How to Change the Reading Voice on Your Device

Instructions

To change the voice that reads articles aloud, you usually want your device’s reading or text-to-speech voice, not dictation. On iPhone that is under Spoken Content. On Mac it is under Read & Speak. On Android it is usually under Text-to-speech output. On Windows, changing installed speech voices is commonly handled through Narrator / Speech settings. (Apple Support)

iPhone / iPad

• Open Settings

• Tap Accessibility

• Tap Spoken Content or Read & Speak

• Tap Voices

• Pick the voice you want

Official Apple help: Adjust voice and speed for VoiceOver and Speak Screen and Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback. (Apple Support)

Android

• Open Settings

• Tap Accessibility

• Tap Text-to-speech output

• Choose your preferred voice or speech engine

• Adjust speed if needed

Official Google help: Text-to-speech output and, if you use Android’s built-in reader, Reading mode. (Google Help)

MacBook / Mac

• Open System Settings

• Click Accessibility

• Click Read & Speak

• Change the System Voice

Official Apple help: Change Read & Speak settings for accessibility on Mac and Change the voice your Mac uses to speak text. (Apple Support)

Windows PC

• Open Settings

• Go to Accessibility

• Open Narrator

• Look for Narrator’s voice to choose a voice

• To install more voices, use Add voices

Official Microsoft help: Chapter 7: Customizing Narrator and Appendix A: Supported languages and voices. (Microsoft Support)

Still not hearing the new voice?

• Close the article and reopen it

• Refresh the page

• Try restarting your browser

• On some devices, a newly selected voice may need a moment to download before it appears in read-aloud features (Microsoft Support)