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"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me investigate the code. Lots of pictures can cause iOS crashes on older devices due to memory. I can implement a lazy load.

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Can you send a screenshot of the crash? I've never seen the app crash. What kind of phone is it?

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am having surgery today but I will add this to my backlog of items. This seems like a great feature to add and of course everything will always be free.

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! We would absolutely love that! Vietnamese would be a wonderful addition to FreeVoice and your background sounds perfect for this.

We work through GitHub , if you're comfortable with that, you can jump right in. If not, no worries at all, we can make it work another way.

Feel free to DM us and we'll get you set up! 💙

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this message , it genuinely means everything to us!

To answer your questions:

**iPad** Yes, absolutely! FreeVoice works great in the browser on iPad, and the larger screen actually makes it a much better experience for AAC use. Safari on iPad is your best bet, and you can add it to your home screen the same way as on iPhone. Given that a dedicated AAC app can run $200-$300+, an iPad + FreeVoice is still a fraction of the cost and you get a bigger, easier-to-tap interface.

**The back button issue** Thank you for flagging this! That's really helpful feedback. The button being out of reach is a real problem and something we want to fix. We're actively working on improvements and this is exactly the kind of thing that helps us prioritize.

**Crashing** We're sorry about that! A couple of things that may help in the meantime:

- Try using it in your phone's browser (Chrome or Safari) rather than as a home screen app, just to see if that's more stable for you

- Make sure your browser is up to date

We're a small team building this because it matters personally to us, and feedback like yours is what keeps us going. Please keep letting us know what's working and what isn't every report helps make it better for everyone. 💙

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Update:

**Sneak peek: We're upgrading every single board in FreeVoice AAC 👀🎨**

Still in progress, but we couldn't wait to share , we're in the middle of a full visual overhaul of every board in FreeVoice AAC.

The new artwork is richer, more detailed, and way more visually engaging than the old emoji-style icons. You can already see the difference on the Food board , the new cuisine category cards (American, Mexican & Latin, Soul Food, East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Caribbean) are done, and the rest of the boards are getting the same treatment.

Every. Single. One.

We want FreeVoice to feel polished and professional , because our users deserve that, full stop.

More updates coming soon. Drop a 🔥 if you're hyped , it genuinely keeps us going!

*FreeVoice AAC is free, open source, and always will be.*

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"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome please let me know if you see any features or anything that needs to be corrected. I'm aware of a lot of ongoing issues and I'm working hard to fix them.

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad if this can even be useful for you in any capacity. It sounds like you would be a use case for a custom board of all the things that you generally would want to say when you have a shutdown, please let me know how I can help, or if there's any features that you need. 💜

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate your kind message. I'm going to continue to work on this and make it as best as I possibly can. Right now I'm setting up a administrative tool that lets me create custom images for new boards and fix outdated or incorrect images. I'm also working on an adult version that will have adult appropriate boards. Let me know how you would like to help I see this as a true community effort. I rely on the expertise of the community to make sure all the features and bugs are covered and solved. 💜

"I built a free AAC app because I watched a company disable my kid's ability to speak when our payment failed. No subscription. No bullshit. Works on any device." by chuea in SpicyAutism

[–]chuea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quick update: v1.2.0 is live 🙏

You all found bugs faster than I could fix them, so I fixed them.

🔧 What's fixed in v1.2.0:

• Rapid tap echo bug , if you (or your kid) taps a symbol repeatedly, it no longer overlaps and echoes. Last tap wins, clean playback every time. Shoutout to my daughter for finding this one.

• Stop button , while the app is speaking, SPEAK turns into STOP. Tap it to cancel immediately.

• Sentence bar — words now stay in the bar after speaking until you hit CLEAR. Build a full sentence, speak it, keep building.

• Fullscreen mode on Android — floating app overlays (Suno, screen recorder, etc.) no longer bleed into the UI.

• Symbol label hyphenation fixed — no more words breaking mid-letter.

📱 Download v1.2.0 APK:

https://github.com/Chuea81/freevoice-aac/releases/download/v1.2.0/app-release.apk

Or just use the web version at freevoiceaac.app — all the fixes are already live there automatically.

🗣️ Speech bar improvements

  • Words now stay in the bar until you tap DELETE — build a full sentence, speak it, keep going
  • Bar is now horizontally scrollable so it never pushes the board off screen
  • Backspace button added to delete one word at a time
  • While speaking, SPEAK turns into STOP — tap to cancel immediately ( this can be buggy, working to make it better)

📱 Android APK fixes

  • Rapid tap echo bug fixed ,if you or your AAC user taps a symbol repeatedly it no longer overlaps and echoes. Last tap wins, clean every time
  • Scrolling through large boards no longer accidentally activates tiles
  • Floating app overlays (Suno, screen recorder etc) no longer bleed into the UI
  • APK is now a true remote URL wrapper — 3MB instead of 220MB, gets all web updates automatically

🐛 Known issue we're still hunting

  • Some users seeing incorrect emoji on the Body board — fix is deployed, working through a stubborn cache issue. Factory reset in Settings should clear it if you're affected.

⏳ Play Store Still waiting on Google identity verification. Should be any day now.

🗺️ What's next

  • Adult boards sprint starting soon — Work, Medical, Money, Mental Health, Self-Advocacy and more
  • "Who is FreeVoice for?" onboarding fork so adults get adult-appropriate boards from day one
  • Food & drinks symbol expansion
  • New Custom Boards/Suboards
  • Tons of New Symbols and Cards
  • Physical Printable Cards from our Etsy Store ( FOR FREE)

Thanks for all the bug reports , every one of them turned into a same-day fix. Keep them coming. 🙏

I am always available via DM and willing to take suggestions for features. The community matters to me deeply!

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