GS3 - Can I get it to read text messages out loud?

**kaivorb** · 07-11-2012, 08:43 AM

I've tried searching, but the results I found were all for other phones.

I just want this to happen while I'm in the car not all the time. If a text pops up, it'd be nice if I could hit a button and just have it read out loud to me (Text to Voice?). Like a button on that little pop up notification, maybe?

I think I had a text get read out loud once when I first got the phone, but I don't remember how I got that to happen.

I don't want a setting, that makes it happen ALL THE TIME, but I'd like an option to have it when I need it.

Thanks
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**snoopyandroid** · 07-11-2012, 09:11 AM

Select the Driving Mode button in the notification bar. That should do it.

**miketko** · 07-11-2012, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by snoopyandroid

Select the Driving Mode button in the notification bar. That should do it.

That hasn't worked for me, maybe I'm doing something wrong

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**snoopyandroid** · 07-11-2012, 09:44 AM

To be honest, it only reads text messages for me and says "you have a text message" or something like that.

I use drivesafe.ly, it's on Google Play and I like it a lot. It reads your text messages and your emails if you want. Check it out.

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**Roboticz** · 07-11-2012, 09:55 AM

I tried Driving Mode but it never seemed tgo do anything for me.

**snoopyandroid** · 07-11-2012, 10:09 AM

I think it's a bug in the system. A lot of people cannot get it to work properly.

**kaivorb** · 07-11-2012, 10:26 AM

Hmmm...I'm not even sure that is an option for me. The Driving Mode, I mean. On the US Sprint S3, I don't even see a Driving Mode option. I think I saw earlier that it wasn't enabled on ours maybe?

But it sounds like I'm not missing much.

I'll try the divesafe.ly app, though. That could work. Thanks

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**Tampaguy75** · 07-11-2012, 11:42 AM

The driving mode will not read texts for me, either. It will only state that I have a text message (not very helpful). Drive safe app doesn't integrate well with my car audio (bluetooth). It doesn't automatically take over the speakers if I get a text unless I have the audio set to aux.

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**Roboticz** · 07-11-2012, 12:09 PM

Ok I was playing with Driving Mode... but all it did was read out the number I got a phone call from. It didn't read texts.

**radicallysaved** · 07-11-2012, 02:08 PM

Try Vlingo. Turn on "safereader" and it should read your incoming texts.

**kaivorb** · 07-11-2012, 05:31 PM

So it turns out my GS3 has what I was looking for built in.

When a text message pops up with a notification, I have a little speaker button all the way to the right. I tapped that and it read my text flawlessly. Just what I wanted.

I don't know if this is baked in or part of Handcent, though. I use Handcent as my MMS, and I'm not sure if this pop up is connected to that or not.

Regardless it works. I just had to test it with my wife sending me several messages as I played around with random buttons.

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**radicallysaved** · 07-13-2012, 11:50 AM

I believe that's Handcent.

The Vlingo app will automatically read it for you as soon as the text comes in, without you having to manually push an icon. Works well for when I'm driving.

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**radicallysaved** · 07-15-2012, 01:03 PM

Wait I just found out. Forget 3rd party apps, it's baked into S voice. Turn on "driving mode". Apparently, S voice is powered by Vlingo.

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**jcp007** · 07-15-2012, 01:19 PM

One less app to load on my GS3. Thanks.

**jeffreii** · 07-15-2012, 01:40 PM

I enabled the option to read message bodies in S-Voice. It's now working properly.

Do you guys actually have an icon for enable/disable driving mode in your notifications pulldown? I have airplane mode there but not driving mode...

**HOLLYWOODANT215** · 07-15-2012, 02:31 PM

Works fine for me

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**funkylogik** · 07-15-2012, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by jeffreii

I enabled the option to read message bodies in S-Voice. It's now working properly.

Do you guys actually have an icon for enable/disable driving mode in your notifications pulldown? I have airplane mode there but not driving mode...

international s3 has it m8 (since the update anyway) dont know about the US ones

**zagfan** · 07-15-2012, 04:20 PM

Verizon version has driving mode.

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**maig** · 08-11-2012, 11:00 PM

Turn on Driving Mode and use Samsung as Voice Recogniser then enable Show Body Text
1. Pull down Drop Box and enable Driving Mode
2. Settings>Language and input>Voice Recogiser "select Samsung powered by Vlingo">Voice Search (check "Show body of message")

**inspectorgad** · 08-12-2012, 12:18 AM

There is an awesome simple widget to turn on driving mode on the S3. It is called "Driving Mode Widget" in the Play Store. The Sprint S3 does not have the option built in on the Notifications Bar.

**yknarF** · 11-15-2012, 06:18 PM

Open S Voice; Options then Settings.
Under Messages check Show Body of Message.
I don't think there is an option to repeat a message after a message has been read once already.
E.G. hover over for read out loud option like the i devices.

**funkylogik** · 11-15-2012, 11:11 PM

Speak It app is nice n simple n works. Also acceps voice packs

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**Brent David** · 05-03-2013, 07:02 AM

If you phone is the same as mine press the volume button then the gear to the right the bottom slide bar is turned off turn it back on the system sound should work again good luck