GEN-17: Speech slower than the default speed

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Part of the EchoVision Wish List, under General.

• Status: Under review.
• What owners asked: Currently I can only increase speech speed via Settings > Audio. There are cases when people would find it valuable to REALLY slow down the speech below the current default floor.
• Related: GEN-10: Choose the AI voice and how fast it speaks
• Discussed in: AGIGA EchoVision Settings, audio volume choices: reading speed, on the pioneers list (members only); Reading speed adjustment settings: it's a small ask, in the EchoVision Users and Friends Facebook group (members only)

The need

Some owners need speech slower than the default speed: for long texts, for unfamiliar words, or while learning the glasses. Today the speech speed in Settings > Audio can only go up from the default.

What it would look like

• Settings > Audio gets speed steps below the default.
• No new button, gesture or voice command.
• The slower speed applies to all speech from the glasses.

Pros and cons

• Pro: a small change to a setting owners already use.
• Pro: helps slow listeners, new users and unfamiliar words.
• Con: one more step on the setting.
• Con: very slow speech can sound distorted.

Open questions

• Should reading have its own speed, separate from menus and prompts?
• What is the slowest rate each speech engine allows?

History

• October 22, 2026: Under review. From discussions on the pioneers list and Facebook.