TTS applications

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Please suggest TTS / screen reader applications you use.

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Espeak

infeeeee@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Only Expeak NG is working on recent android versions. But the build on f-droid does not contain languages, neside English... So the only way to install and use espeak for other than English is to download it from github releases.

Working version: https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/releases

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y (4 replies)

The one on F-droid worked for me without issue

infeeeee@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

NG or the old? Which Android version are you on?

I tried the old version on Android 13. With NG I had the same problem as in the Github issue

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I'm on Lineage os (android 13) and I am using the new version of espeak. For me it worked after installing it.

infeeeee@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Strange. For me the fdroid NG didn't contain any languages, it started, I could set it as the TTS engine, but no sound came from it. Maybe device language also matter?

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y

Possibly. I don't speak anything but English so I couldn't say

shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Rhvoice

max641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Can you elaborate with your setup.

I have installed and set TTS engine from Accessibility settings.

Cannot find any further options for screen reading.

How to set it up for regular usage

shortwavesurfer@monero.town · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Define "screen reading". If you mean like for blind people you will have to turn on talkback from accessibility options, download Android Accessibility Suite from the play store or Talkback_TFP from fdroid. If you just mean apps reading something themselves the app has to support that. I know feeder (rss reader) and librera reader do and osmand does too

max641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Thanks, that did it !