megamuzzy / voicenotify

Android app that speaks notifications

Voice Notify is an Android app that uses Text-to-Speech (TTS) to announce status bar notification messages so you don't need to look at the screen to know what a notification says.

WARNING: F-Droid builds apps from source using a different signing key than the builds posted on Google Play and GitHub, meaning they are NOT UPGRADE-COMPATIBLE and you would need to uninstall before installing from a different download source, losing your settings. This is a security feature in Android. The builds on GitHub are the exact same ones published on Google Play and do not have this issue. However, for technical reasons, Android similarly prevents downgrading installed apps to an earlier version.

Features

• Widget to suspend VN
• Customizable TTS message
• Limit length of spoken message
• Replace text to be spoken
• Ignore specific apps or notifications containing defined text
• Choice of TTS audio stream
• Choice of speaking when screen or headset is on or off, or while in silent/vibrate mode
• Quiet Time
• Shake-to-silence
• Custom delay of TTS after notification
• Repeat notifications at custom interval while screen off
• Notification log
• Post a test notification

VN operates through Android's Notification Listener service and must be enabled in the Notification Access settings. Shortcuts are provided in the configuration screen to open the Notification Access and TTS settings.

Translations

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The previous translation service, Get Localization, was discontinued on May 31, 2019.