Spoken notifications
About this app
Announces status bar notification messages using Text-To-Speech (TTS), allowing you to know what a notification says without looking at the screen.
* Customizable TTS message * Ignore specific apps or notifications containing defined text * Choice of TTS audio stream (see Google Play descriptions for more details) * Choice of speaking when screen or headset is on or off, or while silent/vibrate * Quiet Time * Shake-to-silence * Custom delay of TTS after notification
For technical reasons, VN operates through Android's Accessibility service and must be enabled in the Accessibility settings. The Accessibility service will give a warning that VN may be able to collect personal data. This is because Accessibility doesn't know what or how data passing through it is used by enabled apps. VN only uses Accessibility to read notification text which is passed directly to TTS and temporary memory (for the notification log). The TTS service (outside the control of VN) may also print spoken text in the logcat.
Licensed under Apache-2.0.
What's New in v1.4.4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Mar 26, 2025 · 3.7 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 34
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 f952a304b4fd5692f2f750fbda5bf13d532bfcba7c6b6a0cb1218e65c8a1479a
Mar 20, 2025 · 3.7 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 33
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 dd14b7ccae235e95ac12923744bfe8270102060eb8427e3a59bed395ef0e5310
Jan 10, 2025 · 15.1 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 32
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 94857a91a1dff69ac4c9ae9645284ad19db2b8f1062199d3df8f6192c0436ff3
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
f952a304b4fd5692f2f750fbda5bf13d532bfcba7c6b6a0cb1218e65c8a1479a
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