# Talk SMS Email Notes

> Camera text scanner, note-taker, SMS/email sender, and text-to-speech utility. (iPhone/iPad app by 方 沈.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talk-sms-email-notes/id882296315 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [方 沈](https://appshunter.io/developer/882296318)
- Category: Utilities, Business
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.1 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talk-sms-email-notes/id882296315/reviews.md

## What is Talk SMS Email Notes?

Talking the daily text information from our camera, send the email, send the short message and export to iCloud Drive.

Launch this app, just tap the + button at the top right corner, long press the text view, tap live text button, insert the text information from our camera. The text will be displayed in the text view. Tap the SMS button to send the text as the short message. Tap the email button to send the text as your mail. Tap the talk button, this App will talk the text directly if it is in English. If the text we insert is other than English, then just tap the button at the bottom right corner, we could select the. different language. This is Talk SMS Email Notes. It will record the date and time when we tap the save button. After tapping the save button, the text notes will be saved to the core data system. Export the notes to iCloud Driver or other App with the text file. We could input the name of the text file.

In the main view, when we tap the export button at the bottom toolbar and select the item: export to remote files, the text notes will be saved to the text file and sent to iCloud Drive or other App you indict.  If we select the item:export to pasteboard, the text notes could be copied to the pasteboard and we could paste at other text view or text field in the different apps.

In the main view, tap the right button in the table cell, we could select or deselect the cell. In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the talk button, all of notes will be talked. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be talked. If we do not select any table cell, then tap the Export button, all of notes will be exported. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be exported.

In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the SMS or Email button, the App will remind us to select at least one table cell. If we already select several table cells,  then only the notes for the selected cells will be added to the SMS or Email body.

The text notes sent from this App as email will also be displayed at the sent folder of the Mail app of the iOS device.
The text notes sent from this App as SMS will also be displayed at the Messages app of the iOS device.

The SMS feature is only available for the devices which could send messages such as iPhone or some iPad. If we need to use the send email feature, we need to set the default Mail app of the iOS device first. Otherwise, the two buttons will be disabled.

In the main view, each note will have the created date time which will be displayed as the second line. So we could know when these text notes are captured from our camera or input from soft keyboard.

In the main view, tap the table cell directly, the detail view will be displayed.

In the single note detail view, we could input the text content by soft keyboard. In this latest edition, If we long press the text view, the live text scan button will be displayed, so we could capture the text content from the camera directly. In iOS 16, The languages currently supported by Live Text include English, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Korean. Several old iPhone devices may not support this live text feature.

This edition could talk the text notes to the upcoming phone call with the iphone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or later. First , accept the coming phone call, then in the main list view or single note view, tap the talk buttons. Finally, the other people could listen the talking of this app from his or her phone. 
Both sides could hear the same talking contents in the same speed.

## Key features

- Camera text scanning
- SMS and email sending
- Text-to-speech with language selection
- Note saving and organization
- iCloud Drive export
- Copy to clipboard

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talk-sms-email-notes/id882296315/reviews.md

### 1/5 — DISSATISFIED DONT BUY- IT DOES NOT WORK!!

*2016-09-25*

Very disappointed!! Great idea if it actually worked, now I have to get my money back!! What a pain in the butt!! 😟

## Frequently asked questions about Talk SMS Email Notes

### What can Talk SMS Email Notes do?

Talk SMS Email Notes allows you to scan text from your camera, save it as notes, send it via SMS or email, and have it read aloud in various languages. It also supports exporting notes to iCloud Drive.

### How much does Talk SMS Email Notes cost?

Talk SMS Email Notes is a paid application, priced at $0.99.

### Does Talk SMS Email Notes have ads?

No, Talk SMS Email Notes does not contain advertisements.

### What devices is Talk SMS Email Notes compatible with?

Talk SMS Email Notes is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod.

### How often is Talk SMS Email Notes updated?

The latest version, 2.6.2, was released on February 28, 2024, indicating regular updates for the application.

### What is the user rating for Talk SMS Email Notes?

Talk SMS Email Notes has a rating of 1.0 stars from 1 review.

### Can I use Talk SMS Email Notes to send emails?

Yes, you can send text notes as emails. You will need to have a default Mail app set up on your iOS device for this feature to function.

### Is Talk SMS Email Notes suitable for children?

Talk SMS Email Notes has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.2 — 2024-02-28

1.Fix a minor bug when talking in the phone call.
2.Improve the performance by updating the status of buttons in the main list view, when the app is talking, other buttons will be disable.

### 2.5.8 — 2024-01-12

Bug fixes.

1. Fix the bug about talking in the phone call.
After fixing this bug, when a phone call is coming and is accepted, both sides could hear the same talking contents in the same speed. The phone owner could hear the talking from the phone. The people in the calling could hear the talking in the call.

2.Fix the bugs in the single view
Fix the bugs about the status of buttons when the talking is stopped or finished.

### 2.5.3 — 2023-12-12

Improve the performances:
1. enable talking to the upcoming phone call. First , accept the upcoming phone call, then tap the talk button. (iOS need to be 13.0 or newer)
2. enable the assistive technology settings take precedence over the property values of this app.(iOS need to be 14.0 or newer)
3. add the accessibility label for the buttons in the main view and single note view.

### 2.5.2 — 2023-07-13

1 New feature:
1.1 Add the export button at the position of the stop button at the bottom toolbar. When we tap the talk button, the stop button will replace the talk button automatically. When the talk action finish, the stop button will disappear automatically.
1.2 When we select to export to remote files, the text notes will be saved to a text file and export to the iCloud Drive or other App.

2 Bug fixes

### 2.4.6 — 2022-11-28

Fix the issue about the title color in the dark mode

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