How to install speech synthesis voices?

The Pictalk applications are cross-platform and work through your internet browser. The speech synthesis voices are managed by your operating system, namely Android, iOS, Windows, etc. For security reasons, we cannot install voices for you. Here is an article that shows you how to install them.

By installing speech synthesis voices, you will be able to benefit for free from the following applications:

•  Pictalk communication, to speak using AAC pictograms
• Pictalk Agenda AAC, helps individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders to structure their day
• AAC Easy, to quickly compose a sentence in AAC.

Android

Some Android devices come without any speech synthesis voices. Rest assured, there are many ways to obtain speech synthesis voices for free.

Installing voices on Samsung devices

Link to the application to install:

https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.SMT

Once the application is installed, go to your settings:

Click on "Text-to-speech output":

You should see this screen:

Here are the settings to check:

• The chosen language is French or your preferred language
• You like the speech rate and pitch
• Click on "Play" and verify it works correctly

If the default language is not your preferred choice, click on the "Language" button and search for your language. If you cannot find it, continue with the tutorial.

If the language or voice does not suit you

Click on the gear icon to customize. You should see this screen:

Check if your language is in the list. IF it is not, click on: "Install voice data" and select your language.

For other Android devices

Make sure you have the Google Text-to-Speech app installed. This app includes a wide variety of languages and voices by default.

Look in your settings for something similar to "synthesis" or "voice" to access the text-to-speech settings. You should have a screen similar to this one.

Notice that the "Preferred Engine" is Google. Make sure the language is the one you desire.

If you do not have the language

Click on the gear icon. You should see this menu appear:

Click on "Install voice data" to then search for your language. In our case, we searched for "French":

Installing free voices

Link to the application to install:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts&hl=es&gl=US&pli=1