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Teach your own signs ​

Fingerspelling every word is slow. In SignVox you can teach your own signs for whole words, such as "coffee" or "thank you". You record each sign a few times, and SignVox then recognises it in Signs mode and speaks it. Your signs stay on your phone.

SignVox does not come with a built-in sign dictionary. It learns the signs you show it, in the way you sign them.

Record a new sign ​

The New Sign screen with Sign name and Spoken as fields and a Start Recording button
Name the sign, then start recording.

  1. Open the Teach tab and select Teach a sign (or Teach a Sign if you have none yet).

    The New Sign screen opens.

  2. Type a name in Sign name — e.g. coffee.

  3. Optional: in Spoken as (optional), type what SignVox should say if it differs from the name. For example, name the sign thanks and have it spoken as Thank you very much.

  4. Select Start Recording.

    After a 3-second countdown that reads Get ready…, the screen asks you to perform the sign.

  5. Perform the sign five times, with a short pause between each.

    A counter shows how many samples are captured, such as 3 of 5 samples. At least 3 are needed.

  6. Select Save Sign.

If fewer than 3 samples were captured, SignVox shows Not Enough Samples. Keep your hands clearly in view and select Try Again. To redo a recording that went badly, select Record Again.

Recording uses the front camera, but nothing is saved as video: SignVox stores only the movement of the points on your hands.

Sign it in Signs mode ​

  1. On the Translate tab, select Signs.

    The strip reads Perform a taught sign.

  2. Perform one of your signs.

    SignVox speaks the sign when it is sure. When it is less sure, it asks Did you mean with the sign name and a percentage; tap Use to accept it.

  3. Tap Speak to repeat the whole sentence, or Clear to start again.

Tips for signs that are recognised well ​

  • Sign the way you will really sign, at the same distance from the phone.
  • Keep both hands in view if the sign uses both.
  • Make each sign clearly different from your other signs. Two signs with almost the same movement are easy to confuse.
  • If a sign is often missed, delete it and record it again in better light.

Delete a sign ​

On the Teach tab, swipe the sign to delete it.

Next steps ​