Have the iPhone or Android read aloud to you

iPhone

Have the iPhone read aloud what you cannot read because the print is too small or you simply cannot read the text.

To SETUP

1. Update your iPhone to iOS 18.
2. Look for the Magnifier app by searching for it.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Capture.
5. Enable Reader mode.
6. Place the camera over what you cannot read.
7. Tap Capture.
8. Tap Reader mode, this puts the image into a readable format.
9. Adjust the size of the font by tapping the A. Tap Play to have it read to you.

To USE

1. Search for Magnifier
2. Hold the camera over what you cannot read, capture.
3. Tap Reader and tap Play to listen.

Android

Have the Android read aloud what you cannot read because the print is too small or you simply cannot read the text.

• Open the Settings app and go to Accessibility > Select to Speak.
  Note: If you don’t see Select to Speak, go to Google Play to download the latest version of Android Accessibility Suite, then try these steps again.
• Tap the toggle to turn it on, then tap Allow or OK to confirm permissions.
• Open any app, tap the Select to Speak shortcut, then tap an item to read it aloud. Tap Stop to end playback.