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But youll have to download a voice to get going (some users are reporting issues with downloading a voice in the current version).

Which is why I converted my Kindle into an E-ink web article reading machine.

But as it turns out, you can go one step further and take your eyes completely out of the equation.

Say hello to the world of voice reading where synthetically created AI voices and sometimes even real human beings narrate you articles, books, your email and even notifications so you dont have to wear yourself out reading them.

These apps are perfect to use when youre driving your car, taking public transport or just doing your daily chores.

You can get your work done when catching up on your reading list towards which youd normally dedicate special time.

Default Text-To-Speech for iOS Just like dictation, the built in text-to-speech agent in iOS is marvelous but its turned off by default.

Go to Settings - General - Accessibility and turn on Speak selection.

Now go to any app, highlight some text or an entire article and from the popup menu select Speak.

Default Text-To-Speech on Android.

But its limited. It only works in apps that have expressly integrated the functionality the most notable being Play Books.

You cant share any text youre reading directly to the app (like you can with the third party app listed below).

Voice Reading For Android Voice Reading is a powerful text-to-speech client for Android.

Not only will it read highlighted text for you, it will also let you read ebooks and parsed content just from the URL.

Voice Reader also shows the text its reading in a floating window so you can scroll back up if you miss something.

If youre browsing an article in Chrome, go to the sharing menu and select Voice Reading.

To read books go to the app, tap the icon, then the browse button and select your ebook file.

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And the app can keep reading stuff in the background so you are free to use your phone as you please.

Pocket for Android.

When youre reading an article, tap the three dotted menu and select Listen (TTS).

The app will now read the article to you and you can control the playback and voice speed from the popup.

SoundGecko For iOS And Android SoundGecko takes a different approach to the art of voice reading.

You can add links you want to read using its Chrome extension on desktop or the sharing menu on Android.

You need to register for an account to be able to play saved articles.

One good thing about SoundGecko is its support for RSS feeds.

This way you dont need to go looking for content to listen to, it comes directly to you.

The cloud implementation and sync between devices is helpful as well.

Read Out Notifications With Out Loud On Android.

But you should spend some time customizing the app and when its allowed to run because the last thing you want is for your whole office to listen to the raunchy text your wife sent you.

Apps For iPhone NaturalReader.

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