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Turn a photo into a reading
Take or choose a photo, extract its words, and keep a comfortable reading in your library.
Read guide Reading & listeningGet an AI explanation
Choose Explain it for a new photo, or add an explanation to a reading you have already saved.
Read guide Reading & listeningListen and follow every word
Read aloud with word highlighting, pause and resume, and choose a comfortable language and speaking speed.
Read guide Reading & listeningMake reading comfortable
Adjust text size, line spacing, the book-style font, and the app's light or dark appearance on iPhone and iPad.
Read guide Getting startedFind and manage saved readings
Reopen, search, rename, share, or delete readings in your library, and understand what is saved on each device.
Read guide Reading & listeningOpen Microsoft Immersive Reader
Open the optional Microsoft reading view, review its sharing permission, and return to your saved reading.
Read guide Privacy & troubleshootingControl AI sharing permissions
Choose when photos go to OpenAI and readings go to Microsoft, and change those permissions in Settings.
Read guide Membership & billingBuy an annual membership
Find the membership screen, review the annual price and any eligible trial, and subscribe securely through Apple.
Read guide Membership & billingRestore your membership
Recover access to an existing Apple subscription on your iPhone or iPad without buying another membership.
Read guide Membership & billingCancel a subscription or trial
Manage renewal through Apple and learn what happens to your saved readings when your membership ends.
Read guide Membership & billingRequest a refund from Apple
Find Apple's refund request form for Read & Explain and understand where to check the status of a request.
Read guide Membership & billingMembership on your devices
Use your membership on your own iPhone and iPad, and understand why it is not shared through Family Sharing.
Read guide Membership & billingUnderstand your daily allowance
Learn what counts toward the 100 daily photo reads or explanations, when the allowance resets, and what stays available.
Read guide Privacy & troubleshootingWhen a photo will not process
Improve a difficult photo and check connection, sharing permission, membership, or allowance problems without losing your library.
Read guide Getting startedCommon questions, answered
Quick answers about supported devices, offline reading, AI, subscriptions, Family Sharing, and your saved library.
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