From 463ac8f44cb11e590720b62070874fcd0a56daa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gigi <dergigi@pm.me>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:10:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tts): apply rate changes whether utterance is speaking or
 paused

---
 src/hooks/useTextToSpeech.ts | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/hooks/useTextToSpeech.ts b/src/hooks/useTextToSpeech.ts
index 00d6623f..b4256b81 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useTextToSpeech.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useTextToSpeech.ts
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@ export function useTextToSpeech(options: UseTTSOptions = {}): UseTTS {
     }
   }, [supported, synth])
 
-  // Update rate in real-time if utterance is playing
+  // Update rate in real-time if utterance is playing or paused
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!supported || !utteranceRef.current || !synth!.speaking) return
+    if (!supported || !utteranceRef.current) return
+    // Update rate whether speaking or paused
     utteranceRef.current.rate = rate
-  }, [rate, supported, synth])
+  }, [rate, supported])
 
   // stop TTS when unmounting
   useEffect(() => stop, [stop])