Reading text messages

[vhl71]

How do i get Cortana to read text messages? I hear the the incoming text messages tone and I want to ask cortana to read my text messages. I can't find this command. Sending text etc works. but how to i get her to read messages?

 

[anon(9812986)]

If you go to Cortana's Notebook, and select Settings, there should be an option for "Read incoming text messages aloud." Your options are Off, Always On, Bluetooth and wired headsets, Bluetooth only, or Wired headset only.

 

[vhl71]

Mine is set to bluetooth - but it doesnt work all the time. Is there a way i can ask cortana to read any unread texts whenever i want? this would solve my issue when it doesnt automatically read incoming tets

 

[anon(9812986)]

That I don't know - sorry.

 

[Mark F24]

In my opinion it's broke. I find Cortana sporatic at best. Mine will ask me and then sometimes not read it. Or if she does read it and I replay, when I say "send" she says "I've sen..." and the tone for closing an interaction does not sound. I must pull my phone from my pocket and access my home screen and the tone sounds after I enter my passcode and you hear her finish the word "sent" then she says "that." My message will not send until I unlock my phone. There are other "quirks" but it has improved over some builds, but I cannot help but to expect Cortana to function at least on the same level as it did in W8.1m.

I like a lot about W10m, but the way Cortana messes up annoys the daylights out of me.

 

[emark858]

My text messaging acts the same way with the exception that my message will send without having to unlock the phone. If I activate the Bluetooth again, Cortana will finish the word sent. I'm wondering if it is the Skype and messaging integration. I have a Lumina 950.

 

[Mark F24]

I find that you are correct that the message sends but the phone sort of "hangs" until its unlocked. I usually have an audio app playing and because Cortana does not "finish" the audio does not resume, I hope MS gets it worked out.