Learn how to use Apple’s new Accessibility Reader feature to show text from any app in raw mode without formatting, images, or the user interface elements.
How to use the new Accessibility Reader on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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How to have Siri read web articles to you on iPhone or iPad
Learn how to ask Siri to read web articles in Safari on your iPhone and iPad so you can multitask without having to stare at the screen.
How to use text-to-speech on iPhone or iPad
Learn how to turn text into spoken content on your iPhone or iPad, and adjust speaking rate, pronunciation, text-to-speech voice, etc.
New iOS 17 accessibility features include Personal Voice and Live Speech
Apple has previewed new accessibility features for its iPhone, iPad and Mac coming with iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS 14 this fall, like Personal Voice and Live Speech.
How to easily add narration to your TikTok videos with a synthetic Siri-like voice
Did you know about TikTok's text-to-speech feature? Follow these steps as we show you how to easily and quickly add narration to your videos with a Siri-like voice reading your text aloud.
How to customize announcements and hints for VoiceOver on Mac
In this tutorial, we will show you how to customize the settings for VoiceOver announcements and hints on your Mac to fine-tune your experience.
How to add your own pronunciations on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to add your own pronunciations on iPhone and iPad for words or phrases you want spoken a certain way.
How to receive vocal typing feedback on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to set up Typing Feedback on iPhone or iPad so the characters and words you type are spoken aloud, which is ideal for people with visual impairments.
Siri voice in Germany gets a quality boost thanks to machine learning
Siri in Germany has finally received upgraded voices almost three years after the English voices were significantly improved when iOS 11 launched back in 2017.
How to have your Mac announce alerts and speak text
With just a few adjustments, you can have your Mac announce alerts and speak text. Spoken alerts are super handy for grabbing your attention when you’re hard at work, and spoken text can help you spot errors or get pronunciations.
iOS 14: downloadable custom voice synthesizers to replace built-in speech voices
Apple is said to be working on a new framework in iOS 14 that would permit developers to provide custom text-to-speech synthesizers to replace iOS's default speech voice.
Head of Apple’s speech team explains how Siri learns new languages
Just how exactly does Siri learn a new language? In today's interview with Reuters, Apple's speech team head Alex Acero offered a behind-the-scenes look at how Siri is being taught new languages, a process that involves script-writing, capturing voices in multiple accents and dialects and using machine learning and artificial intelligence to build and evolve new language models over time. The system requires a team of people tasked with reading passages of manually transcribed text.
Before actually updating Siri, Apple first rolls out Dictation support for a new language.
Siri currently speaks 21 languages in 36 countries. By comparison, Microsoft's Cortana supports eight languages tailored for thirteen countries, Google Assistant speaks four languages while Amazon's Alexa works only in English and German.