How to use Select to Speak and text-to-speech on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › Vision

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Select to Speak

   Open Settings, Accessibility, the Vision tab and tap Select to Speak.

   Done

2. 

   Turn on its shortcut

   Shortcut was Off on ours. Turn it on to add a button; tap it, then tap text to hear it.

   Done

3. 

   Open Text-to-speech settings

   Go back to Vision.

   Done

4. 

   Set speed and pitch

   Ours used Speech Recognition and Synthesis from Google; Language said Use system language.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Play sample

   Hear the voice.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• OxygenOS 14 (OnePlus manual)? The manual has Settings, Additional settings, Accessibility, Vision. Ours has Accessibility straight in Settings. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Read the whole screen? TalkBack reads everything.

If this does not work

• No voice? Check media volume. Source: Text-to-speech output
• Starts by itself? The Select to Speak page says an app with accessibility on can launch automatically, regardless of auto-launch settings.

About this guide

Select to Speak reads out text you choose. Text-to-speech sets how the voice sounds.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We did not turn Select to Speak on.

Good to know

Use the accessibility button on a OnePlus.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, Vision, Select to Speak; Text-to-speech settings.