Speak Selection
iPhone reads any text.
Setup
- Settings → Accessibility.
- Spoken Content.
- Speak Selection ON.
- Speak Screen ON.
- Senior-friendly.
- Free.
How to use
- Highlight text.
- Tap "Speak."
- Or 2-finger swipe down for whole screen.
- iPhone reads.
- Senior eyes rest.
- Adjust speed.
Senior wins
- Long articles.
- Pill bottle small print.
- Recipe instructions.
- Email content.
- Senior eye relief.
- Free + always available.
Voice options
- Multiple voices.
- Adjust pitch.
- Senior personalize.
- Different accents.
- Premium voices free.
- Customize.
vs VoiceOver
- Speak Selection — easier.
- VoiceOver — full screen reader.
- Senior gentle option.
- Try Spoken Content first.
- Worth setting up.
- 5-min setup.
Reader mode
- Safari Reader Mode.
- Plus Speak Screen.
- Listen to clean article.
- Senior multi-task.
- Cooking + listen.
- Free combo.
Free Speak Selection = senior eye relief
Free iPhone Speak Selection — highlight any text, tap Speak, listen. Pill bottle, recipe, article. Senior eye relief. 2-finger swipe down reads whole screen. Customize voice + speed. Most under-used senior accessibility feature. Free always.