Move the sliders to adjust voice pitch, rate and volume. (If the Default reading list is displayed, swipe to the right so that the below screen is displayed). To add Nicole, open the Aloud Reader and select the “Change Voice or Language” button. Step 2: Select the VoiceĪs mentioned above, I have selected the Nicole Australian English voice. (Other accents are available for other nationalities, just search Google Play).ĭownload Nicole AU English voice from Google Play.īe warned: This is a big download (145MB) so perform this task over wi-fi if your download credits are limited. During the beta period, “Nicole” is free. IVONA have an Australian voice – called “Nicole” – in beta development. I am Australian and so I prefer to listen to an Australian accent.
IVONA READER NOT WORKING INSTALL
Android phones appear to come with a default reader via Google but for reasons that will become apparent later, I recommend this one.ĭownload and install IVONA Text-to-Speech HQ from Google Play. This programme will provide the ‘reading engine’ and platform for the voice. There are several alternatives (such as VoiceReading) but Aloud Reader works reasonably well, contains the right functionality and is free.ĭownload and install Aloud Reader from Google Play.
IVONA READER NOT WORKING SOFTWARE
This is the software that will do the ‘reading aloud’. The rest of this tutorial will assume that you have a Firefox installation. You can download Firefox from Google Play. If you do not have Firefox installed, I highly recommend it. I have the Firefox Mobile web browser installed on my phone. Step 1: Gather and Install Software Firefox for Mobile Presented below are the steps I used to set-up a system to enable my Android 4.2 device (an HTC One XL) to read aloud the contents of websites. I assumed that software would available that will perform a similar function, but without the need to read menus and other unnecessary text?Īs it turns out, there is. Screen readers will read aloud the contents of screens so that the blind can use menus and navigate windows as well as utilise the internet.
Many of us are aware that blind people use screen readers to navigate their way around the internet.
I was rather surprised to discover that there isn’t any. It recently occurred to me that I’d also like to ‘listen’ to websites that contain long-form articles (such as blogs and newspapers), so I performed a search to locate some simple software that would enable this. To make the time pass, I like to listen to various podcasts as there’s poor radio reception in my workplace. In my line of work, I sometimes have cause to spend many hours performing routine work. Step-by-step instructions for installing software on an Android phone device that will read aloud the contents of web pages.
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