Over the previous couple months I’ve seen quite a lot of studies of individuals saying the Kindle apps for Android and iOS now assist text-to-speech by way of a brand new “Assistive Reader” function that Amazon has quietly added with out saying something about it.
In reality, somebody left a remark right here two months in the past concerning the new Assistive Reader function so I’ve been wiating for it to point out up on my units, but it surely nonetheless isn’t accessible on my Android telephone or iPad, regardless that the Kindle app has been up to date to the most recent model on each, so apparently it’s gadget dependant and a few older fashions aren’t getting this new function for some motive.
You’ll be able to examine in case your gadget has the Assistive Reader perform by tapping the Aa button on the highest menu inside a guide after which choosing Extra.
You even have the choice to show real-time textual content highlighting on and off so you’ll be able to hearken to text-to-speech whereas studying together with highlighted textual content if you wish to, just like the Immersive Studying function that’s accessible once you personal each the e book and the Audible audiobook.
Remember, not all Kindle ebooks assist text-to-speech so it may not be accessible with sure titles. You’ll be able to examine the product web page at Amazon for every guide and within the particulars part it says if TTS in enabled or not.
It’s bizarre how Amazon doesn’t point out the brand new function anyplace. The app replace historical past doesn’t say something about it on Android or iOS, however possibly it’s as a result of the function isn’t accessible on all units. Amazon tends to depart out these sorts of particulars in launch notes with Kindles and Kindles apps so that you by no means actually know what new options you’re going to search out after an replace.
In case you’ve tried the brand new Assistive Reader function tell us what you suppose within the feedback part under.
