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- [Extended Dictionary Configuration](#extended-dictionary-configuration)
- [Testing](#testing)
- [Installing](#installing)
- [eSpeak for Android](#espeak-for-android)
- [Android](#android)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies-1)
- [Building with Gradle](#building-with-gradle)
- [Signing the APK](#signing-the-apk)
- [Installing](#installing-1)
- [Documentation](#documentation)
- [Packaging](#packaging)
- [Historical Versions](#historical-versions)
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find /usr/lib | grep libespeak-ng

## eSpeak for Android
## Android

The *android* branch contains the sources for the
[eSpeak for Android](http://reecedunn.co.uk/espeak-for-android) program, based
on the eyes-free port of eSpeak to Android.
<div align="right"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reecedunn.espeak" title="eSpeak for Android on Google Play"><img src="https://developer.android.com/images/brand/en_app_rgb_wo_45.png"/></a></div>

The espeak-ng sources contain the code for the Android™ port of the application.
This is published as the [eSpeak for Android](http://reecedunn.co.uk/espeak-for-android)
program on the Google Play store. It is based on the eyes-free port of eSpeak
to the Android platform. This code was originally maintained in a separate
branch when the repository tracked eSpeak releases.

### Dependencies

In order to build the Android APK file, you need:

1. the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) with API 21 support;
2. the [Android NDK](http://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html);
3. Gradle 2.1 or later.

In order to use Android Studio, you will also need:

1. [Android Studio](http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html).

### Building with Gradle

1. Set the location of the Android SDK:

$ export ANDROID_HOME=<path-to-the-android-sdk>
2. Build the project:

$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure --with-gradle=<path-to-gradle>
$ make apk-release

This will create an `android/build/outputs/apk/espeak-release-unsigned.apk` file.

### Signing the APK

In order to install the built APK you need to self-sign the package. You can do
this by:

1. Creating a certificate, if you do not already have one:

$ keytool -genkey -keystore [YOUR_CERTIFICATE] -alias [ALIAS]
2. Sign the package using your certificate:

$ jarsigner -sigalg MD5withRSA -digestalg SHA1 \
-keystore [YOUR_CERTIFICATE] \
android/build/outputs/apk/espeak-release-unsigned.apk [ALIAS]
3. Align the apk using the zipalign tool.

$ zipalign 4 android/build/outputs/apk/espeak-release-unsigned.apk \
android/build/outputs/apk/espeak-release-signed.apk

### Installing

Now, you can install the APK using the `adb` tool:

$ adb install -r android/build/outputs/apk/espeak-release-signed.apk

After running, `eSpeakActivity` will extract the `espeakdata.zip` file into its
own data directory to set up the available voices.

To enable eSpeak, you need to:

1. go into the Android `Text-to-Speech settings` UI;
2. enable `eSpeak TTS` in the `Engines` section;
3. select `eSpeak TTS` as the default engine;
4. use the `Listen to an example` option to check if everything is working.

## Documentation

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The `getopt.c` compatibility implementation for getopt support on Windows is
taken from the NetBSD `getopt_long` implementation, which is licensed under a
[2-clause BSD](COPYING.BSD2) license.

Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

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