How do I listen to Qaf’s answers (read aloud)?
Read aloud lets you listen to Qaf’s answers on the website and in the iPhone and Android apps. It’s included in Qaf Pro and Qaf Max.
Listening to an answer does not reduce the number of messages you have left.
Listen to an answer
- Open the conversation that has the answer you want to hear.
- Select the speaker icon (Read aloud) in the row of buttons under the answer. On the website it sits next to Copy. A spinner shows while Qaf prepares the audio. Then the answer starts playing and the button changes to a square.
- To stop playback, select the square stop icon that replaces the speaker icon.
If you do not see Read aloud in the app, update the Qaf app to the latest version.
What Qaf reads
- Language: Qaf reads the answer in the language it is written in, including Arabic.
- Text: Qaf reads only the answer text. It skips formatting, citations and sources, and reads tables row by row.
- One answer at a time: Playing another answer, or leaving the conversation, stops playback. In the app, starting voice input also stops it.
What the player cannot do
The player has play and stop only. Stopping and playing again starts the answer from the beginning. You cannot choose a voice or speed, and answers do not play automatically.
You can upvote requests such as pause and resume and a seek bar on the Qaf feedback board.
If the audio does not play
If the website shows “Couldn’t play audio. Please try again.” or the app shows “Failed to read aloud”, select Read aloud again.
Very long answers can fail to play. If a long answer still fails, ask Qaf for a shorter answer and play that one.
If playback stops before the end of the answer, email us at contact@qaf.ai with a screen recording of what happens.