Fact · Speech recognition
Google's help says the default text-to-speech engine choices vary by device, and can include Google's engine, the device maker's engine and third-party engines downloaded from Google Play.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The default text-to-speech engine choices vary by device. Options can include Google's Text-to-speech engine, the device manufacturer's engine, and any third-party text-to-speech engines that you've downloaded from the Google Play Store”
Text-to-speech output (Android Accessibility Help), Google, Google Accessibility Help, n.d., Update text-to-speech settings.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the text-to-speech output setting, the part of the engine that reads text aloud. It is the setting where you choose a preferred engine, language, speech rate and pitch.
- What it does not show
- The page covers reading text aloud, not voice input. It does not name the speech-to-text engine, and it does not say whether any engine can be disabled.