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* A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?R.Wieser
+* Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?Theo
|+* Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?Harry S Robins
||`- Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?R.Wieser
|`- Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?R.Wieser
`* Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?Andy Burns
 `- Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?R.Wieser

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Subject: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: R.Wieser
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:20 UTC
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From: address@is.invalid (R.Wieser)
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Subject: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
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Hello all,

I've got a pixel 6 with the Graphene OS on it, and would like to be able to
use the text-to-speech feature. When I try to use it (from within my ebook
reader) it shows "waiting for TTS", "failed TTS" and than retries a couple
of times before throwing the towel.

I have no idea if its just a question of enabeling such a TTS component, or
if I need to download-and-install one.

I the former case, where should I be looking for the settings ? (found a few
suggestions, but didn't find any TTS component related entries)

In the latter case, suggestions to (a good) one would be appreciated. The
fewer permissions needed the better (requiring permissions like "internet"
means instant rejection).

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: Theo
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
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Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:10 UTC
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Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
Date: 28 Jul 2024 13:10:22 +0100 (BST)
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R.Wieser <address@is.invalid> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've got a pixel 6 with the Graphene OS on it, and would like to be able to
> use the text-to-speech feature. When I try to use it (from within my ebook
> reader) it shows "waiting for TTS", "failed TTS" and than retries a couple
> of times before throwing the towel.
>
> I have no idea if its just a question of enabeling such a TTS component, or
> if I need to download-and-install one.
>
> I the former case, where should I be looking for the settings ? (found a few
> suggestions, but didn't find any TTS component related entries)
>
> In the latter case, suggestions to (a good) one would be appreciated. The
> fewer permissions needed the better (requiring permissions like "internet"
> means instant rejection).

You need to install a TTS engine:
https://grapheneos.org/usage#accessibility
recommends eSpeak NG or RHVoice. They're available from the Play Store or
F-Droid.

Theo

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: Harry S Robins
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On 28 Jul 2024 13:10:22 +0100 (BST), Theo wrote:

> You need to install a TTS engine:
> https://grapheneos.org/usage#accessibility
> recommends eSpeak NG or RHVoice. They're available from the Play Store or
> F-Droid.

I don't know what a TTS engine is, so Rudy may wish to defer to Theo.

All I know is when I wanted Android e-readers to read to me, I installed
epub apps that said in the description that they had TTS inside of them.

CoolReader, with Text to Speech (TTS) support.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.coolreader
http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/

Book Reader with TTS support
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.bookreader/

I also used this TTS engine to dictate anything.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iboism.dictate

I'll try RHVoice and if Rudy tries it, that will be two of us.
https://rhvoice.org/ and https://rhvoice.com/android_support
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.olga_yakovleva.rhvoice.android/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.olga_yakovleva.rhvoice.android

Likewise with espeak
https://github.com/xcorail/espeak
http://reecedunn.co.uk/espeak-for-android
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.reecedunn.espeak/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reecedunn.espeak (failed)

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: Andy Burns
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R.Wieser wrote:

> I've got a pixel 6 with the Graphene OS on it, and would like to be able to
> use the text-to-speech feature.

Does GrapheneOS come with Gapps, or have you installed them?

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: R.Wieser
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Theo,

> You need to install a TTS engine:
> https://grapheneos.org/usage#accessibility
> recommends eSpeak NG or RHVoice. They're available from the Play Store
> or F-Droid.

As luck will have it I somehow entered the right keywords into the websearch
and found that webpage too.

Alas, I downloaded and tried both, but neither wished to work. Why ? I do
not have the foggiest. :-(

I also found this webpage :
https://github.com/GrapheneOS/os-issue-tracker/issues/377 , but even
explicitily selecting the (single) TTS engine didn't allow my eBook reader
to connect to the TTS component - nor did the eSpeak NG's internal "say what
you write her out loud" test work. No failure messages though. Just ..
nothing.

Also, the eSpeak NG one (that I just downloaded) was frowned upon (got
multiple warnings) because it was 32 bit ...

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: R.Wieser
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Harry,

> I don't know what a TTS engine is,

:-) See the subject line for that.

> All I know is when I wanted Android e-readers to read to me, I installed
> epub apps that said in the description that they had TTS inside of them.

TTS inside of them, or TTS *support* inside of them ? Quite a difference.

> I'll try RHVoice and if Rudy tries it, that will be two of us.
....
> Likewise with espeak

As luck will have it I found a Graphene OS webpage mentioning them. I tried
both. Neither worked. One had an internal test which stayed silent (and
didn't show any errors :-( ), but neither whas found by the ebook reader I
used for testing.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

Subject: Re: A pixel 6 with graphene OS - how to enable Text-to-speech ?
From: R.Wieser
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Andy,

> Does GrapheneOS come with Gapps, or have you installed them?

Neither.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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