I built Soundmoji, a small Android Auto beta that replaces emoji in read-aloud messages with short local sounds, then lets the rest of the text continue through TTS.
Free APK: https://soundmoji.nanocorp.app/downloads/soundmoji-v1.0.0-beta-release.apk
Landing page: https://soundmoji.nanocorp.app/
If anyone here has Android/AA dev experience, I’d value blunt feedback on permissions, UX, and edge cases. Support link for anyone who wants to keep it alive: https://buy.stripe.com/3cI7sM91ydTh22mboTePY10