Read short pieces of text around you instantly. This feature uses a video feed to detect text in front of the camera and speaks it out. It works without the internet for Latin-based scripts and with internet for all other scripts. This feature is ideal for reading short pieces of text as found in room numbers, signs, book covers, and much more. This article contains: 

1. How to activate Instant Text?
2. How to select my Reading Language?

How to activate Instant Text?

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Select the App tab and navigate to Instant Text.

Step 2: You will hear a sound which means Instant Text is now active and it is looking for text to be spoken out.

Step 3: Tap the Instant Text button again to pause the results and reset this feature.

How to select my Reading Language?

If you are reading documents mainly in one language, you can select it as your reading language, to improve the accuracy of your results in the Envision App. You can always change the reading language in case you are reading a text that is in a different language than the one currently selected.

To change this setting, follow these steps:

Step 1: Tap on the Reading Preferences icon located on the top right corner.

Step 2: Now toggle the option Reading language. A new screen will be opened.

Step 3: On this screen you will see a list of all the languages supported by the Envision App. You can now tap the language you want to read in. A success message will be displayed and you will return to the Reading Preferences screen. Tap on the Back button.

Step 4: Now tap on Instant Text and the app will detect and read any text in the selected language.