Send a text by voice

Q: Does Lumyeye Pro read SMS I receive?

Lumyeye Pro specializes in voice-sending SMS. To read SMS you receive, open the iPhone Messages app.

Q: Can I send a group SMS to several recipients in one command?

Not yet. Lumyeye Pro sends to one recipient at a time. For two people, send two SMS in a row by saying each time 'send a text to [name] saying […]'.

Say "send a text to [contact]" and dictate your message. Lumyeye Pro sends the SMS immediately and reads conversations aloud. Autonomous SMS communication that no longer depends on any screen.

How do I dictate and send an SMS without looking at my iPhone?

Published May 2026 · Rated 4.5/5 by 918 users on the App Store

The user says: "send a text to Maxime saying I'll be home around 8 PM". Lumyeye Pro recognizes the command, searches Maxime in iPhone Contacts (Contacts permission required), retrieves his number and announces aloud: "The SMS is ready, a window will open and you just need to confirm by tapping Send."

The standard iPhone SMS sheet then opens, pre-filled with the recipient and the text. The Send button receives the VoiceOver focus automatically. The user taps Send (or double-taps with VoiceOver) to confirm. The SMS goes out as a regular iPhone SMS from the native Messages app. This final confirmation step in the iOS sheet is an Apple requirement, not a Lumyeye choice: no third-party app can send an SMS without final user validation.

To read SMS you receive, open the iPhone Messages app. Group sends to multiple recipients in a single command are not yet implemented; send several SMS in a row if needed.

No SMS content is kept on Lumyeye servers; only the message length and a technical identifier are logged for support. SMS stay in iPhone Messages as usual. Available exclusively on iOS 17.6+, from $16.99/month.

Frequently asked questions

Reading, confirmation, group send — your questions.

Does Lumyeye Pro read SMS I receive?

Lumyeye Pro specializes in voice-sending SMS. To read SMS you receive, open the iPhone Messages app.

Is SMS sending 100% voice?

Almost. Lumyeye Pro prepares the SMS, searches the contact, and opens the iPhone native SMS sheet pre-filled. The user then taps Send to confirm, or double-taps with VoiceOver which puts the focus on this button automatically. This final validation is an iOS requirement, not a Lumyeye choice: no third-party app can send an SMS without user confirmation.

How do I dictate punctuation and numbers?

Dictation is handled by the upstream voice recognition. Say "period", "question mark", "thirty-two" or "32": the rendering depends on the transcription engine. Lumyeye Pro normalizes digits for dictated phone numbers (a number dictated in words becomes a real dialable number).

Can I send a group SMS to several recipients in one command?

Not yet. Lumyeye Pro sends to one recipient at a time. For two people, send two SMS in a row by saying each time "send a text to [name] saying [...]".

Do conversations stay in iPhone Messages?

Yes. Lumyeye Pro uses iPhone Messages: SMS sent and received stay in Messages as usual. No SMS content is kept on Lumyeye servers; only the message length and a technical identifier are logged for support.

Testimonial

Patricia, 52, Marseille.

"My two teens never pick up and they communicate by SMS. With my glaucoma, tapping the keyboard had become painful. Now I say 'send a text to Maxime to tell him I'll be late': Lumyeye Pro composes, opens the iPhone SMS window, and I just tap Send. For replies, I open Messages with VoiceOver. Maxime doesn't even know I'm dictating."
— Patricia, 52, Marseille, advanced glaucoma

Practical tips

Master voice texting with Lumyeye Pro.

Save contacts with short first names. Lumyeye Pro recognizes "Lou" better than "Louise-Marie". In iPhone Contacts, add a short first name or nickname to each loved one: "dad", "grandma", "the neighbor". Make sure each contact has a saved number.
Dictate the full sentence at once. Rather than "send a text", then "to Lou", then "write...", formulate everything together: "send a text to Lou to tell her I'll stop by around 6 PM". Lumyeye Pro parses and composes.
Authorize Contacts access. On first use, iOS asks for Contacts permission. Without it, Lumyeye Pro cannot find numbers to prepare an SMS.
Confirm by tapping Send. The iPhone native SMS sheet opens, pre-filled, with VoiceOver focus on the Send button. Tap (or double-tap with VoiceOver) to confirm. This is the only non-voice step, mandated by iOS.
To read received SMS, open Messages with VoiceOver. Lumyeye Pro specializes in sending: to read your conversations, open the iPhone Messages app.