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Headset Harry on Windows Pc

Developed By: Johan Walles

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 31, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.0.140.0.14
Size 1 MB
Release Date January 20, 17
Category Tools Apps

Description from Developer:
When you have headphones (wired / bluetooth) connected, your phone will speak to you:
* Incoming SMS messages
* Incoming MMS messages
* Connections to and disconnections from Wifi... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Headset Harry and install on Windows PC. Headset Harry is free Tools app, developed by Johan Walles. Latest version of Headset Harry is 0.0.140.0.14, was released on 2017-01-20 (updated on 2023-12-31). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Headset Harry is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Headset Harry on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Headset Harry on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Headset Harry on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Headset Harry using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Headset Harry" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Headset Harry on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Headset Harry" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.0.140.0.14.

Download Headset Harry 0.0.140.0.14 on Windows PC – 1 MB

When you have headphones (wired / bluetooth) connected, your phone will speak to you:
* Incoming SMS messages
* Incoming MMS messages
* Connections to and disconnections from Wifi networks
* Announce incoming e-mail
* Announce calendar events

Headset Harry tries to figure out what language to announce in based on the announcement contents and use an appropriate text-to-speech voice for that language.

Headset Harry requires you to have TTS support for any languages you are interested in.

Permissions:
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: For being able to announce Wifi connects and disconnects.
RECEIVE_SMS: For being able to read incoming SMS messages.
READ_CONTACTS: For looking up SMS and MMS senders.
READ_CALENDAR: For announcing calendar events.
BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE: For being able to receive notifications from Google Inbox (to announce new e-mails).
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS: For checking if a wired headset is attached and for being able to announce over Bluetooth SCO.
INTERNET: For reporting crashes to Crashlytics.

Source code available here:
https://github.com/walles/headsetharry

Please report issues to johan.walles@gmail.com.