Ok but …
However, I don’t like that every uploaded photo the audio states “page 1” “page 2” etc. for starters…. those are not the actual page numbers in our book because we have to constantly be scanning new pages within new chapters of the book. It’s distracting from the text and the flow of the audio. Also, even if got scan a photo of the page perfectly somehow the Audio states a word that is sooo contrary to what the actual word is. A lot of mistakes on the audio reading simple words. Additionally, I don’t like the limit of 24 pages of scanning. That doesn’t cover the entire chapter of a book.
Also, I don’t like how I cannot name the bundle of pages I’ve already scanned.
By far, The worse thing is the fact there is no background audio play back. Meaning if my phone gets on “locked screen” the audio will immediately stop. The developer thought adding ONE PAGE audio playback option was enough? It takes less than 5 mins to read a page… you want me to select the button to play back the next page every single time through out the book? That is ridiculous. Amongst other issues. I look forward to seeing this app updated to improve on these features and then to become the #1 app of its kind but right now- these are my issues with it.
Response from developer
Thank you for such a detailed list. In 1.0.5, out now, the "Page 1", "Page 2" headings in scans are no longer read aloud, and a camera scan takes up to 200 pages. Renaming a scan isn't possible yet; I've noted it. For a locked phone: speech is generated live on the phone, so open the ... menu and choose "Prepare chapter for lock screen" first, then lock it. If you send me a few misread words at support@sandbook.app, I'll look at each one.
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Response from developer
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it. If you ever need to read a Word document, version 1.0.5 can import .docx files too.
Get it!
Response from developer
Thank you so much! If you want to keep listening with the phone locked, open the ... menu in a book and choose "Prepare chapter for lock screen".
Great voice, struggles with prosody
Would love using the voice, if the reading flowed and pronunciation improved!
Response from developer
Thank you for the precise examples, they help a lot. Version 1.0.5, out now, joins words split by a hyphen at the end of a PDF line, so "cloth-ing" and "hu-mans" are read as one word, and line breaks inside a sentence no longer get a long pause. The vowel in words like "great" and "laid" is a known weakness of the pronunciation step I use, and I'm still working on it. If you send me other words it gets wrong at support@sandbook.app, I'll add them to my test list.
Feedback
Response from developer
Thank you, I'm really glad you like it. A built-in dictionary isn't in the app right now, and I can't promise it soon, but I've noted the idea.
