Support
A question, a problem, an idea? Write to us. Every message is read by a person.
contact@voiceforever.org
If you can, tell us your iPad model, its iPadOS version and what you were doing.
Send a report from the app
If the app closed on its own, froze or behaved oddly, a technical report helps us understand why. It is never sent without you.
- In VoiceForever’s settings, tap “Send a report”.
- Choose whether to attach the text of your last phrases. By default, nothing you wrote is attached.
- Tap “Prepare the message”: the iPad’s Mail app opens, addressed to support, with the report attached. You read it over, then send it.
Always in the report
- The app version, the iPad model and its iPadOS version
- iPadOS technical reports: crashes, hangs, memory
- Voice measurements (timings, memory), with no text at all
Only if you tick the box
- The text of your last ten phrases, with their dates
Never
- Your voice, or any recording
- Any camera image
- Your phrases, unless you ticked the box
If no Mail account is set up on the iPad, the share sheet opens with the file: send it to contact@voiceforever.org any way you like. You can ask us to delete a report at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Which iPad do I need?
An iPad running iPadOS 18 or later. The voice and eye control are designed for iPads with an M1 chip or newer, and the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip. On an older iPad, the app installs and warns you: you can try it, with no guarantee.
Do I need an internet connection?
Only to download the voice and transcription models, once: about 2 GB for the voice the first time you open the app, then 0.9 GB for transcription. Wi-Fi is recommended. The app tells you about the download before it starts, and you can cancel it. After that, VoiceForever works offline.
How much do I need to record?
About fifteen seconds is enough: a short text read out loud, and the app guides you. The voice comes from that single passage; to change it, in My Voice, record yourself again or import a video or a voice message. You can also keep personal messages that play back exactly as recorded. Every original recording is kept exactly as it was made.
The person can no longer speak. Is it too late?
Not necessarily. A recording of 15 to 20 seconds is enough: a voice message or a family video where the person can be heard clearly. The result depends on their quality: a clear voice, with no music or background noise, works best. On first launch, choose “I can no longer speak”: the app opens Photos or Files directly, then you pick the passage on the waveform. A voice memo or WhatsApp message must first be shared with “Save to Files”.
The voice doesn’t sound enough like me.
Your voice is only switched on once you have listened to it and said it’s yours. If it isn’t, you can try again, record the reading again, or try the high-quality voice, which is heavier: about 3.1 GB more on an iPad with 8 GB of memory, 4.5 GB above that. It is meant for iPads with an M1 chip or newer.
How does eye control work?
With the iPad in landscape, the front camera follows your eyes. After a two-minute setup, you look at a phrase or a key to select it, and you choose how long you need to look. This feature is in beta: it can make mistakes. iPadOS Eye Tracking and touch always remain available. With an eye-tracking device such as Tobii TD Pilot, choose “With my eye-tracking device” on first launch: VoiceForever follows its pointer, the camera stays off, and dwell time is set on the device.
Where are my recordings?
In the app, on the iPad. You can export a full copy of a voice profile, either to import it again later or as an archive you can open without the app. Nothing is sent to a server.
Do the suggestions send my sentences anywhere?
No. On iPads that support Apple Intelligence, suggestions and rephrasing come from Apple’s model, which runs on the iPad itself. It only receives the sentence you are writing and your own phrases, and nothing leaves the iPad. On other iPads, these suggestions simply don’t appear.
Does it cost anything?
No. VoiceForever is free, with no subscription, no ads and no account.
Is it a medical device?
No. VoiceForever is not a medical device: it is a tool for communicating and for preserving a voice. It does not replace medical advice or an alert system. The Call button rings the iPad, and only the iPad, at the iPad’s volume: it is not an emergency call, and it is not a replacement for a medical alert device.