Reviewed 4 November 2026 · ROP product team · Draft
Quick answer
Begin with one paragraph, choose a comfortable voice at 1× and keep the words visible. Pause after a section and decide whether to replay it or continue. Treat this as a reading preference to try, not a promised outcome.
Choose one section
Read the heading and decide what you want from the passage. Select a paragraph or a short section before attempting a long article. Ordinary selectable browser text is the simplest starting point.
Find a comfortable pace
Listen for names, amounts and sentence endings. Increase speed gradually only if you can still follow the meaning. Different passages can call for different speeds; faster is not automatically better.
Pause with a purpose
After a paragraph, put its main point into your own words. If you want to hear it again, return to the source and replay that section. The private readers offer pause, resume and stop; reliable saved-history recovery is not established.
Try visual focus separately
The desktop test includes optional Focus mode and a reading ruler. Try each on its own. Toggle them in settings; Alt+Shift+F controls Focus, and Alt+Shift+L controls the ruler. Escape or Stop clears overlays. Complex pages and actual extension delivery still need device testing.
Record what felt comfortable
Compare a short silent-reading session with listening to a similar passage. Record comfort from 1 to 5 and one confusing moment. This is personal feedback, not a clinical result or evidence that listening improves concentration.
Build up gradually
Only attempt a longer session after short playback and Stop work on your device. The required ten-minute natural-extension continuity test has not passed yet. Do not rely on the prototype for a deadline without checking it first.
Common questions
Is Focus mode a treatment for ADHD or dyslexia?
No. It is an optional visual experiment, with no medical or concentration claim.
Can I lock my phone while listening?
Background and locked-screen audio are not verified. Keep the mobile test visible and the screen unlocked.
Keep exploring
Explore the labelled voice sampleThe website sample uses device voices, not the Kokoro experiment.