[access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 00:04:01 +0100

Hi,

No basically.  You have what you have with Apple and no more.  This is one
good thing about Android, you can buy loads more voices.  I have Acapela on
my Android and they are great.

All the best

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS
Sent: 03 May 2013 11:00
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone

Is it possible to get the alternative English voices in higher quality 
audio? -

Andy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:02 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone


> Hi Jackie.
>
> OK, you need to enable language options in the rotor.  Go to settings, 
> general, accessibility, voice over then language rotor and enable all the 
> English voices.  There are four additional voices available in English, 
> these are Australian, US, South African and Irish in no particular order. 
> Simple flick through the voices and double tap on the ones you want to add

> to the rotor.  Note that the English Daniel voice is the only one 
> available in high quality, if you use any of the others, they will be in 
> the lower quality 11KHZ format as the high quality voice is only 
> downloaded for the default language.
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jackie Cairns
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 9:51 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone
>
> Hi Ibrahim
>
> Could you tell me where I change the voices please?  I know it can be done
> in Settings, General, and International, but that also alters things like
> keyboard and date stipulations for the UK.  I have never fiddled about 
> with
> the voices much, other than speed, but would be delighted to dump Daniel!
> (smile).
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
> Sent: 02 May 2013 16:21
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone
>
> Hi Jackie.
>
> If you enable the language options in your rotor, you have several English
> voices to choose from in a variety of accents, so you don't have to read
> using Daniel all the time.
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackie Cairns
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:36 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone
>
> Hi Mark
>
> You use the two-finger gesture to read continuously.  I have just 
> downloaded
> this app and am playing with it.  It is a huge improvement on what it
> offered us before.  One small wish would be to allow you to choose what
> voice you wanted to read your books, now that would be great.  Still,
> mustn't be greedy, this is a really big leap forward, even though it lets
> Amazon off the hook!
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of mark bishop
> Sent: 02 May 2013 13:31
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the kindle is accessible now on the iphone
>
> Hi
> Does it speak the books like an audio book, or do you have to scroll down 
> a
> line by line to listen to the books.
> Mark Bishop
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:46 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] the kindle is accessible now on the iphone
>
>
>> Hi all,
>> Not sure if this has been on the list but amazingly I updated the
>> kindle app on my iphone 4 s and found to my astonishment that now you
>> can read your kindle books on it.
>> you have to double tap for menu and when in the menu put your finger
>> to the top left of the screen to find home etc but sorry if this has
>> been already discussed.
>> I am so amazed as if my kindle keybard now goes wrong I have another
>> very portable alternative. see what you all think try it out.
>>
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