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Guide · iPhone

A Premium voicein your helmet

By default, iOS uses a compact voice that sounds robotic. Download a free Premium or Enhanced voice in your iPhone settings and Vroom GPS guidance becomes far more natural and easier to hear in your helmet.

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Tested with Vroom GPS v2.0.4

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Allow 2 minutes, plus download time (50 to 250 MB depending on the voice). Use Wi-Fi if you can.

  1. 1

    Open Settings

    On your iPhone, open the Settings app and tap Accessibility.

    Settings → Accessibility
    iPhone Settings, Accessibility menu
  2. 2

    Read & Speak

    In the Vision section, tap Read & Speak (called Spoken Content on older iOS versions).

    Accessibility → Read & Speak
    Accessibility, Read & Speak menu
  3. 3

    Open Voices

    Tap Voices to see the list of available languages.

    Read & Speak → Voices
    Read & Speak, Voices menu
  4. 4

    Pick your language

    Select the language you use in Vroom GPS, for example English or French.

    List of iOS voice languages
  5. 5

    Show the voices

    Tap Voice to see every voice available for that language.

    Voices available for the selected language
  6. 6

    Download a Premium voice

    Choose a voice marked (Premium) or (Enhanced) and tap the cloud icon to download it. The play button lets you listen to it first.

    Tip: Premium voices sound the most natural. Enhanced voices are a good balance between quality and storage space. Siri voices are not available to apps like Vroom GPS.

    Downloading a Premium voice in iOS settings
  7. 7

    Select it in Vroom GPS

    Go back to Vroom GPS and open the Voice guidance setting. The new voice shows up in the list: select it, then tap Test voice. If it doesn't show up, fully close the app and open it again.

    Vroom GPS voice guidance setting with the list of voices

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