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Step 1: Step-by-Step Implementation:

1. Open Android Studio and create a new project.:

   • Select "Empty Activity" and proceed with the default options.

Step 2: Add Permissions and Dependencies

1. Add permissions in AndroidManifest.xml to use the internet (if needed) and read clipboard data:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CLIPBOARD" />

    

2. Add dependencies for TTS in your build.gradle (Module: app) file if they are not already included:

dependencies {
    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.6.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.3.1'
    implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.2.1' // If you need to make network requests
}

    

Step 3: Design the User Interface

1. Open activity_main.xml and design a simple UI with a Button to trigger the TTS function.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnSpeak"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Speak"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
        
</RelativeLayout>

    

Step 4: Implement Text-to-Speech Functionality

1. Open MainActivity.kt and implement the TTS functionality.

import android.os.Bundle
import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech
import android.widget.Button
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import java.util.*

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {

    private lateinit var tts: TextToSpeech
    private lateinit var btnSpeak: Button

    @Override
    fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        tts = TextToSpeech(this, this)
        btnSpeak = findViewById(R.id.btnSpeak)

        btnSpeak.setOnClickListener {
            speakOut()
        }
    }

    private fun speakOut() {
        val clipboard = getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as android.content.ClipboardManager
        val clipData = clipboard.primaryClip
        val copiedText = clipData?.getItemAt(0)?.text.toString()
        
        if (copiedText.isNotEmpty()) {
            tts.speak(copiedText, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "")
        } else {
            tts.speak("No text found in clipboard", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "")
        }
    }

    @Override
    fun onInit(status: Int) {
        if (status == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS) {
            val result = tts.setLanguage(Locale.US)
            if (result == TextToSpeech.LANG_MISSING_DATA || result == TextToSpeech.LANG_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
                // Handle error
            }
        } else {
            // Initialization failed
        }
    }

    @Override
    fun onDestroy() {
        if (tts != null) {
            tts.stop()
            tts.shutdown()
        }
        super.onDestroy()
    }
}

    

Step 5: Test the Application

1. Run the application on an emulator or physical device.
2. Copy some text to the clipboard.
3. Open the app and press the "Speak" button. The app should read the copied text aloud.

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Implement Text-to-Speech Functionality

1. Open MainActivity.java and implement the TTS functionality.

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      import android.os.Bundle;
      import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech;
      import android.widget.Button;
      import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
      import java.util.Locale;

      public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {

          private TextToSpeech tts;
          private Button btnSpeak;

          @Override
          protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
              super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
              setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

              tts = new TextToSpeech(this, this);
              btnSpeak = findViewById(R.id.btnSpeak);

              btnSpeak.setOnClickListener(view -> speakOut());
          }

          private void speakOut() {
              android.content.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.content.ClipboardManager) getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
              android.content.ClipData clipData = clipboard.getPrimaryClip();
              String copiedText = clipData != null ? clipData.getItemAt(0).getText().toString() : "";

              if (!copiedText.isEmpty()) {
                  tts.speak(copiedText, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "");
              } else {
                  tts.speak("No text found in clipboard", TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "");
              }
          }

          @Override
          public void onInit(int status) {
              if (status == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS) {
                  int result = tts.setLanguage(Locale.US);
                  if (result == TextToSpeech.LANG_MISSING_DATA || result == TextToSpeech.LANG_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
                      // Handle error
                  }
              } else {
                  // Initialization failed
              }
          }

          @Override
          protected void onDestroy() {
              if (tts != null) {
                  tts.stop();
                  tts.shutdown();
              }
              super.onDestroy();
          }
      }
    
  

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