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Re:WaveNet launches in the Google Assistant by mtgx on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @06:29PM (#15405299)
Google's "cloud-based" TTS (not the local one, which was terrible) on the Play Books app was pretty good even years ago.

However, it was unusable because it would stop as soon as the screen would turn-off. Other ebook readers' read-aloud features worked with the screen off. So thanks for nothing Google!

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Re:WaveNet launches in the Google Assistant by andygates on Thursday October 05, 2017 @05:23AM (#15407739)
It used to stop; it's been well-behaved for at least a year. I use it daily!
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Re:WaveNet launches in the Google Assistant by yegle on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @08:29PM (#15405955)
That's not my experience, as I can turn off the screen and still read the book. I tested it just now.
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Re:WaveNet launches in the Google Assistant by tommygunz99 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @09:44PM (#15406218)
Android is different for each person
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