Speaking Email - voice reader
Email done. On the move.
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2.7.3for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Speaking Email - voice reader
Reads your email out loud, lets you reply and manage mail by voice commands.
Ideal for visually impaired users, driving, or anytime you'd like to check email hands free & eyes free.
Premium Edition is free for 7 days. Then you are automatically switched to Basic Edition.
(Note for CarPlay users: see our other app Speaking Email CP)
— WHY DO I WANT IT? —
FOR DRIVERS
Get more time in your day when you check your email on the move.
Most people spend 1-2 hours in their inbox. With the help of Speaking Email during your daily drive to work, you can easily cut this time in half. Get more done, stay on top and keep a clean inbox.
Voice commands and simple gestures designed to be safe to use while driving give you the ability to archive, flag or even reply on the move.
(Note for CarPlay users: see also our other app "Speaking Email CP")
FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Makes email easy to use for those with visual impairment, blindness, dyslexia, stroke, motor dysfunction. Designed to be used without needing to see or touch the screen, Speaking Email works as a fully voice operated email app.
Note: a sighted assistant or VoiceOver is required to sign into your email account and configure the many preferences to your liking. The rest is all voice controlled!
— HOW DOES IT WORK? —
Speaking Email reads your latest emails out loud from your inbox, one by one. Swipe left and right to play your inbox like a jukebox.
Whip through your inbox, clear clutter, flag important items and make inbox zero a reality - all while on the go.
You can interact with your email using full screen taps, swipes and voice commands.
Voice recognition needs a trigger. You choose when to pause for a command - on full screen tap, every 30 seconds, at the start/end of emails.
— FEATURES —
- Smart content detection skips over disclaimers, reply headers, and email signatures to speak only the content without the clutter
- Multilingual mode automatically detects the email language and switches voices to match, using Apple text-to-speech voices
- Makes use of the latest Apple speech recognition technology lets you dictate your reply, which is read back to you before sending
- Our simple Ignore Sender command puts you in control, allowing you to avoid hearing emails from the sender in future
- Connects securely to all email servers, including Gmail (using Google Sign In), Microsoft 365 (aka Office 365 - using Microsoft Sign In supporting Intune, MFA and OAUTH), Exchange (via ActiveSync), IMAP, POP, iCloud (using app password), Outlook/Hotmail (using Microsoft Sign In), Yahoo (using Yahoo Sign In), AOL (using AOL Sign In)
- Voice commands and buttons include:
Next
Back
Archive/Done
Flag
Trash
Reply
Forward
Ignore (thumbs down)
Important (thumbs up)
Block Sender
Rewind
Fast Forward
Compose
Search
Voice
Slower
Faster
People
When
- Many preferences to set up your experience how you like
— QUESTIONS —
Reach us at feedback@speaking.email
See our FAQ: http://www.speaking.email/faq
Feature tour: http://www.speaking.email
— RECOGNITION —
- Gizmodo
- "Highly Recommended" by Marc Saltzman in USA Today
- TV3 News (NZ), Paul Henry Show, Sky News
- The Australian, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph
- NZ Herald, National Business Review
- Featured by Apple in Best New Apps
- Voted Most Fundable App by Context.IO
- Finalist in NZ Hi Tech Awards
— QUOTES —
“This is a nifty app, and one that will make driving a little safer for inbox addicts”—NBR
“Brilliant idea”—Paul Henry, TV3
“My eyesight isn’t as it was years ago, and your Speaking Email makes it so much easier for me to keep in touch with folks” — Willis Hargrave
“I absolutely love the app and being an outside sales rep in the car 4-6 hours a day find it incredibly helpful. It is literally freeing up and hour or 2 of time for me every day I am on the road by having a lot less time at the desk doing email. THANKS!!!” — Scott Middleton
https://speaking.email/page/privacy
https://speaking.email/page/terms-of-use
Ideal for visually impaired users, driving, or anytime you'd like to check email hands free & eyes free.
Premium Edition is free for 7 days. Then you are automatically switched to Basic Edition.
(Note for CarPlay users: see our other app Speaking Email CP)
— WHY DO I WANT IT? —
FOR DRIVERS
Get more time in your day when you check your email on the move.
Most people spend 1-2 hours in their inbox. With the help of Speaking Email during your daily drive to work, you can easily cut this time in half. Get more done, stay on top and keep a clean inbox.
Voice commands and simple gestures designed to be safe to use while driving give you the ability to archive, flag or even reply on the move.
