Watch Reader - txt file1.27 - App Store

Watch Reader (Watch Reader) is a watch-only text viewer app.
You can view the txt file you have by sending it to the watch.

First check if you have a watch.
(Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed)

It is possible to run the watch app alone, but
The phone app is required to import files to the watch app.

The steps to import the file are as follows.
1. The phone app checks some text contents in advance and waits to send the file to the watch app.
2. Launch the watch app and import the file to the watch app through “Import File”.
3. iPhone/iPad and Watch must be in close proximity when transferring files using the watch app.
** Watch App Features **

- Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed (WatchOS 9.0+)
- txt file
- ePub: Display only text (not supported: image, audio, style (css), chapter)
- Font: Watch default font
- External font file: Transfer and apply font files in otf and ttf formats to the watch app
- font size
- letter spacing
- line spacing
- indent
- Alignment (left, right, center, and justification are not supported)
- Text color & recommended text color
- Background color & recommended background color
- Top information: Select one of non-display, progress, and battery
- TTS: Background playback after Bluetooth connection
- iCloud sync: sync last read location
- App lock: If a password is set for the watch app
- Clear all caches
- Reset settings
- Remove continuous blank lines from original file (automatic)
- Remove blank lines
- Remove a file from the watch app: Swipe left in the file list
- App language: Auto / English / Japanese / Korean
- Search (Location: Settings - Search)
- Designate long-click operation: Unused/TTS/Search
- App brightness
- Internal speaker playback (background playback is not possible when the internal speaker is set)

** Phone App Features **

- Send files to the watch app
- file management
- Webdav, SMB, FTP, Synology NAS

- If you experience significant noise or stuttering during TTS playback while using AirPods or Bluetooth headsets/earphones, please disconnect them from any other iPhone, iPad, or Bluetooth device and connect them exclusively to your Apple Watch.

** Search for "Watch Reader" on YouTube for a demonstration video

Version History - Improved TTS playback issues
- If you experience significant noise or stuttering during TTS playback while using AirPods or Bluetooth headsets/earphones, please disconnect them from any other iPhone, iPad, or Bluetooth device and connect them exclusively to your Apple Watch. 1.27 Oct 3 - Added a 0.0 value for TTS line wrapping speed
- Changed minimum font size (from 15 to 8)
- Fixed reported crashes and bugs 1.26 Sep 14 - Fixed an issue where the input field would not appear on the search screen in WatchOS 26.
- Fixed an issue where the font size would appear abnormally when changing the top information display in WatchOS 26.
- Added support for registering SynologyNAS OTP devices. 1.25 10/25/2025 - Added an option to create a folder when sharing files externally.
- Other feature improvements. 1.24 08/15/2025 - iCloud sync fixes 1.23 11/20/2024 - File encoding related fixes
- Fixed search (watchos 11.0 ~)
- Fixed the issue where the progress bar is not updated at the top when first opened 1.22 11/07/2024 - Improved search function
- Added description at the bottom of the external document screen
- Improved Webdav, SMB connection function 1.21 09/11/2024 - Changed to play continuously in the background when playing with the built-in speaker. (If the watch is not connected to a Bluetooth speaker, play with the built-in speaker) 1.20 07/31/2024 - Fixed issue that occurred when transferring files from iPhone to Watch after iOS 17.5 update 1.19 05/14/2024 - Added “TTS parentheses” option = Added option and function to play/ignore letters in parentheses during TTS playback
- Remove the Cancel button from the page pop-up when opening a file: Prevent the page from being reset with the Cancel button.
- Added page synchronization options and features: Ability to always display the first page without synchronizing the last read location or the location of other devices. 1.18 04/24/2024 - Supports playing or stopping TTS on earphones 1.17 03/13/2024 - Fixed an issue where a timer was displayed when content was opened
- Fix click on previous button 1.16 02/28/2024 - Fixed an issue where the search function did not work starting from WatchOS 10.2 1.15 01/23/2024 - Fixed memory issue when converting epub files (iphone app, iOS 17+)
- Improved file sorting (iphone app)
- Improved content screen touch, long click, and scrolling actions (Watch app, WatchOS 10+) 1.14 01/12/2024 - Added an option to adjust the volume of the Apple Watch itself from the app
- Fixed an issue where TTS did not play on the first page of the file. 1.13 11/05/2023 - Fixed an issue where the previous page content display button could not be clicked (WatchOS10+)
- Fixed an issue where you could not click on the menu after switching to the search screen by long-clicking (WatchOS10+)
- Starting from WatchOS 10, the background of the top bar of the viewer screen is fixed to transparent (cannot be changed).
- Added a pop-up and message to guide you on how to install and use TTS voice on your device.
- Fixed an issue where there was a delay between TTS playback lines in WatchOS 10
- Synology NAS error correction
- Fixed an issue where files could not be imported from the external document main page.
- Fixed reported crashes 1.12 10/27/2023 - Added automatic screen off prevention function and options to the viewer screen
- Fixed a problem where the information at the top was cut off while scrolling
- Added Help (iPhone App)
- Add message popup on SynologyNas, SMB
- Added description to external document function screen 1.11 07/20/2023 - Fixed the problem that the next line is not displayed when scrolling and scrolling does not proceed further
- Improved TTS voice display
- Bug fixes and improvements 1.10 07/04/2023 - Fixed the problem that some small files are not displayed in the watch app
- Fixed a problem that part of the last line is not displayed
- Other bug fixes 1.9 06/22/2023 - Improved file import screen
- Internal speaker playback function and options added (background playback is not possible when internal speaker playback is set)
- App brightness function and options added
- Other function improvements and bug fixes 1.8 05/07/2023 - Fixed long click operation error
- Modified to stop playing TTS when exiting the viewer screen
- Modified to move to the line being played at the start of TTS playback
- App language: You can set the app language differently from the language setting of the device. (watch app only)
- Add Search: Settings - Search
- Added search to long click action list 1.7 04/28/2023 - Increased viewer screen menu touch area
- Added TTS volume function and options
- Added transparent/opaque options for the top bar of the viewer screen
- Added long click on the viewer screen and added TTS playback with long click action
- Fix other errors 1.6 04/22/2023 - Additional iCloud sync improvements 1.5 04/17/2023 - Add Contact Us, App Rating
- Fixed sorting issue
- Fixed a problem where iCloud synchronization (save) was not normally performed on the watch
- Other bug fixes 1.4 04/14/2023 - Improved iCloud sync function
- Change the top time display method
- ePub support: display text only
- Fixed the phenomenon of forcibly moving to the first row when touching the top of the screen
- External font file registration support: otf, ttf two formats 1.3 04/10/2023