Before the year ends, we have one more surprise for you! We developed ANOTHER brand new feature, so that when you talk into your microphone your characters will move their mouth along with you 🤩
This feature will be available for ALL players on December 10th!
A talking feature sounds so much fun! How does it work?
Enter any location in your game and open the Character Expressions menu on the left bottom corner. Next tap the microphone red button to activate it, tap on a character to select it, and start talking!
The talking feature is based on microphone input from your device. Any input received from the microphone while the microphone button is green will make your characters react to your voice.
This feature works similarly to the Character Expressions, you can make your toddlers talk, but not infants nor fantasy characters.
Tips 💡
You can close the Character Expressions menu while the microphone button is green and tap on a different character to continue their conversation
While a character is selected, you can tap on an expression from the menu to change your character’s feelings. This is a much quicker way to change expressions, but you can still drag the expression to the character.
Why am I being prompted to give microphone access to Toca Boca World?
The talking feature connects to the microphone on your device to make your characters react to your voice. This is why the app is asking to access the microphone and bluetooth in your device permissions. This feature doesn’t record your voice and doesn’t store any data. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to hide the microphone at this point.
I’m an Apple iOS user, what happens if I allow the permissions on my device?
If you allow the permissions, the microphone button in the Character Expressions menu will become green when active. When the permission is denied, the microphone button will remain red even if you tap it.
I’m an Android user, what happens if I allow the permissions on my device?
If you allow the permissions, the microphone button in the Character Expressions menu will become green when active.
If you do not allow the permissions, the microphone will remain red even if you tap it. The app will ask for your permission again if you retap and allow the permissions. However, if you deny the permission again you will need to activate it on your device’s settings.
I’ve denied the permission. Can I still use the character expressions?
Yes, Absolutely! We haven’t changed the way you can add an expression to your characters.
I’ve denied the permission, but now I want to try the talking feature. What should I do?
For iOS users: you can go to the Settings menu, scroll down until you find “Toca World” (for iOS 18 users, tap apps and scroll down to select “Toca World” and toggle the permissions on.
For Android users: Settings > Apps > Toca World > Permissions > Toggle While using the app for Microphone