Royal Road text to speech: listen to chapters on Android
Long web serials are easier to follow by ear. Open a Royal Road chapter in Reader Friend, tap play and it reads the story aloud, then moves on to the next chapter by itself.
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Why listen to Royal Road serials
Royal Road is a site for web serials, and many stories run to hundreds of chapters. Reading them all on a small screen is tiring, while listening fits into a commute, a walk or housework. Reader Friend turns the page you are already reading into audio, so you do not need to copy text or export anything.
How to listen to Royal Road with Reader Friend
- Install Reader Friend from Google Play, or add the Chrome extension on a computer.
- Open Royal Road in the app browser (or in Chrome with the extension) and go to the chapter you want. If the chapter needs a sign-in, sign in on the site first.
- Tap the hand button and choose "Find main text". Reader Friend marks the story text and leaves out menus and comment sections.
- Tap play. The chapter is read aloud and the text is highlighted as it goes.
- Set up the Next chapter button once. On Royal Road chapters, look for the link or button that leads to the following chapter and use that. If it is not detected by itself, press and hold the button for about one second and choose "Add Click".
- Leave Repeat on Default. Reader Friend then keeps opening and reading the next chapter for as long as a Next button exists on the page.
Voices and character voices
The voice follows the language of the text, so English chapters are read by an English voice. You can pick natural on-device voices that run offline or the voices built into your phone, and set the speed to match how you listen. For dialogue-heavy stories, character voices let different speakers sound different, and pronunciation rules fix invented names once for every chapter.
Tips for long sessions
- Turn the screen off after pressing play to save battery.
- Use the sleep timer if you listen in bed.
- Add a text filter for notes that repeat at the start or end of chapters.
- If the text area is wrong, tap the hand button again and pick the story text by hand.
Good to know
Reader Friend is an independent app and is not affiliated with Royal Road. It reads text that is already open in your browser, so follow the site’s terms of use and the author’s wishes.
FAQ
Can I listen to Royal Road with the screen off?
Yes, on Android. Playback continues in the background with the screen off, like a music app, and a sleep timer can stop it after the minutes you choose. A browser’s built-in read-aloud usually stops when the screen locks.
Does it go to the next chapter automatically?
Yes, once the Next chapter button is set. Reader Friend taps it when a chapter ends and keeps reading while Repeat is on Default. If the button is not found automatically, hold it for about one second and choose "Add Click".
Will it read author’s notes?
Reader Friend reads the chapter text shown in your browser. Author’s notes that appear in the page text may be read too, and you can add a text filter to skip repeated notes.
Can it read locked or members-only chapters?
No. It only reads what you can already open in your browser. It does not unlock chapters that the site does not show you.
Does it work on iPhone?
Reader Friend is an Android app plus a Chrome extension for computers. There is no iPhone app at the moment. If you use an iPhone, you can listen with the Chrome extension on a computer instead.
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