How to use text to speech output in KitKat 4.4.2 for Android

This page explains how to use text to speech output on your Android phone or tablet.

• To access the Accessibility features on your Android device select the ‘Settings’ icon then ‘Accessibility’ from the list under the ‘System’ heading (Figure 1).

Figure 1 - Accessibility Settings.

• Select ‘Text-to-speech output’ from the list (Figure 2).

Figure 2 - Text to Speech Option.

Preferred Engine

• By default the Google Text-to-speech engine is selected.
• Tap to select the ‘Settings’ option you can change the Language (Figure 3).

Figure 3 - Text to Speech Settings Icon.

• Tap to select ‘Install voice data’ allows you to install additional speech synthesis for your device (Figure 4).

Figure 4 - Text to Speech Options.

Speech rate

• You can alter the speech rate by selecting from one of the options (Figure 5):
  • Very slow
  • Slow
  • Normal
  • Fast
  • Very fast
  • Rapid
  • Very rapid
  • Fastest

Figure 5 - Speech Rate.