Speak Screen has long been a pretty useful feature. What makes it so handy is the ability to let you make your iPhone read text. If you are fond of this noted Accessibility feature, chances are you would be super glad to know that you can now enable the speak screen on your iPhone or iPad with an iOS 18 Vocal Shortcut. Read on…
Enable iPhone Speak Screen With iOS 18 Vocal Shortcut
If you are wondering how “Vocal Shortcut” works, let me tell you that it works like a charm. Depending on your needs, you can pick from a wide range of functions that you would like to trigger and then activate them by using a customized phrase. Whether you want to activate a system action or enable an Accessibility feature, it has got you fully checked off.
- On your iPhone or iPad running iOS 18/iPadOS 18, launch the Settings app.
- In the Settings menu, choose Accessibility.
- Navigate to the “Speech” section and hit “Vocal Shortcuts”.
- If it’s your first interaction with Vocal Shortcuts, tap on the Set Up Vocal Shortcuts option. Then, tap on the Add Action button.
- On the next screen, tap on Continue.
- Scroll down to the Accessibility section and choose “Speak Screen”.
- Next, you will have to input the custom phrase through which you want to activate the Speak Screen feature on your iPhone. For instance, “Speak”.
- Now, it’s time to verify this phrase by speaking it three times.
From now on, whenever you want your iPhone to read any text or article, just say “Speak” and it will start reading the text for you. Uber cool, isn’t it?
Now, that you have unlocked this impressive Accessibility feature, make the most of it whenever you want to rest your eyes but continue to read your favorite Apple Corridor articles.
Delete Speak Screen Vocal Shortcut on Your iPhone or iPad
If you ever want to eliminate the Speak Screen Vocal Shortcut, dive into the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad -> Accessibility -> Vocal Shortcuts -> tap on the Edit button at the top-right -> tap on the red button to the left of the Speak Screen shortcut and hit the Delete button. In the end, hit the Done button at the upper right to confirm the removal of the vocal shortcut.
Well, if you think that you have made the most of Vocal Shortcuts, think again. This is just the tip of the iceberg as it has a ton of cool tricks up its sleeve. So, give ahead to create plenty of handy shortcuts to perform your favorite tasks.
