"If you use Chrome's read aloud feature to listen to articles instead of reading them, you're about to notice a big upgrade. First spotted by Android Authority , Google has unveiled a new AI-powered feature for Chrome that takes any web page and turns the text into podcast-style audio. There is an existing "Listen to this page" feature, but it's a standard computer-style voice. The new version has two hosts reading the text, making for a much more entertaining experience."
"The feature seems to work a lot like Google's audio summaries in NotebookLM. In showing it in action, two voices banter back and forth about the content of a web page, even asking and answering questions. Instead of reading it straight through like the existing option, the new way is much more conversational. It still sounds very much like AI, but it's a lot more pleasant to listen to."
"To see if you have the new feature, tap the three-dot menu and choose "Listen to this page." You'll see media control buttons and hear a voice reading the article. If you have the new option, there's a small button on the bottom left of the player to toggle standard mode or AI mode. You can be sure about which mode you're on because small text above the controls says "standard playback" or "AI playback.""
Chrome for Android adds an AI-powered option that converts any web page into podcast-style audio with two hosts who banter and converse while reading content. The new playback offers a conversational, question-and-answer style presentation instead of a single computer-style voice, and it still retains an AI character while sounding more pleasant. Users can toggle between the original standard playback and the new AI playback via a small button in the media player, with labels indicating "standard playback" or "AI playback." The feature is rolling out broadly and complements other Chrome AI features like page summarization.
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