What’s next for Readio
What we are building to make Readio read more books, in more places.
In progress
Readio for Chrome
A small player on Kindle's web reader, with 40+ voices, word highlighting and click to read. It reads books in six languages, and Chinese and Japanese in an early version. Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store.
The next app update
The voice speaks the language the book is written in. Titles, initials and units no longer split a sentence, and pages with only pictures are skipped.
More voices in the apps
The 40+ voices of the Chrome extension, with British and Australian English, on iPhone and Android.
Planned
Chinese and Japanese in the apps
The Chrome extension's reader for Chinese and Japanese Kindle books, on iPhone and Android.
Word highlighting in the apps
Follow the spoken word on the page, as you can in Chrome.
Skip by sentence
Jump back to the start of the last sentence instead of five seconds, so you never land in the middle of a word.
Later
Apple Watch controls
Pause, skip and change speed from your wrist while the phone stays in your pocket.
Safari extension
Readio in Safari on the Mac, with the same player as Chrome.
Recently shipped
Readio for iPhone
On the App Store since October 20: your Kindle library read aloud, with four voices, any speed and a sleep timer.
Readio for Android Android
On Google Play since October 16, with the same features as the iPhone app.
This roadmap lists the larger work. Smaller fixes and requests may not appear here, and plans can change. Shipped work is listed in Updates.