![]() ![]() Apple first filed for this patent back in February of 2006, almost a year before the original iPhone announcement. It will also be a great substitute for reading to kids, and for when you want to find the correct pronunciation of any word you find on the Internet.The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday granted a new Apple patent related to advanced text-to-speech features that may or may not be fully realized in future mobile devices and computers or brought to the company’s existing lineup via a software update. It is great help for when you want to go through a long article but don’t want to strain your eyes to do so. Now with this Text-to-Speech option, you can sit back and listen to any content on your iOS device, without having to read out. It doesn’t only work for websites, it also works for all your documents on your iOS devices.Adjust the highlighted area to highlight the text you want your iOS to read out. Now open any website, touch and hold the text area until an option appears. ![]() The speaking rate will detemine how fast the text is read. Slide the option to ON and made an adjustment to the Speaking Rate. Recommended Reading: Apple’s iOS6: 9 New Features You Should Know Activate Text-to-Speechįrom your iOS device, go to the Settings page, select General > Accessibility. Imagine getting your iPhone or iPad read out the news or a report for you while you work on other pressing matters. Thanks to the new iOS update, you can activate the ‘Text-to-Speech’ function to let your iOS read out a highlighted article. We can now read updated materials on-the-go every day without fail.īut there is one more thing that our electronic reading supplements can do better than its printed counterparts. ![]() Smartphones and tablets now allow us to read materials straight from a website or app, in the comforts of our own home or at the office. No longer are we confined to reading magazines, newspapers and books that we must first get from a store. ![]() We’ve come a long way from reading from print sources. ![]()
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