OnePlus How to Set up "Select to Speak"
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Select to Speak
We can have screen content on the OnePlus smartphone read aloud to us after it has been selected or tapped.
After activating the read aloud function, we also get another button in the navigation bar that offers the following options for controlling read aloud after tapping:
- Tap on a specific element, for example on text or an image.
- Drag your finger across the screen to select multiple items.
- Tap the play button to hear everything on screen.
- Select text that appears inside the camera view.







- Open the Settings
- Tap on System
- Tap on Accessibility
- Tap on Select to Speak
- Enable or disable Select to Speak
- Tap on Allow
- Confirm with Got it
Speech output (Select to Speak)
Similar to the TalkBack function, we can alsoadjustthe speech output for reading aloud and select the language or increase or decrease the reading speed or pitch using sliders.
Note: In this manual we only increase the speaking speed, other options are available.







- Open the Settings
- Tap on System
- Tap on Accessibility
- Tap on Select to Speak
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Text to speech settings
- Set the Language or swipe to adjust the Speech rate or Pitch
Read in background (Select to Speak)
When using the Select to speak function, we can, thanks to this feature, switch between different apps without interrupting the current reading on the OnePlus smartphone.
Note: This is an experimental feature that may not be fully mature and may contain errors.






- Open the Settings
- Tap on System
- Tap on Accessibility
- Tap on Select to Speak
- Open the Settings
- Enable or disable Read in background
Read text on images
We can have text in pictures or in the camera viewfinder read aloud if this function is enabled on the OnePlus smartphone.
Note: Please note that this is an experimental feature and may not work properly.







- Open the Settings
- Tap on System
- Tap on Accessibility
- Tap on Select to Speak
- Open the Settings
- Enable or disable Read text on images
- Tap on Continue