Within the Google Play Store there are many apps that allow you to transcribe text messages into audio and listen to them through your mobile, but the vast majority of them require human interaction. In fact, on iPhone, Siri too can read whatsapp messages. Although, we will tell you a series of methods with which you can achieve it without doing anything or, simply, with a voice command. All this without having to use your hands to unlock your phone.
Use the phone’s voice assistants
Before resorting to applications from the Google or iPhone app stores, it is important that you know the options that we have available as standard on our own phones. Basically, because they may be useful to us from minute 1, even more than the alternatives that we could find in these official software repertoires. Therefore, pay close attention to know what you have to do.
With Google Assistant
The first thing is that we connect the mobile to the Bluetooth of the car. If we had already configured it, once we start the car and have this connection activated on the phone, both should be synchronized without problems by themselves. Therefore, it is time to see how you have to use the Google Voice Assistant so that it can read you the messages that we receive on the mobile:
- First we must configure the assistant: enter the Google app> tap on your profile> Settings > Voice > Voice Match > active ‘Hey Google‘.
- Then, you must invoke it and say ‘Ok Google, read my messages‘ out loud, or also press and hold on the special button to summon it.
- If this is the first time we give you this command, we will need to give you permission to be able to perform this action.
- But, Android makes it easy for us, since we must click OK to take us directly to the menu where it is configured.
- Tap on Google and hit Allow access to notifications > Allow.
- After this, we will only have to say the command that we have given you previously for the mobile to play the messages out loud while we are in the car.
with Siri
As in Android phones we find Google Assistant, on iPhones we have Siri. So we can also take advantage of this software so that you can read the messages that we receive on the phone when we are driving. Thus, you will not have to be aware of the road and the smartphone at the same time, and most importantly, you will not risk your life, that of others, or be fined. In addition, we will not need to have headphones connected or anything like that. Therefore, we must carry out the following process:
- the first thing will be connect the mobile to the car via Bluetooth to have the phone’s audio play through the vehicle’s speakers.
- Now we must enable this option from the iPhone settings.
- To do this, go to the Settings > tap on Notifications and go to the option Announce notifications (within the Siri section).
- Within this window, check the box (it will be active when it appears green).
- Then you can test yourself before you start driving.
- Simply, you will have to invoke the Apple assistant and say the command ‘read all my notifications‘.
Sync your car with your phone
In addition, to be able to use both the Google Assistant and Siri in cars, we will need an extra, linking the smartphone to the vehicle. For this, we will have to resort to Android Auto and CarPlay. So it is time to go on to see the steps that we must follow to complete the pairing and get the car to read us the notifications while we are behind the wheel.
Android Auto
In smartphones that have Android 10 or higher, they will already have this software as standard. However, in Android 9 or lower versions, we will have to install the application from Google Play to be able to use this software. Of course, the terminal must have at least Android version 5. Then, we must follow these steps to complete the pairing:
- Connect your smartphone via USB cable to the vehicle.
- Then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. If you use the mobile appgo into it, go to Settings > Connect a car.
- Also, the phone’s Bluetooth connection will automatically turn on when Android Auto is connected to the car via USB cable.
- In the event that you always want to use it wirelessly, you have to access the Android Auto app on your mobile and go to Settings. Next, you will have to look for the tab of System and inside mark Android Auto wirelessly.
Apple Car Play
iPhone smartphones that have the operating system version iOS 5.0 or later are fully compatible with CarPlay. Also, some vehicles have a function in their system so that we can use this tool wirelessly. After knowing this important detail, we must do the following:
- If your car supports CarPlay with a USB cable, connect the iPhone to the USB port of the car. Also, you will have to use a Lightning cable.
- In case your car supports CarPlay both wirelessly such as by USB cable, connect the iPhone to the USB port of the car. Then, a message will appear on your mobile offering to connect wirelessly the next time you drive.
- However, if your vehicle only supports CarPlay wirelessly, you will need to press the voice command button on the steering wheel. Then go to iPhone Settings > General > CarPlay, and select your car.
With specialized applications
As much as the native options that come standard on iPhone and Android They serve us to be able to read the messages that we receive on the mobile when we are driving, the truth is that within the applications offered by the Play Store, we find other quite interesting alternatives. The negative side is that, for Apple smartphones, there are no apps to help us with this. But, if you have a phone with Google’s operating system, you can try the following tools.
chattycar
Best of all, the app syncs instantly, so Bluetoothwith your car’s hands-free so that as soon as you receive a message, you hear it through the vehicle’s speakers, with the consequent comfort and safety that this provides when driving.
Wear chattycar It is extremely simple, because once the application is installed you will simply have to follow the instructions that appear on the screen. But, to make it easier for you to achieve it, these will be the steps you must follow:
- The first of all will be to grant the respective permissions to be able to read whatsapp messages, or from other apps. In this way, you can narrate them through the car speakers.
- Then, it will ask us to activate the service to read notifications while driving.
- The next thing, logically, is to link our phone with the vehicle’s Bluetooth so that we can listen to WhatsApp messages through car speakers.
- Then you will have to allow access to device notifications. The application itself takes you to the settings section where you will have to enable this option, just as it happens with bluetooth synchronization.
For the application to work properly and you can listen to WhatsApp messages by car handsfree you will have to have the app activated, as well as a Voice Synthesizer. Although, the voice synthesis that it uses by default is the Google Assistant. You can configure it in the following way:
- First, you tap on the gear icon.
- you enter into preferences.
- Finally, you must click on Engine of voice.
There you will also have the option to change the speed and tone, as well as the app that is responsible for putting the voice. However, as long as you can download another option from the Google Play Store for free. We leave you the following link in case you want to try the one we recommend:
We all know that the content of WhatsApp can be private. Reason why, the application itself gives you the option to prevent app messages from being read aloud when traveling with more people. To do this, it is not necessary to unpair the bluetooth of your car. Basically because you can pause chattycar from the notification bar before driving.
In addition, not only will it help you to listen to WhatsApp notifications out loud while you’re on the road, but it also works for other options such as Facebook. To choose them, you must go to their settings (gear-shaped icon) > Apps.
New Auto Mode
As in the previous application, we will benefit from this software to link any Android mobile to the car and use the hands-free so that it can tell us out loud the messages that we are receiving on the smartphone, who is calling us or, simply, tell us what notification has reached the device.
On this occasion, we will use the application called New Auto Mode. In addition, it is also totally free to download it from the Play Store. Therefore, once we install it on the Android smartphone, we will have to go on to see the options that we have to activate so that every time we get in the car we can enable this tool. When we have it installed, we will have to follow these steps:
- Access the app on your Android device.
- Click on the section of Setting.
- Activate the function Read phone notifications.
- Tap on the tab Give permissionand grant the app permission to read notifications.
- Then go into Configure application and select the apps of your mobile.