How to Listen to eBook on your iPhone or iPad

Want to listen to your eBook before sleeping, or while traveling, or exercising? If you love to read books, then possibly sometimes, you want your device to read them for you. This is possible, but you have to do a little setup on your iPhone or iPad to do so. First of all, Speak Screen feature should be enabled on your device. After that, you need to set up the Speak screen feature to read eBooks for you. It might seem a bit complicated, but you don’t need to worry about the procedure. This article will help you from start to end.

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How to enable Speak Screen feature in iPhone or iPad
In order to set your iOS device to read eBooks aloud, you’ve to enable Speak Screen on it. It is an accessibility feature, which you can easily get in the Accessibility section of your iPhone or iPad Settings. Here are the steps to locate and enable the Speak Screen feature on an iOS device.

1. Unlock your iPhone or iPad.
2. Open ‘Settings’ by touching the Settings icon on the home screen.
3. When the Settings will open, touch on ‘General.’ You will need to scroll down to get it, and touching on it will open the General settings options on the screen.
4. Now, look for the ‘Accessibility’ option under General settings and touch it.
5. Scroll down to the ‘VISION’ section and select ‘Speech’ from it. Settings for Speech will open your screen. Here you’ll also see the ‘Speak Screen’ feature with a toggle switch and a little info about it.
6. Touch the toggle switch of ‘Speak Screen’ to turn it on. Touching the switch will turn it into the green.

Once you make the Speak Screen’s button green, your iPhone or iPad will be ready to read your eBooks. If Siri is not reading in the way you want, then you can use the slider to adjust the speaking rate. Tap and drag the slider toward the rabbit icon to fast it or toward the turtle icon to slow it down. You can also use the ‘Pronunciations’ option given at the bottom of the page to add specific pronunciations.

How to setup Speak Screen feature to read your eBooks
Speak Screen feature reads the text on the screen. If the screen is off or locked, it will not work. Therefore, you need to make sure that the screen will not lock automatically when Siri is reading your eBook.

Steps to turn off Auto-Lock on your iOS device:

1. Open ‘Settings’ by touching on the Settings icon on the home screen.
2. Scroll down on the screen, and touch on ‘Display & Brightness.’
3. Select ‘Auto-Lock.’
4. And then select ‘Never.’

Now, your device will not lock automatically. After disabling Auto-Lock, connect your iOS device to the power outlet and let it charge fully as listening to eBooks drains the battery fast.

How to listen to eBooks on your iPhone or iPad
So, you’re all set to tell your iOS device to read an eBook for you. Here is how to do so.

1. Open your preferred eBook reader app, iBooks, Kindle app, or any other.
2. Now, locate the eBook you want to listen to and open it.
3. When the eBook will open, go to the page, you want to begin listening with.
4. Now, swipe down on the page with your two fingers. As you do so, Siri will start reading the page of your eBook. Don’t worry about changing the page, Siri will do it itself.
5. You’ll also get the Speak Screen panel on your screen to adjust the settings for speaking rate, pause/play reading, to move back and forth the block.

When you’re done listening, touch the ‘X’ button at the upper right corner of the Speak Screen panel, stop Siri and close the Speak Screen feature.

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Apple Watch: Every New Feature You Should Try Out

Apple has been continuously popping up one update after another for every OS and device. It recently launched iOS 13 and did not just stop there. Apple went on to release iOS 13.1 and iOS 13.1.2, as well. Several updates regarding Apple TV and iPad were also released. Now Apple watch has received a new update in the form of WatchOS 6 which includes new apps such as multiple touches to ask for time, Voice Memos, and weather update as well.

You will get the update preinstalled on Apple Watch Series 5, the latest upcoming watch in Apple’s line-up. It will also pack features such as a built-in compass and always-on display. If you wish to avail of these features, you first need to install iOS 13 on your iPhone connected with your watch.

Watches You Can Update
Following watches can be updated:

• Apple Watch Series 3
• Apple Watch Series 4
• Apple Watch Series 5
• Apple Watch Series 1 and 2 will get the update later in 2019.

WatchOS 6 Update
Follow the mentioned steps to install WatchOS 6 update.

1. After updating your device, launch the Watch App.
2. Visit the General tab.
3. Locate Software Update.
4. Connect the Apple Watch to a charger.
5. Ensure that you have a stable network connection.
6. Follow the steps to install the update.
7. The update will be finished between 15-60 minutes, depending on your net speed.

You will get the all new features after updating to the latest update.

Features to Try out in WatchOS 6
Now that you have installed the update, let us check out the must-try features:

• Delete Apple Apps

Apple watch now facilitates the option of deleting Apple apps. This can help you in personalizing the Watch screen to your taste and get rid of unnecessary apps. Here is how you can do so:

1. Find the app you wish to remove.
2. Long-press it until you see an “X” appear over it.
3. Click on X.
4. Confirm the decision.

The app has now been deleted.

• Cycle Tracking

Users have been asking for a female health tracking app both in the Health app alongside Apple Watch for a long time. Now you can avail of a dedicated Cycle Tracking app on the watch, which can be deleted as well. You will get reminders and alerts to log the symptoms.

• Hearing Loss Prevention

The latest update will come with an app named Noise app. The app deciphers the nearby decibel levels to ensure that you are in a safe environment. You will get notified if the decibel levels cross safety measures, while it will also tell you the time you can be exposed in a setting. It can be customized or disabled altogether.

• App Store Access

The new WatchOS 6 has a dedicated App Store which lets you download apps directly on to your watch. Previously you had to perform the process from the iPhone, but now it can be done through the watch itself.

• In-Built Shazam

Shazam will now come alongside your Apple Watch. You merely have to ask Siri about the song credentials, and you will get every detail about it. Siri can be accessed either by saying, “Hey Siri,” followed by “What song is this?” or through tapping the Digital Crown.

• Calculator

You can now efficiently finish all your necessary calculations with the calculator app. The app even has an added feature by the name Tip. Through this option, you can figure out the amount you have to leave for the waiter.