Android/Kindle
Latest version is v1.4.0
Please note this app has not been tested on v6 or v5.1 of Android
This app does work on the new Android 5 devices, however upon testing on a real device e.g. NVidia Shield that the default App icon is missing from the main screen, and is replaced with the default android icon.
- Synthesis Data Installer runs - this may occur even though the data has been installed, but you have manually removed the sdcard/you are running your device under a piece of software like samsung kies which loads the sdcard as a removable device on your computer.
- Samsung devices copy and paste bug - see Guardian Article on bug
- Firstly, start up RobotTalk
- Select with TTS engine/language you wish to use, by choosing them via the settings screen accessible the menu option 'Settings' on the main screen.
- Close settings screen by clicking the back button. Taking you back to the main screen.
- On the main screen, type text in the textbox.
- Increase your devices volume, so you can hear sound.
- Next press the button labelled 'Talk'
- You should hear the text being spoken.
- Firstly, start up RobotTalk
- Select with TTS engine/language you wish to use, by choosing them via the settings screen accessible the menu option 'Settings' on the main screen.
- Close settings screen by clicking the back button. Taking you back to the main screen.
- On the main screen, type text in the textbox.
- Next press the button labelled 'Save'
- You should receive a message telling you where the saved message has been saved to.
- You will also notice that the email/message buttons are enabled.
- Next, click on the button labelled 'Email'
- This will launch your default email client
- It will attached the saved file to the email, and load the default email settings (these defaults are changeable via the settings screen.
- Next you can send your email as normal
- Next, click on the button labelled 'Message'
- This will launch your default messaging client
- It will attached the saved file to the message, and load the default message settings (these defaults are changeable via the settings screen.
- You will need to add recipient(s) for the message.
- Next you can send your message as normal
Sending saved text to speech via email
Sending saved text to speech via messaging
- Firstly, start up RobotTalk
- Goto the settings screen (available from the main screen via the menu option 'Settings')
- Check the option 'Save file to notifications' (should see a tick).
- Check the option 'Set as default notification' (should see a tick).
- Check the option 'Save file to ringtones' (should see a tick).
- Check the option 'Set as default ringtones' (should see a tick).
- Check the option 'Save file to alarms' (should see a tick).
- Check the option 'Set as default alarms' (should see a tick).
- Then follow steps 2-7 of 'Saving text as speech'
Save a default notification
Save a default ringtone
Save a default alarm

Main screen at startup


Main screen with text played

Main screen with text saved

Main screen with menu shown

Storage screen

Settings

Settings 2

Settings 3

Main screen at startup

Main screen with text entered

Main screen with text played

Main screen with text saved

Main screen with menu shown

Storage screen

Settings

Settings 2
This is the only different screen to those on Android 2.3.3

Storage screen
Phone running RobotTalk v1.40 on Android 2.3.3

Main screen at startup

Main screen with text entered

Main screen with text played

Main screen with text saved

Main Menu with new Dropbox upload option

Dropbox upload screen - to continue click on the button 'Link to Dropbox'

Dropbox Authorization screen - to continue click 'Allow' option, this will then take you back to the Dropbox upload screen

Dropbox upload screen after authorization - to continue to upload files, click the button 'Upload All Robot Talk Files'. once this is complete the 'Delete All Robot Talk Files' button is enabled, which allows you the option of deleting all Robot Talk files from the SD card.

Storage screen

Settings

Settings 2

Settings 3

Settings screen displaying engine menu option

Engine selection screen

Showing that Language menu option removed until TTS engine initialised