Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Google's Play Store listing for Speech Recognition & Synthesis says the same app powers apps that read the text on your screen aloud.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Speech Services powers applications to read the text on your screen aloud.”
Speech Recognition & Synthesis - Apps on Google Play, Google LLC, Google Play, n.d., About this app.
Open the original- What it measures
- The listing puts this text-to-speech feature under its own heading, separate from the speech-to-text feature in the same description.
- What it does not show
- The listing describes the feature only in general terms. It does not say which voices or languages are included on a given phone.