Out Loud reads you notifications when you drive, run or whenever you want. Notification reading is enabled on a per-app basis. Other characteristics:
– Automatically turns on / off when headphones are connected / disconnected.
– Automatically turns on / off when a Bluetooth device is connected / disconnected.
– Enable / disable persistent notification when Out Loud is on.
– Choose TTS engine, language, speech speed and speech volume (relative to media volume).
– Optionally show a notification dialog that is read along with the app name and / or app icon.
– Activation / deactivation widget for the home screen (1×1 or 2×1).
– Widget to read the current active notifications.
– Optionally turn off when the screen is on and unlocked or when the device’s ringer is set to silent or vibrate.
– Choose which part of the notification to read: ticker text, content text, large text or a combination.
– Based on the app, select the text to read and the language to use.
Note: Only one app can be enabled at a time during evaluation aloud. Purchase the Out Loud unlock to enable as many apps as you want.
Other advanced features available after purchasing the unlock:
– Profiles. Manage groups of apps enabled for different situations. Automatically selects a profile when headphones or bluetooth are connected.
– Black list. Define a list of words that will prevent a notification from being read.
– White list. Define a list of words that must be present in order to read a notification.
– Substitutions. Replace “lol” with “ha ha ha” before a notification is read.
– Scheduled events. Schedule times when Out Loud is to be turned on or off or schedule times to switch profiles.
Out Loud can be managed with automation apps such as Tasker or Trigger. Start these activities to change the On / Off status of Out Loud:
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OnActivity
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OffActivity
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ToggleOnOffActivity
Start this activity to choose a profile:
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ChooseProfileActivity
Start this task to read current notifications:
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ReadCurrentActivity
To change the on / off status via a broadcast intent, send a broadcast with these details:
Action: com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF
Data: out_loud: // on_off? State = [state]
[status] can be activated, deactivated or toggled
To choose a profile via a broadcast intent:
Action: com.hillman.out_loud.SELECT_PROFILE
Data: out_loud: // select_profile? Profile = [profile name]
To read current notifications with a broadcast intent:
Action: com.hillman.out_loud.READ_CURRENT
Data: out_loud: // read_current
Instructions for setting up Tasker activities that will turn Out Loud on and off:
1. Go to the Activities tab and tap the “+” button at the bottom of the screen.
2. Name the new activity. “Out Loud On”, or something similar.
3. Tap the “+” button at the bottom of the Edit Task screen to add an action.
4. Choose the “System” category, then “Send intent”.
5. In the Action field enter “com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF”
6. In the Data field put “out_loud: // on_off? State = on”
7. Tap the Back button to save this activity.
8. Tap the play button at the bottom of the screen to check it. It should activate loudly.
9. Repeat these steps for an “Out Loud Off” activity, replacing “state = on” with “state = off” in step 6
Tasker activities exported:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_On.tsk.xml
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Off.tsk.xml
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Toggle.tsk.xml
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Read_Current.tsk.xml
