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Summary:
Note: Ava Voice is only available for iOS
Discover Ava Voice 🔈
If people often don't understand your voice, or you don't voice at all, Ava can speak the words you type so you can be heard!
How to use Ava Voice During a Conversation
Tap on the ⌨️ keyboard icon in the bottom-right corner
Type your response on your keyboard
Make sure the 🔈voice icon is turned on (it will have a strike through it if it is off)
Press the send button to have Ava voice your response
The 🔈voice icon will turn into a stop icon while Ava is voicing your response. Click the stop icon to stop Ava from voicing your response.
How to Change the Ava Voice Option During a Conversation
Tap on the ⌨️ keyboard icon in the bottom-right corner
Type your response on your keyboard
Press and hold the 🔈voice icon
Choose a voice option between Professional, Friendly, Objective, Male, Female, or Neutral that suits you and click Done
How to Change the Ava Voice Option in Settings
Tap the 🙎 profile icon in the bottom-left corner
Click your ⚙️ Settings
Under the Profile section, tap on the 🔈 Ava Voice Settings
Choose a voice option between Professional, Friendly, Objective, Male, Female, or Neutral that suits you and click Done
How to Add More Voice Options
Go to your iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Voices
Choose your preferred language
Choose a new voice option
Click on the ☁️ Cloud icon to download the new voice
The new voice will show up in your Ava Voice Settings
How to Add Your Personal Voice
⚠️ You must have a Personal Voice on your iPhone to add it to Ava
To create a Personal Voice, go to your iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Personal Voice > Create a Personal Voice
Allow Ava to use your Personal Voice by going to your iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Personal Voice > toggle the "Allow Apps to Request to Use"
In Ava, there will be a pop-up asking to allow your personal voice. Click "Allow"
Then in the 🔈 Ava Voice Settings, you will also see the toggle to permit Ava to use your Personal Voice. Please enable that as well
Tips for Ava Voice
Check that the volume of your phone is enabled and to the maximum to be heard.
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