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Text-to-speech output
To specify text-to-speech settings for your device, go to Settings > Accessibility > Text-to-speech
output.
The following options are available on the Text-to-speech screen:
• Preferredengine:Thedefaulttext-to-speechenginechoicesvarybydevice.Optionscaninclude
Google’s Text-to-speech engine, the device manufacturer’s engine, and any third-party text-to-
speech engines that you’ve downloaded from the Google Play Store.
• Enginesettings:Tochangethesettingsforyourselectedtext-to-speechengine,selectSettings
next to the name of your preferred engine . You can then edit the following settings:
 • Language:Choose“Usesystemlanguage”orselectadierentlanguagefromthelist.
 • SettingsforGoogleText-to-speechEngine:
  • Auto-updatevoices:Selecttoautomaticallyupdatevoices.
  • UseWi-Fionly:DownloadvoicesdatausingonlyWi-Fi.Thisoptionconservesdatausage.
 • Installvoicedata:Selectthisoptiontoinstallvoicedatarequiredforspeechsynthesis.
• Speechrate:Selectthespeedatwhichtextisspoken.Optionsinclude:
 • Veryslow
 • Slow
 • Normal
 • Fast
 • Faster
 • Veryfast
 • Rapid
 • Veryrapid
 • Fastest
• Listentoanexample:Selectthisoptiontohearashortdemonstrationofspeechsynthesis.
• Defaultlanguagestatus:Hereyourdevicedisplaysthecurrentstatusofyourdefaultlanguage
(e.g. “fully supported”). The default language is the language selected in your preferred Text-to-
speech engine.