FBReader TTS+ Plugin was a books & reference app developed by Hyperionics Technology. It was removed from Google Play Jan 22, 2020 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
FBReader TTS+ Plugin had been downloaded 710 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
FBReader TTS+ Plugin was rated 3.57 out of 5 stars, based on 12 thousand ratings.
App Information
FBReader TTS+ Plugin was free to download. The APK download size was 2.13 MB. The last available version was 3.7.4. The last update was on March 30, 2016.
Technical Requirements
FBReader TTS+ Plugin required Android 4.0.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play May 2012.
Description
TTS+ Plugin is an enhanced Text-To-Speech plugin for FBReader for Android, the popular free eBook reader created by geometerplus. The plugin module created by Hyperionics and offered here has several enhancements over the original TTS Plugin created by FBReader author.
IMPORTANT: You need Text-To-Speech engine and voices installed on your device to use this app. If you don't have one yet, pickup from Play Store - the good quality TTS engines there are Acapela, Ivona and SVOX. You may use more than one if you want.
* Bluetooth play/pause and previous/next controls are handled correctly * Plays in the background and Bluetooth controls are still handled, allowing you for example to use Navigation software on your phone while driving somewhere and listening to your book at the same time, and pausing/resuming playback as needed. * Android 4.2 and higher - lock screen widget to pause/resume, next/previous sentence, view book title and progress. This widget can be also used on the home screen under older versions of Android. * Read by sentences - the plugin pauses and resumes at individual sentences, instead of entire paragraphs. Upon resume, you don't have to listen from the beginning of a long paragraph again. * Enhanced control panel to set book language, open system TTS Settings to change speech engine, control speech rate, pitch and volume, more... * The control panel can be minimized to display only a row of small buttons at the bottom over the main FBReader screen, if you want to watch the text it reads at the same time. * Sleep timer * Can highlight individual sentences instead of full paragraphs, but this requires a small code change in the main FBReader code. * Try also our new product, @Voice Aloud Reader!
ABOUT PERMISSIONS: In ver. 1.5.7 added WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, needed for TTS activation on some devices.
Recent changes: ver. 3.7.4 * Update to handle Play/Pause headset buttons under Android 8
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★★★★★
I loved this plug in. But FB reader has just made it unusable. I rate this plug in highest. FB reader just earned an uninstalll.
★★★★★
Very good option to read ANY book!
★★★★★
used to work great but can no longer open the tts function. would love to be able to use it again. UPDATE: an update resulted in the plug-in location being moved to another drop-down menu. works great again!
★★★★★
Really like the app and its library feature that lets you customize names and pronunciation. Unfortunately the last FB update seems to have killed this app's ability to function. Still I am ashamed my last negative review was left up for so lo g after it was fixed.
★★☆☆☆
I'm looking for TTS app & testing free version of FBReader with TTS plugin on a Samsung 9+. Included female voice is pretty annoying & though I select another voice it doesn't switch. App is also a bit glitchy. Won't be purchasing.
★★☆☆☆
To use this app, you need to download another app, which they haven't told you about. Why just have it ALL in one app?
★★☆☆☆
Previous experience is superb, but now it doesn't work well: after I start tts+, I turn the screen off, tts+ reads like several sentences and then stops reading aloud. But it continues reading text so that when I turn the screen on I see another page and another part of the text selected.
Technologies used by FBReader TTS+ Plugin
FBReader TTS+ Plugin is requesting 5 permissions and is using 4 libraries.
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