Setup & support

Start with one conversation and an installed offline device voice. Once that works, explore custom voice profiles and optional models.

Get listening in four steps

1. Allow notification access. Open Settings → Listening setup, read the disclosure and open Android’s Notification Access settings. Enable AffinityVoice, then return to the app.

2. Choose your messaging apps. Enable only the supported notification sources you want AffinityVoice to read.

3. Choose a conversation. Select a contact or an incoming conversation. Choose a voice and use Preview to check it. A contact selection does not import old messages.

4. Turn on Auto-Read. Enable continuous reading or Timed Auto-Read and confirm a duration. Send a harmless test message from another device to check the full path.

Understand the listening controls

Auto-Read: your individual conversation preference, kept when global reading is used.

Timed Auto-Read: choose and confirm a duration. Canceling the duration dialog leaves it off. The default duration is editable in Settings.

Global Auto-Read: includes every conversation, including new arrivals. Turning it off restores your individual selections. Global timed reading is also available.

Mute all: stops automatic reading across the app. Timers continue to count down; manual playback remains available.

Create and try a voice profile

1. Open Voice Lab and allow microphone access when you choose to record.

2. Use a quiet space and speak comfortably in your natural voice. Watch the level indicator; avoid clipping, loud background sounds and handling noise.

3. Record only a voice you have permission to use. You can speak freely or choose a reading script.

4. Preview the recording, give it a useful name and save the profile. The capture date remains attached to the recording.

5. Download a compatible model from Models, select your profile and generate a short test phrase before using it for conversations.

A voice profile is your recording and its prepared voice information. A model is the shared speech engine. A new model can sound different with the same recording. Built-in device voices do not need a custom reference.

Downloads, generation and playback

Model downloads need an internet connection and sufficient free storage. They default to unmetered connections and can be paused or resumed. Check the size shown in Models before downloading.

Speech generation runs locally after installation. Open Jobs to see progress and available controls. The complete message is prepared before playback. Larger models and longer messages can take substantially longer and use more memory.

Android can limit background processing. If a job reports that processing is temporarily unavailable, wait, reopen the app and retry. Check thermal or battery messages rather than repeatedly restarting a blocked job. Optional normalization in Settings balances output volume.

No messages are being read

1. Check that Android Notification Access is enabled and return to Listening setup.

2. Check the messaging source is enabled and the other app actually posts a message notification.

3. Check Mute all, the conversation’s Auto-Read choice and any expired timers.

4. Check media volume and the active speaker, headphones or Bluetooth route.

5. Try an installed offline device voice. For a custom voice, check model installation and Jobs for a failed or delayed generation.

Hidden notification content cannot be recovered. Some apps group, shorten or omit message text. Device and messaging-app versions can change this behavior.

History, imports and deletion

AffinityVoice does not automatically fetch your complete SMS or chat history. You can select contacts for setup and manually import a supported SMS Backup & Restore XML file. An import only contains what the exported file includes.

Delete History removes saved messages and their audio while keeping conversation preferences and voice profiles. Delete all local data also removes recordings, drafts, profiles, jobs and preferences; its confirmation lets you choose whether shared model packs remain.

Normal uninstall or Android Clear storage removes app-private data. Android app archiving preserves data. Exported copies and original messages in other apps are outside these deletion controls. Read the full privacy policy.

Report a problem without sharing private messages

Email info@affinityvoice.com with the app version, phone and Android version, selected model, what you tried, and what happened. Include whether the screen was locked and which audio route was active. A made-up example phrase is usually enough.

Do not send personal message archives or voice recordings unless you deliberately choose to share them. The app’s support action opens your email app; it does not automatically attach your data.

Beta testing

Features and performance are still being tested. Secure-lock behavior, Bluetooth and wireless Android Auto need device-specific checks. Set up your listening choices before driving; do not operate the interface while driving. Apple CarPlay is not supported.

For tester access, contact the support address above. The next Play beta release is being prepared; enrollment and availability are not guaranteed by this page.

Updated November 4, 2026 · Back to AffinityVoice