Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback (2024)

Table of Contents
iPhone User Guide Have iPhone speak onscreen text Change how Spoken Content sounds

Modifying this control will update this page automatically

iPhone User Guide

Even if VoiceOver is turned off, you can have iPhone read text on the screen out loud. Have iPhone read the entire screen or a specific selection. Or hear what you type spoken out loud, character by character or word by word.

Have iPhone speak onscreen text

  1. Go to Settings Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback (1)> Accessibility> Spoken Content.

  2. Turn on any of the following:

    • Speak Selection: Have iPhone speak the text you select.

    • Speak Screen: Have iPhone read all text on the screen, starting from the top.

      Turn on Speech Controller to keep the Speak Screen controls on the screen.

      Turn on Highlight Content to have words or sentences highlighted as iPhone reads them out loud.

    • Typing Feedback options: As you type, have iPhone speak character by character, word by word, and more.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Hear selected text (if you turned on Speak Selection): Select the text you want spoken, then tap Speak.

    • Hear all text on the screen (if you turned on Speak Screen): Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen.

      Use the controls that appear to pause speaking, adjust the rate, navigate forward or back to the content you want to hear, or use Speak on Touch (tap the text you want iPhone to read).

    • Hear what you type (if you turned on Typing Feedback options): Start typing.

Siri: Say something like: “Speak screen.”Learn how to use Siri.

See Also
Use VoiceOver on Apple Watch

Change how Spoken Content sounds

  1. Go to Settings Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback (2)> Accessibility> Spoken Content.

  2. Adjust any of the following:

    • Voices: Choose a voice and dialect.

    • Speaking Rate: Drag the slider.

    • Pronunciations: Dictate or spell out how you want certain phrases to be spoken.

Helpful?

Thanks for your feedback.

Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback (2024)
Top Articles
Duke Energy crews restore power to more than 43,000 from supercell storm affecting more than 95,000 customers
After supercell storm, some southern Indiana customers still without power
Db928Ff
Build Single Sign-on for Your ASP.NET MVC App
Pokemon Uranium - Pokedex Complete!
Pokemon Uranium - Stat-Based Tiering Guide
Ccvip China
Cogs 100 Ucsd
19, gained freshman 15 now can't lose it.
Calorie Tracking Platform Mastering Calorie Tracking: A Comprehensive Guide - FasterCapital
Zodiac Academy Book 7 Spoilers
Sophia The Baddie Dog Video Footage Original – Exploring The Viral Phenomenon
Latest Posts
Albany Democrat-Herald from Albany, Oregon
Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon
Article information

Author: Velia Krajcik

Last Updated:

Views: 5993

Rating: 4.3 / 5 (54 voted)

Reviews: 93% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Velia Krajcik

Birthday: 1996-07-27

Address: 520 Balistreri Mount, South Armand, OR 60528

Phone: +466880739437

Job: Future Retail Associate

Hobby: Polo, Scouting, Worldbuilding, Cosplaying, Photography, Rowing, Nordic skating

Introduction: My name is Velia Krajcik, I am a handsome, clean, lucky, gleaming, magnificent, proud, glorious person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.