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I do have an android phone and I will go ahead and write up the article here soon.
The rest of my family have iPhones and I was going to write the app for them but no such luck.
The Android code is quite simple, actually.
Thanks for the interest. I'l try to get it written up soon.
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OriginalGriff wrote: write an article on the App
Seconded.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Thanks for your interest.
Because a few people have mentioned that it sounds interesting I've fired up the article editor and attempting the first pass. 
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raddevus wrote: I can't even get my freaking iPhone to read my SMS messages to me. Lame-oh!!!
Errr... iOS can already do this via Siri. 
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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Oh. I didn't know Siri would do that for you.
How do you set that up? Is it difficult?
I have developed apps for iOS but don't have an iPhone.
I'm cheap. I have droid phones.
EDIT
I googled:
Google[^]
Do you mean that first solution?
That's not great, because it basically reads the screen you are on, not the messages as they come in.
That would still be dangerous if you are driving.
I just turn my feature on in my app before getting in car and any incoming messages are read to me.
(As they arrive in real-time they are each read to me.)
modified 24-Apr-17 14:49pm.
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Easy Peasy.
Allow normal notifications on incoming messages.
In "Settings" activate "Siri", "Access When Locked" and "Allow 'Hey Siri".
When notification arrives, if you want it read say "Hey Siri, read my unread messages". You can even reply via Siri by speaking your reply.
raddevus wrote: I have developed apps for iOS but don't have an iPhone.
I'm cheap. I have droid phones.
Fair enough... but why write:
raddevus wrote: I can't even get my freaking iPhone to read my SMS messages to me.
???
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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Can I filter this by contact, so that it'll read some but not all?
Jeremy Falcon
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I usually glance down to my phone (sitting in my cup holder) and only ask Siri to recite if I'm interested (usually based on who sent it).
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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That's interesting and sounds like it might work ok with Siri.
Mike Mullikin wrote: Fair enough... but why write:
It was a bit of subjunctive mood[^]. 
Thinking as if I had an iphone and wishing it worked the way I wanted it to. 
Plus, I was too lazy to explain the backstory.
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Just came across this in the news this morning..
Siri can now read your WhatsApp messages out loud on iOS - The Verge
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Interesting. I wonder if it reads them as they arrive. I'll check it out.
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Nice job man. Would also be cool if you could toggle it on or off quickly. Say like a work mode, that won't automatically read something out loud that may be a bit more racy.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thanks.
Jeremy Falcon wrote: Say like a work mode, that won't automatically read something out loud
You are definitely right.
Just while testing my phone was speaking and people in cubicles around me were asking what was going on.
Actually, I've been adding the code to make it an Android Widget also.
That way you can add it to your lock screen and you can enable / disable it easily.
However, Android Widget API is brittle and is not easy to use.
Hopefully I'll get an article written up here soon about it.
Thanks for your interest.
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Sounds like it'll be a fantastic article man.
Jeremy Falcon
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Maybe tie it to the system sound setting? E.g. If your phone is muted it won't read and you'll need to enable it manually, maybe with the ability to set a time until it resyncs with the system sound volume?
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The text to speech voice volume can be set somewhat independently from other sounds. I'm writing the basic article up now and we will discuss these options more.
Thanks for the input.
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Most aftermarket Bluetooth stereos can do this with both Android and iOS devices. When a text is received and you are driving, it will read it to you through the vehicle's speakers. If you are parked, it will allow you to push a "read" button on the display.
I said all of that to say that the technology and capability are there, you just might have to dig a bit more with iOS. It's a common problem for a lot of multi-platform apps.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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DavidCrow wrote: I said all of that to say that the technology and capability are there, you just might have to dig a bit more with iOS
Guided by that same bit of info (my friend has a car that does that) I thought so too.
However, it's not actually available.
It might sound like I'm being snarky (due to quickly replying) but I'm just giving the facts I've found. Everywhere I look they actually say you cannot do this -- and I am tending to believe them now after reading all the items below and more.
I asked a question on SO -- which was supposedly a duplicate:
iphone - Read SMS message in iOS - Stack Overflow[^]
And there are tons of people asking this question.
iphone - Read SMS message in iOS - Stack Overflow[^]
iphone - How to read sms message on iOS? - Stack Overflow[^]
and many more...
These and all are answered like this :
Quote: No. You can't do that on iOS
Also note that Xamarin talks about sending an iOS message but not reading:
Send an SMS or iMessage - Xamarin[^]
However, the Android Xamarin docs show you how to read also -- since underlying API supports it.
The bluetooth thing is a bit different. I have worked with bluetooth on both Android and iOS so if I could even find out how to do this by building a device I pair with iPhone I would do that too. But that info is even more difficult to find.
Thanks,
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The comments in the solution are interesting, explaining that Pebble et al can read SMS.
Heck why are they sandboxing it from apps, yet allow the receiving over BT?
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Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote: heck why are they sandboxing it from apps, yet allow the receiving over BT?
That's exactly what I wondered about too. It feels as if insiders can get the functionality but indie devs are out. Android is nicer because it is more open most of the time. But of course many will say more dangerous. Give me danger then! 
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