(Note for CarPlay users: see also our other app "Speaking Email CP")
FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Makes email easy to use for those with visual impairment, blindness, dyslexia, stroke, motor dysfunction. Designed to be used without needing to see or touch the screen, Speaking Email works as a fully voice operated email app.
Note: a sighted assistant or VoiceOver is required to sign into your email account and configure the many preferences to your liking. The rest is all voice controlled!
— HOW DOES IT WORK? —
Speaking Email reads your latest emails out loud from your inbox, one by one. Swipe left and right to play your inbox like a jukebox.
Whip through your inbox, clear clutter, flag important items and make inbox zero a reality - all while on the go.
You can interact with your email using full screen taps, swipes and voice commands.
Voice recognition needs a trigger. You choose when to pause for a command - on full screen tap, every 30 seconds, at the start/end of emails.
— FEATURES —
- Smart content detection skips over disclaimers, reply headers, and email signatures to speak only the content without the clutter
- Multilingual mode automatically detects the email language and switches voices to match, using Apple text-to-speech voices
- Makes use of the latest Apple speech recognition technology lets you dictate your reply, which is read back to you before sending
- Our simple Ignore Sender command puts you in control, allowing you to avoid hearing emails from the sender in future
- Connects securely to all email servers, including Gmail (using Google Sign In), Microsoft 365 (aka Office 365 - using Microsoft Sign In supporting Intune, MFA and OAUTH), Exchange (via ActiveSync), IMAP, POP, iCloud (using app password), Outlook/Hotmail (using Microsoft Sign In), Yahoo (using Yahoo Sign In), AOL (using AOL Sign In)
- Voice commands and buttons include:
Next
Back
Archive/Done
Flag
Trash
Reply
Forward
Ignore (thumbs down)
Important (thumbs up)
Block Sender
Rewind
Fast Forward
Compose
Search
Voice
Slower
Faster
People
When
- Many preferences to set up your experience how you like
— QUESTIONS —
Reach us at feedback@speaking.email
See our FAQ: http://www.speaking.email/faq
Feature tour: http://www.speaking.email
— RECOGNITION —
- Gizmodo
- "Highly Recommended" by Marc Saltzman in USA Today
- TV3 News (NZ), Paul Henry Show, Sky News
- The Australian, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph
- NZ Herald, National Business Review
- Featured by Apple in Best New Apps
- Voted Most Fundable App by Context.IO
- Finalist in NZ Hi Tech Awards
— QUOTES —
“This is a nifty app, and one that will make driving a little safer for inbox addicts”—NBR
“Brilliant idea”—Paul Henry, TV3
“My eyesight isn’t as it was years ago, and your Speaking Email makes it so much easier for me to keep in touch with folks” — Willis Hargrave
“I absolutely love the app and being an outside sales rep in the car 4-6 hours a day find it incredibly helpful. It is literally freeing up and hour or 2 of time for me every day I am on the road by having a lot less time at the desk doing email. THANKS!!!” — Scott Middleton
https://speaking.email/page/privacy
https://speaking.email/page/terms-of-use
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.7.3
Last updated on Sep 17, 2023
Old Versions
- Ability to switch off reading out sender name and "unread email"
- New option to set up 'Dictation Auto Replace Expansions' which will replace any phrase you choose with your custom replacement
- New option to set up 'Dictation Auto Replace Expansions' which will replace any phrase you choose with your custom replacement
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Version History
2.7.3
Sep 17, 2023
- Ability to switch off reading out sender name and "unread email"
- New option to set up 'Dictation Auto Replace Expansions' which will replace any phrase you choose with your custom replacement
- New option to set up 'Dictation Auto Replace Expansions' which will replace any phrase you choose with your custom replacement
2.7.2
Jul 4, 2023
- Fixed 'undefined' subject bug in Compose
- Added feature to disable commands
- Added feature to disable commands
2.7.1
May 16, 2023
- fixed issue with no speech recogntion prompt after subject
- fixed new Yahoo and AOL integration using secure sign in
- fixed new Yahoo and AOL integration using secure sign in
2.7.0
May 11, 2023
- New Yahoo and AOL integration using secure sign in
- fixed issue with speech recogntion stopping
- can now tap command transcript to restart listening
- changed main menu to prompt for voice commands even when no account
- made 'account' command go to create account if there are no accounts
- option to skip message when forwarding
- fixed issue with speech recogntion stopping
- can now tap command transcript to restart listening
- changed main menu to prompt for voice commands even when no account
- made 'account' command go to create account if there are no accounts
- option to skip message when forwarding
2.6.9
Apr 13, 2023
OCR text extraction from scanned PDF attachments
2.6.8
Feb 27, 2023
Rebuild for latest operating system
2.6.5
Oct 10, 2022
updated for iOS 16
2.6.4
Aug 31, 2022
- Fixed issue with VoiceOver speech being recognised as a command
2.6.3
Aug 25, 2022
- Fixed undo delete on Microsoft 365.
