Text To Speech

Enabling Text To Speech:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap "All apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "System", tap "Accessibility"
  4. Tap "TalkBack"
  5. Move the "TalkBack" slider and set it to "ON"
  6. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up "TalkBack"

Disabling Text to Speech:

  1. Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "System", tap "Accessibility"
  4. Tap "TalkBack" and move the slider associated with it to "OFF"

Text to Speech Settings:

Text to speech features a handful of settings that you may find useful. Here is a guide to access and set the general settings of this feature, such as changing the language or the speech rate.

  1. While viewing any of the home screens, tap "All apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "Personal", tap "Language & input"
  4. Tap "Text-to-speech" under "Speech"
  5. Under "General", you can adjust the following:
    • Speech rate: there are nine speeds, starting off with "very slow" and going up to "fastest"
    • Listen to an example (tap to listen)
    • Default language status (tap to change the default language)
  6. Tap the "Settings" icon to change the following settings:
    • Language: You can select between: English (UK), English (US), French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish
    • Settings for Google Text To Speech Engine – Auto update voices (On / Off); Update voices over Wi-Fi only (On / Off) – View Open Source Licenses (tap to view)
    • Install voice data

Voice Commands

Opening an Application Using Voice Commands:

  1. To open an app such as "messaging" using your voice, swipe up from the "Home" button to open "Google Now"
  2. Speak a command, such as "Open Messaging"

Voice Dial a Contact:

  1. To voice dial a contact, swipe up from the "Home" button to access "Google Now"
  2. Say "Call X", where "X" is the desired contact's name

Writing a Text Message (SMS) Using Voice Commands:

  1. From any of the home screens, say "OK Google"
  2. Say "Write a text message"
  3. Tap "edit message" to edit the details
  4. When ready to send, say "Send message" or simply tap the "Send >" icon

Enabling / Disabling Google Now:

  1. While on the home screen, tap and hold an empty space
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Tap the "On / Off" associated with "Google Now" in order to enable or disable this feature. When enabling Google Now, you may be prompted with a new screen. If so, tap "Yes, I'm In"


› See More: LG Nexus 5: Using Text to Speech, Voice Commands, and Enabling / Disabling Google Now