How to install synthetic voices?
The Pictalk applications are cross-platform and work through your web browser. The synthetic voices are managed by your operating system, namely Android, iOS, Windows, etc. For security reasons, we cannot install voices on your behalf. Here is an article that shows you how to install them.
By installing synthetic voices, you will be able to benefit for free from the following applications:
- Pictalk communication, to speak using CAA pictograms
- Pictalk Agenda CAA, helping people with neurodevelopmental disorders to structure their day
- CAA Easy, to quickly compose a sentence in CAA.
Android
Some Android devices come without any synthetic voice. Rest assured, there are many ways to obtain synthetic 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 the language of your choice
- The speed and tone are to your liking
- Click on "Read" and check that it works correctly
If the default language is not your choice, click on the "Language" button and search for your language. If you can't find it, continue with the tutorial.
If the language or voice does not suit you
Click on the gear to customize. You should see this screen:
Check if your language is on 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 integrates a wide variety of languages and voices by default.
Here is its logo:
Search 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.
If you can't find it, you can contact our team or the Google support team.
Note that the "Preferred Engine" is Google. Check that the language is indeed the one you want.
If you do not have the language
Click on the gear. 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