Reading mode

Google LLC

About this app

Designed for and with people with low vision, blindness and dyslexia, Reading mode helps improve your screen reading experience with a focus on customizable contrast, text size, text-to-speech, page clutter, and font types. Once downloaded, the app integrates into your quick settings and can be easily accessed across apps and web pages.

Instructions:

To get started:

1. Download and install Reading mode via Play Store
2. Find Reading mode on your home screen and tap to open it
3. Read the tutorial and it will redirect you to the settings at the end
4. In the settings, tap “Reading mode” and toggle on “Reading mode shortcut” to allow Reading mode to access your device
5. Please refer to https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/7650693 to set up different Reading mode entry points

Key Features:

• Focused reading view: Reading mode provides a customizable reading environment without clutter to make it easier to access content and focus
• Text-to-speech: Hear written content read out loud to you at the touch of a button. Choose from a selection of high quality long-form voices. Easily accessible audio control options to rewind, fast forward, and change reading speed on the go
• Adjust font type and size: Toggle quickly between font sizes, styles, colors, and line spaces to customize what’s best for your reading needs
• Quick access: Once downloaded, Reading mode is integrated into the phone interface for fast access
• Multi-language support: Reading mode supports English, French, Italian, and Spanish with additional languages to follow
• Compatible with Talkback: Easily use Reading mode when using your screen reader.
• Designed with privacy in mind: Content is never sent off your phone.

Join the https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/accessible to provide feedback and receive product updates.

Requirement:

• Available for phones on Android 9 and later
• Currently Reading mode supports English, French, Italian, Spanish

Permissions Notice:
• Accessibility Service: Since this app is an accessibility service, it can observe your actions and window content.

Ratings and reviews

Really good, universal reading app. Love that I can use this on pretty much any article online to clean up the layout. I also like the ability to read articles out loud with the screen off, since that's the main way I consume content. Main request: the voice models are okay, but now that a number of companies (including Google) have rolled out much more realistic ones, I'd like better options in this app.

This app has great voices and the different display options are helpful. But I've really only been able to use this app for certain articles online. It doesn't work for all articles, and it doesn't work at all for document apps, communication apps, etc. It'd be great if it worked for more apps rather than only working on articles.

Works great but the read-aloud feature lacks cadence and can be aggressive with punctuation which hampers a natural listening experience. Certain sites do not load on the first attempt and require a second load. If you navigate away from the app, it's often impossible to return to it. It's s a great product and makes using pixel much better for us with have visual issues. I'm so happy that Google has included it and I hope they continue to improve it, especially the read aloud mode.

What's new

Initial release of Reading mode.