Google Chrome will let you listen to webpages in Hindi, Bengali, and a host of other languages. The feature, reportedly dubbed “listen to this page”, is available to a few beta Android users and there’s a possibility it might be rolled out to everybody soon.
Spotted by 9to5Google on Google Chrome for Android version 125, listen to this page appears to be a quality-of-life feature aimed at giving you a quick rundown of an article, whether it be the latest in news or a recipe for a dish that you have been trying to make, through voice so you don’t have to read through it all. For all the times when reading is not an option, it’s definitely a life saver.
Google Chrome updates
Now you can listen to the text that you usually read on a website on your Android device and enjoy various playback controls. You can also play, pause, rewind, and fast-forward the text in the webpage.
You can also change the playback speed as per your choice and select your preferred voice. You can even turn on or off text highlighting and auto-scroll for a more customised listening experience.
With the new update you can choose from four different voice types: Ruby (mid-pitch, warm), River (mid-pitch, bright), Field (low-pitch, bright), and Moss (low-pitch, peaceful). Reportedly, the languages available for this feature include English, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
How to listen to a webpage on Google Chrome for Android?
So, how do you get hold of the Google Chrome update? Given below are the detailed steps that you need to follow for using the update:
- To use the new feature, open Google Chrome on your Android device.
- Navigate to the web page you want to listen to.
- Tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Now select “Listen to this page” from the options.
- Once selected, the content of the web page will be read aloud in a podcast-like style, with playback controls for play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, and skip 10 seconds.
- To exit the listening mode, users can simply tap “Close.”
Not every webpage may support it just yet and for all those that do, you’ll see dedicated option to enable it.
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