An Android Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine that connects to configurable OpenAI-compatible API backends (those supporting the /v1/audio/speech endpoint format).
This allows you to use custom, self-hosted, or alternative cloud TTS voices (like those powered by Piper, CoquiTTS, local LLMs, or other services offering a compatible API) as a standard system-wide TTS engine on your Android device.
Note: This README describes the feature/settings-ui branch.
- Integrates as a standard Android TTS Engine (selectable in device Settings).
- Connects to your specified backend URL.
- Authenticates using your provided API Key.
- New in this branch: In-app Settings screen to configure:
- Backend URL
- API Key (stored locally, input masked)
- TTS Model (e.g.,
tts-1,tts-1-hd) - TTS Voice (e.g.,
alloy,nova)
- Settings are persisted locally using Jetpack DataStore.
- Basic voice mapping based on requested language (can be overridden by settings).
Configuration is now done through the application's user interface:
- Build and install the app from this branch.
- Open the app.
- Navigate to the Settings screen (usually via the settings icon ⚙️ in the top app bar).
- Enter your backend URL, API Key, desired TTS Model, and TTS Voice.
- Click "Save".
The TTS service will use these saved settings for subsequent synthesis requests.
Security Note: Your API key is stored locally on the device using standard DataStore Preferences. For enhanced security, consider using EncryptedSharedPreferences or managing keys more securely if needed.
- Implement dropdown selection for known Models/Voices in Settings.
- Implement
onStop()functionality to cancel ongoing network requests. - More robust error handling and user feedback.
- More sophisticated voice/language mapping.