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7 Free Android Apps, allowing listening incoming SMS, as received
There are a lot of apps out there that can send text
messages using your voice, including Google's own in-built Voice Actions.
However, not many read your incoming messages out loud when they arrive.
Do not drive and text! Play safe!
In this post we will review several Android applications to
read your SMS aloud and free you from checking them visually on the go.
1. SMS Reader
SMS Reader from Adroit Developers is an application that
automatically captures incoming SMS and reads it aloud for you, while you drive
or in any other occasions.
It supports the following additional features.
1. Read previous SMS's.
2. Read Caller name whenever you receive a call.
3. Delete SMS.
4. It can read text in 5 languages English, French, Italian,
German, and Spanish.
5. Enable/disable reading SMS
6. Enable/disable reading Caller name.
7. Adjust Reading speed.
8. Send quick reply right from the popup window that shows
SMS.
Cost: Free
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 (1000 installations).
2. Sonalight Text by Voice
Text by Voice allows you to safely text while you drive
entirely through voice. There's no need to touch or look at the screen at all.
Text by Voice will automatically read incoming text messages aloud and give you
a chance to respond. You can also set an auto responder for incoming text
messages, and have Text by Voice start automatically when you start driving,
and make calls hands-free. Text by Voice lets you compose texts on the fly. It
runs in the background so you can use other apps at the same time. Drive more
safely with Text by Voice.
Cost: Free
Rating: 4 out of 5 (1000 installations).
3. SMS Reader
Another SMS Reader from Braun Android is designed to read
incoming text messages to you. It also announces caller names for incoming
calls. You don't have to look at the screen anymore.
Open the app for Preferences or add the home widget to
enable/disable reading. The preference dialog has a basic view to quickly
change reading options. It also has an advanced view for more personalization.
With the home widget you can quickly switch through the most
frequent reading options. Just tap on the widget and it cycles through silent
setting, announcing names only and reading out the full text.
By default only the sender/caller name is enabled (for
privacy reasons).
Cost: Free
Rating: 4 out of 5 (1400 installations).
4. DriveSafe.ly Free SMS Reader
Drive Safe.ly free SMS Reader, developed by iSpeach.org,
allows you to listen to your SMS and email messages. DriveSafely reads text
messages, SMS and emails aloud and lets you respond by voice (with Pro version).
iSpeech Text to Speech (TTS) will speak your SMS while driving.
Cost: Free (limited functionality)
Rating: 3.9 out of 5 (7000 installations).
5. SMS Listen
When you receive short messages, the SMS Listen, android
application developed by Zhang Bo, will read them aloud, including the sender
identification and the message content. It can also read the entire list of the
received messages.
The app also can inform you on identity of the incoming
callers. Auto SMS reading can be turned on or off. Delay time can be set to
avoid ring voice conflict.
Seven languages are supported by default: American English,
British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese. Other language
is also supported if it's supported by system speech engine.
Some of the features are not enabled automatically, but can
be activated using points, which can be acquired for free, or by payment.
Cost: Free
Rating: 3.9 out of 5 (1500 installations).
6. Read My SMS
Read My SMS, developed by Kostadin Tonev, is an ultimate
messages reader for your Android device. Equipped with clean user-friendly
interface and lots of custom settings, this software is great addition for any
application collection. Voice-To-SMS is also supported, which means that you
can reply to the received SMS messages with your voice.
Cost: Free
Rating: 3.6 out of 5 (200 installations).
The Listen my SMS application from AAndroid has been created
to improve the drivers’ safety by limiting the visual interaction between the
driver and the phone by reading all incoming SMS. The notification icon will
let you know when the application is running.
In the free version, you can adjust the pitch and the speed
of the voice. If you want more settings and adjustments, review the commercial
PRO version. Free version also has advertising. If you want to get rid of the
ads, just buy the PRO version.
Cost: Free
Rating: 3.8 out of 5 (100 installations).
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