2.6.2
Aug 21, 2022
Fix for Microsoft 365 sign in
2.6.1
Aug 14, 2022
Improved permission handling
2.6.0
May 27, 2022
- New "resume" command plays from the email you were last on
- New "incoming" command takes you to the "waiting for incoming mail" screen
- Faster recognition of voice commands
- Improvements to recipient recognition and prompting
- Basic edition now has voice commands
- New "incoming" command takes you to the "waiting for incoming mail" screen
- Faster recognition of voice commands
- Improvements to recipient recognition and prompting
- Basic edition now has voice commands
2.5.5
Sep 8, 2021
- play archive and sent folders
- improved playback of different folders
- save draft (gmail only)
- custom replacements
- voice controlled preferences
- always present mic button
- improved playback of different folders
- save draft (gmail only)
- custom replacements
- voice controlled preferences
- always present mic button
2.5.2
Jan 27, 2021
- NEW Sender Rules screen lets you remove blocked, ignored and important senders
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
- NEW Adjust pause between sentences
- FIX bug with speech crashing
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
- NEW Adjust pause between sentences
- FIX bug with speech crashing
2.5.1
Jan 24, 2021
- NEW Sender Rules screen lets you remove blocked, ignored and important senders
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
- NEW Adjust pause between sentences
- FIX bug with speech crashing
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
- NEW Adjust pause between sentences
- FIX bug with speech crashing
2.5.0
Jan 19, 2021
- NEW Sender Rules screen lets you remove blocked, ignored and important senders
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
- NEW Dark Mode
- NEW Save Draft (Gmail only)
2.3.1
Aug 9, 2020
Now choose any folder to play email
New folder selection and subfolder selection for 'file' and 'folder' commands
New 'block sender' command
Now prevents sleep when phone in your pocket
Fixed iOS 13 issues with new local storage limits and popups
New folder selection and subfolder selection for 'file' and 'folder' commands
New 'block sender' command
Now prevents sleep when phone in your pocket
Fixed iOS 13 issues with new local storage limits and popups
2.3.0
Aug 4, 2020
Now choose any folder to play email
New folder selection and subfolder selection for 'file' and 'folder' commands
New 'block sender' command
Now prevents sleep when phone in your pocket
Fix for issue with new local storage limits
New folder selection and subfolder selection for 'file' and 'folder' commands
New 'block sender' command
Now prevents sleep when phone in your pocket
Fix for issue with new local storage limits
2.0.4
Feb 12, 2020
- New "voice" voice command. Say "voice" to change the reading voice.
- New Blind Mode reads out all text on screen. Set this under Preferences > Misc.
- End Screen now shows any filters you have in place so you can see why there are no more emails. You can also say relevant voice commands on the end screen - previous, undo, account, compose, menu, inbox - and these buttons appear if you tap the screen.
- Email limit increased to 500
- Improved handling of expired tokens for Office 365 logins.
- New Blind Mode reads out all text on screen. Set this under Preferences > Misc.
- End Screen now shows any filters you have in place so you can see why there are no more emails. You can also say relevant voice commands on the end screen - previous, undo, account, compose, menu, inbox - and these buttons appear if you tap the screen.
- Email limit increased to 500
- Improved handling of expired tokens for Office 365 logins.
2.0.3
Dec 14, 2019
- Louder volume
- Quicker intro - eliminated the word "subject" when reading out the subject
- Says sender name in appropriate language for non-English emails
- Quicker intro - eliminated the word "subject" when reading out the subject
- Says sender name in appropriate language for non-English emails
2.0.2
Dec 9, 2019
- "Listening for another command". After dictating a reply, we now listen for you to say another voice command, so you can archive or trash it.
- When you get to the end of your emails, you can now tap on the end screen to get relevant voice commands and buttons, for example you might say "account" to switch to a different account.
- Checking mail screen - added spoken feedback especially valuable for visually impaired users
- Better language detection of Chinese and Japanese
- There is a new option to skip phone numbers if you want.
- When you get to the end of your emails, you can now tap on the end screen to get relevant voice commands and buttons, for example you might say "account" to switch to a different account.
