Text-to-speech

Let your phone read your messages out loud with Text-to-speech, a tool which allows you to listen to text messages, multimedia messages, and emails. Text-to-speech is:

  • a convenient and hands-free way to access your messages
  • available to users of compatible Nokia Series 60 mobile phones
  • offered in a range of different languages and voices*.

Simply follow the instructions below to download the required files to add new text-to-speech languages and voices to your compatible phone.

Compatibility: Nokia E50, E51, E52, E61i, E65, E90 Communicator, N78, N81, N96, N97, 5500 Sport, 5700 XpressMusic, 6110 Navigator phones, 6120 classic, 6210 Navigator, and 6220 classic phones.

Instructions

Text-to-speech uses the Message Reader application which is built into compatible Series 60 mobile phones. The service is available only for selected phones where the application is preinstalled.

  • To use Text-to-speech you will also need to download one language package and one voice package.
  • For example, if you want to install UK English download both the UK English language package and one UK English voice package.

Downloading and installing files

  1. Select the desired language package and download it to a compatible PC.
  2. Select the desired voice package and download it to a compatible PC.
  3. Transfer the language and voice packages to your phone using Nokia PC Suite and a compatible Nokia cable or wireless connection.
  4. For more information about installing applications on your phone, please see your phone's user guide.

Please note: The number of voice packages available differs according to language. Each language has at least one available voice.

* The number of voices available depends on the language.

Downloads for Text-to-speech in English
Text-to-Speech packages for UK English
Language package for UK English (239.0 KB) Download
Voice package Ellen for UK English (1458.0 KB) Download
Voice package Martin for UK English (1458.0 KB) Download

Text-to-Speech packages for Chinese languages
Language package for Simplified Chinese (781.0 KB) Download
Voice package Xiao Ying for Simplified Chinese (2167.0 KB) Download

Language package for Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong) (1681.0 KB) Download
Voice package Kai Ling for Traditional Chinese (1584.0 KB) Download