Out Loud

Out Loud reads your notifications to you when you are driving, running, or any other time you want. Notification reading is enabled on a per-app basis. Other features:

- Automatically turn on/off when headphones are plugged/unplugged.

- Automatically turn on/off when a Bluetooth device is connected/disconnected.

- Enable/disable a persistent notification when Out Loud is on.

- Choose TTS engine, language, speech rate, and speech volume (relative to media volume).

- Optionally show a dialog with the notification that is being read along with the app name and/or app icon.

- On/off widget for your homescreen (1x1 or 2x1).

- Widget for reading current active notifications.

- Optionally disable when the screen is on and unlocked or when the device's ringer is set to silent or vibrate.

- Choose what part of the notification to read: ticker text, content text, big text, or some combination.

- On a per-app basis, select the text to read and the language to use.

Note: only one app may be enabled at a time while you are evaluating Out Loud. Purchase the Out Loud unlocker to enable as many apps as you want.

Other advanced features available after purchase of the unlocker:

- Profiles. Manage groups of enabled apps for different situations. Automatically select a profile when headphones or bluetooth are connected.

- Blacklist. Define a list of words that will prevent a notification from being read.

- Whitelist. Define a list of words that have to be present in order for a notification to be read.

- Substitutions. Substitute "lol" with "ha ha ha" before a notification is read.

- Scheduled events. Schedule times when Out Loud should turn on or off, or schedule times to switch profiles.

- Backup/restore enabled apps, preferences, and data for profiles, blacklist words, substitutions, and scheduled events.

Out Loud can be managed with automation apps like Tasker or Trigger. Launch these activities to change the on/off state of Out Loud:

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OnActivity

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OffActivity

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ToggleOnOffActivity

Launch this activity to choose a profile:

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ChooseProfileActivity

Launch this activity to read the current notifications:

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ReadCurrentActivity

To change the on/off state through a broadcast intent, send a broadcast with these details:

Action: com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF

Data: out_loud://on_off?state=[state]

[state] can be on, off, or toggle

To choose a profile through a broadcast intent:

Action: com.hillman.out_loud.SELECT_PROFILE

Data: out_loud://select_profile?profile=[profile name]

To read the current notifications with a broadcast intent:

Action: com.hillman.out_loud.READ_CURRENT

Data: out_loud://read_current

Instructions for setting up Tasker tasks that will turn Out Loud on and off:

1. Go to the Tasks tab and tap the "+" button at the bottom of the screen.

2. Give the new task a name. "Out Loud On", or something similar.

3. Tap the "+" button at the bottom of the Task Edit screen to add an action.

4. Choose the "System" category, and then "Send Intent".

5. In the Action field put "com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF"

6. In the Data field put "out_loud://on_off?state=on"

7. Tap the back button to save this task.

8. Tap the play button at the bottom of the screen to test this. It should turn Out Loud on.

9. Repeat these steps for an "Out Loud Off" task, substituting "state=on" with "state=off" in step 6

Exported Tasker tasks:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_On.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Off.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Toggle.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Read_Current.tsk.xml

Out Loud会在您开车，跑步或您想要的任何其他时间向您发送通知。每个应用程序启用通知读取。其他特性：

- 插入/拔出耳机时自动打开/关闭。

- 连接/断开蓝牙设备时自动打开/关闭。

- 当Out Loud打开时启用/禁用持久通知。

- 选择TTS引擎，语言，语速和语音音量（相对于媒体音量）。

- （可选）显示一个对话框，其中包含正在阅读的通知以及应用程序名称和/或应用程序图标。

- 主屏幕的开/关小部件（1x1或2x1）。

- 用于读取当前活动通知的小组件。

- 可选择在屏幕开启和解锁时或设备的振铃器设置为静音或振动时禁用。

- 选择要阅读的通知部分：自动收录器文本，内容文本，大文本或某种组合。

- 在每个应用程序的基础上，选择要阅读的文本和要使用的语言。

注意：在评估Out Loud时，一次只能启用一个应用程序。购买Out Loud解锁器以启用任意数量的应用程序。

购买解锁器后可获得的其他高级功能：

- 个人资料。管理针对不同情况的已启用应用程序组。连接耳机或蓝牙时自动选择配置文件。

- 黑名单。定义将阻止通知被读取的单词列表。

- 白名单。定义必须存在的单词列表，以便读取通知。

- 替代。在阅读通知之前，将“lol”替换为“ha ha ha”。

- 预定活动。当Out Loud打开或关闭时，或安排时间切换配置文件时的计划时间。

- 备份/恢复启用的应用程序，首选项以及配置文件，黑名单单词，替换和预定事件的数据。

可以使用Tasker或Trigger等自动化应用程序管理Out Loud。启动这些活动以更改Out Loud的开/关状态：

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OnActivity

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OffActivity

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ToggleOnOffActivity

启动此活动以选择配置文件：

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ChooseProfileActivity

启动此活动以阅读当前通知：

com.hillman.out_loud.activity.ReadCurrentActivity

要通过广播意图更改开/关状态，请发送包含以下详细信息的广播：

行动：com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF

数据：out_loud：// on_off？state = [state]

[state]可以打开，关闭或切换

要通过广播意图选择配置文件：

行动：com.hillman.out_loud.SELECT_PROFILE

数据：out_loud：// select_profile？profile = [个人资料名称]

要使用广播意图阅读当前通知：

行动：com.hillman.out_loud.READ_CURRENT

数据：out_loud：// read_current

设置将大声打开和关闭的Tasker任务的说明：

1.转到任务选项卡，然后点击屏幕底部的“+”按钮。

2.为新任务命名。 “Out Loud On”，或类似的东西。

3.点击任务编辑屏幕底部的“+”按钮添加操作。

4.选择“系统”类别，然后选择“发送意图”。

5.在Action字段中输入“com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF”

6.在数据字段中输入“out_loud：// on_off？state = on”

7.点击后退按钮以保存此任务。

8.点击屏幕底部的播放按钮进行测试。它应该大声开启。

9.对于“Out Loud Off”任务重复这些步骤，在步骤6中用“state = off”替换“state = on”

导出的Tasker任务：

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_On.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Off.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Toggle.tsk.xml

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/926055/Out_Loud_Read_Current.tsk.xml