- Checking mail screen - added spoken feedback especially valuable for visually impaired users
- Better language detection of Chinese and Japanese
- There is a new option to skip phone numbers if you want.
2.0.1
Sep 24, 2019
Version 2.0 of Speaking Email is here!
More voice control
Version 2.0 brings voice control to all screens except preferences with new commands "switch account" and "search" adding to the recently launched menu screen and inbox navigation commands.
Compose command and contacts integration
Send emails to anyone in your phone contacts with our new "compose" command. This experience is fully voice controlled, with a newly developed name recogniser using advanced algorithms to handle unusual spellings.
File command
Our new "file" command lets you file a message in a folder on your server (aka "move"). Choose the destination folder or subfolder with your voice.
Auto play body, or not
We're always listening to feedback from users. Some people find Speaking Email too eager with "a mind of it's own". We've introduced a new preference "auto play body by default", under "Auto Play Options", which you can now switch off to give you more control. Speaking Email will just read the headers and then stop and listen until you decide what to do.
Replace word
The new "replace" dictation command lets you correct a word that was mis-transcribed.
More voice control
Version 2.0 brings voice control to all screens except preferences with new commands "switch account" and "search" adding to the recently launched menu screen and inbox navigation commands.
Compose command and contacts integration
Send emails to anyone in your phone contacts with our new "compose" command. This experience is fully voice controlled, with a newly developed name recogniser using advanced algorithms to handle unusual spellings.
File command
Our new "file" command lets you file a message in a folder on your server (aka "move"). Choose the destination folder or subfolder with your voice.
Auto play body, or not
We're always listening to feedback from users. Some people find Speaking Email too eager with "a mind of it's own". We've introduced a new preference "auto play body by default", under "Auto Play Options", which you can now switch off to give you more control. Speaking Email will just read the headers and then stop and listen until you decide what to do.
Replace word
The new "replace" dictation command lets you correct a word that was mis-transcribed.
2.0.0
Sep 13, 2019
Version 2.0 of Speaking Email is here!
More voice control
Version 2.0 brings voice control to all screens except preferences with new commands "switch account" and "search" adding to the recently launched menu screen and inbox navigation commands.
Compose command and contacts integration
Send emails to anyone in your phone contacts with our new "compose" command. This experience is fully voice controlled, with a newly developed name recogniser using advanced algorithms to handle unusual spellings.
File command
Our new "file" command lets you file a message in a folder on your server (aka "move"). Choose the destination folder or subfolder with your voice.
Auto play body, or not
We're always listening to feedback from users. Some people find Speaking Email too eager with "a mind of it's own". We've introduced a new preference "auto play body by default", under "Auto Play Options", which you can now switch off to give you more control. Speaking Email will just read the headers and then stop and listen until you decide what to do.
Replace word
The new "replace" dictation command lets you correct a word that was mis-transcribed.
More voice control
Version 2.0 brings voice control to all screens except preferences with new commands "switch account" and "search" adding to the recently launched menu screen and inbox navigation commands.
Compose command and contacts integration
Send emails to anyone in your phone contacts with our new "compose" command. This experience is fully voice controlled, with a newly developed name recogniser using advanced algorithms to handle unusual spellings.
File command
Our new "file" command lets you file a message in a folder on your server (aka "move"). Choose the destination folder or subfolder with your voice.
Auto play body, or not
We're always listening to feedback from users. Some people find Speaking Email too eager with "a mind of it's own". We've introduced a new preference "auto play body by default", under "Auto Play Options", which you can now switch off to give you more control. Speaking Email will just read the headers and then stop and listen until you decide what to do.
Replace word
The new "replace" dictation command lets you correct a word that was mis-transcribed.
1.8.9
Apr 6, 2019
- "Undo" voice command
- New voice commands in dictation mode (read back, add sentence, delete word, replace word, delete sentence)
- Improved Preferences layout
- Quicker to get started for first time users
- New voice commands in dictation mode (read back, add sentence, delete word, replace word, delete sentence)
- Improved Preferences layout
- Quicker to get started for first time users
1.8.8
Jan 30, 2019
Microsoft Intune support
Speaking Email - voice reader FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Speaking Email - voice reader.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Speaking Email - voice reader supports English
Speaking Email - voice reader contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Premium Subscription
$4.99
Premium Plan 12 Months
$29.99
Premium Plan
$4.99
Premium Plan 3 Months
$9.99
Premium Subscription Annual
$29.99