How to Use TikTok's Text-to-Speech Feature

TikTok's Text-to-Speech is both a great accessibility feature for people with visual and reading disabilities and a tool for creating engaging content. While Text-to-Speech is available on devices like tablets or phones through the operating system, it's relatively forward-thinking for a social app like TikTok to make it available within the app. Other platforms like Twitter and Facebook do not use this feature. Instagram does automatic captioning stories, but only if someone is already speaking in the video.

The feature doesn't come without controversy, however. TikTok changed the original voice after the actor filed a lawsuit claiming she never agreed to be on the app. The new voice is less monotonous than the original and seems just as popular. Creators use it to narrate their videos, as an accessibility tool, and to have a little fun seeing what words the bot can (or can't) speak.

If you're interested, here's how to set it up:

• Save your video.
• When you're done recording, tap the Text button at the bottom of the screen.
• Type what you want to say and tap elsewhere on the screen to complete the text.
• Press and hold the text you just typed.
• Select "Text-to-Speech".

Here is an example of what TikTok's Text-to-Speech feature looks like:

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