Speech Services by Google

Speech Services by Google for Android is the application that lets us listen aloud to the content of any application and avoid reading long texts on screen.

Google's text-to-speech application

Smartphones and tablets have greatly improved in terms of accessibility and one of the applications that has contributed is Speech Services by Google. This is an app that allows the content of another app to be read aloud from the phone. In other words, any application that offers the ability to have the content read to you can be offered with audio and a natural reading voice.

It should be borne in mind that there are many applications that offer rich content that will require our attention for a long time. This can be very useful when we can't pay enough attention to the screen or because we are doing other things at the same time, e.g. B. walking down the street. Think of applications like eBooks, translators or GPS navigators.

Google's Speech Synthesis: What is it for?

You should know that you don't have to download its APK to your smartphone since it's an application that comes preinstalled on Android. However, you might need them if you got rid of them or want to update their features to the latest version. If you configured them properly, you can use them in situations like the following:

• Search for addresses on Google Maps from the car.
• Transcribe recordings from your smartphone's recorder.
• For reading books with the function of reading aloud from Google Play Books.
• With Google Translate, you can hear translations and learn how the words are pronounced.
• With TalkBack and other apps that can give you voice prompts on your device.
• With accessible applications like Voice Access designed for people who have difficulty using the touch screen.
• With any app developed by a company that has a voice search function.
• Learn pronunciation with language apps.

How do I use the Google Speech Synthesis app?

It's very easy to use. All you have to do is go to Settings > Language

Innovations in the current version

• More voices to choose from in English (Australia), English (UK) and French (France).
• All voices of a language are now downloaded together to save storage space on your device.
• Performance improvements for 64-bit devices.
• Other voice synthesis improvements.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 12.0.