Speech Recognition & Synthesis

A convenient text-to-speech reader - Convert PDFs, docs, webpages, and ebooks to speech.

Speech Services by Google is an app that can enhance your mobile device with powerful text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology.

-- Convert your voice to text or have the text on your screen read aloud. -- Use voice commands to perform daily tasks on your mobile device with the Speech-to-Text functionality. -- Listen to books or translations with the Text-to-Speech functionality.

Empower your device with the innovative text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology from Google. Google Speech-to-Text functionality

Speech Services provides speech-to-text capabilities to Google and other third-party apps, converting your spoken words into text. This functionality can be utilized by various applications, including:

• Google Maps for voice-based place searches • The Recorder App for on-device transcription of your recordings • The Phone App's Call Screen feature for real-time caller transcription • Accessibility apps like Voice Access for voice-operated device control • Dictation or keyboard apps for dictating text messages via voice • Apps with a search by voice feature for quick searches of favorite shows or songs • Language learning apps that recognize your spoken practice in a new language • ...and numerous other applications available on the Play Store

To enable Google Speech-to-Text functionality on your Android device, navigate to Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > Assist App. Choose Speech Services by Google as your preferred voice input engine. Google Text-to-Speech functionality

Speech Services enables apps to read the text on your screen aloud. Examples of its use include:

• Google Play Books for the "Read Aloud" feature • Google Translate for hearing the pronunciation of translated words • Talkback and other accessibility applications for providing spoken feedback across your device • ...and many other applications found in the Play Store

To activate Google Text-to-Speech functionality on your Android device, go to Settings > Languages & Input > Text-to-Speech output. Select Speech Services by Google as your preferred engine.

Note that on many Android devices, Speech Services by Google is pre-installed, but you can always update to the latest version here.

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