diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
index 1a20946..fc19994 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal"
                     VerticalAlignment="Top">
-            <MediaElement Name="AudioUpdater" AutoPlay="False"/>
+            <MediaElement Name="AudioUpdater" AutoPlay="True"/>
             <Image Grid.Column="0" Width="88" Height="88" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                    Source="Images\logo.png"/>
             <StackPanel Padding="8,0">
@@ -225,15 +225,13 @@
 
             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Column="0">
 
-            <ToggleButton x:Name="LogToggle" FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets"
+                <ToggleButton x:Name="LogToggle" FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets"
                         Content="&#xE8BC;" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                           VerticalAlignment="Top" FontSize="28"
                           Height="79" Width="79"
                           Unchecked="LogToggle_Unchecked"
                           Checked="LogToggle_Checked"
                           IsChecked="True"/>
-                <Button x:Name="speech" Content="speak" Margin="10"
-                        Click="speech_Click"/>
 
                 <HyperlinkButton x:Name="InfoButton" Grid.Column="0"
                              NavigateUri="http://www.nicolaellis.com"
diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
index 6fb5846..b553846 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
 
         MainPageVM _vm = new MainPageVM();
         DispatcherTimer _dispatcherTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
-        // The object for controlling the speech synthesis engine (voice).
-        SpeechSynthesizer synth = new SpeechSynthesizer();
 
         public MainPage() {
             InitializeComponent();
@@ -22,14 +20,6 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
             IntialiseRefreshTime();
         }
 
-        private async void PlayText() {
-            // Generate the audio stream from plain text.
-            var stream = await synth.SynthesizeTextToStreamAsync("Hello World");
-
-            // Send the stream to the media object.
-            AudioUpdater.SetSource(stream, stream.ContentType);
-            AudioUpdater.Play();
-        }
         void SetVersionNumber() {
             var package = Package.Current;
             var packageId = package.Id;
@@ -61,11 +51,15 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
             var url = _vm.BaseURL;
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url)) {
                 // Devices 3 and 6 are not in use.
-                _vm.Device1 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 1, Logs);
-                _vm.Device2 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 2, Logs);
+                _vm.Device1 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice
+                    (url, 1, Logs, _vm.Device1.LatestStatus.status, AudioUpdater);
+                _vm.Device2 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice
+                    (url, 2, Logs, _vm.Device2.LatestStatus.status, AudioUpdater);
                 // _vm.Device3 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 3);
-                _vm.Device4 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 4, Logs);
-                _vm.Device5 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 5, Logs);
+                _vm.Device4 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice
+                    (url, 4, Logs, _vm.Device4.LatestStatus.status, AudioUpdater);
+                _vm.Device5 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice
+                    (url, 5, Logs, _vm.Device5.LatestStatus.status, AudioUpdater);
                 // _vm.Device6 = await DataServices.UpdateDevice(url, 6);
                 _vm.CurrentTime = DateTime.UtcNow.ToShortTimeString();
             }
@@ -95,9 +89,5 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP {
         private void LogToggle_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
             LogViewer.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
         }
-
-        private void speech_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
-            PlayText();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Package.appxmanifest b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Package.appxmanifest
index 32ef4a7..a0932cf 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Package.appxmanifest
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Package.appxmanifest
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <Identity
     Name="55acd946-60d4-4776-b6c6-03fef750e3da"
     Publisher="CN=Craig Oates"
-    Version="2021.2.6.0" />
+    Version="2021.2.7.0" />
 
   <mp:PhoneIdentity PhoneProductId="55acd946-60d4-4776-b6c6-03fef750e3da" PhonePublisherId="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"/>
 
diff --git a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Services/DataServices.cs b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Services/DataServices.cs
index 606b51e..fe0de8d 100644
--- a/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Services/DataServices.cs
+++ b/src/EyesAndEars.UWP/EyesAndEars.UWP/Services/DataServices.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Documents;
 using Windows.UI.Text;
+using Windows.Media.SpeechSynthesis;
 
 namespace EyesAndEars.UWP.Services {
     public static class DataServices {
 
+        static SpeechSynthesizer _synth = new SpeechSynthesizer();
         public static async Task<Device> UpdateDevice(string url, int deviceId,
-            RichTextBlock logs) {
+            RichTextBlock logs, string currentStatus, MediaElement audioUpdater) {
             try {
                 var id = MapFactoryDeviceToGalleyDevice(deviceId); // Has note.
                 var readingAPI = $"{url}/api/readings/latest/{id}";
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP.Services {
                 var c = UpdateStatusColour(deviceId, s.status, r.reading);
                 var dev = new Device(deviceId, r, s, c);
                 LogUpdate(logs, dev);
+                NotifyAnyStatusChanges(currentStatus, dev, audioUpdater);
                 return dev;
             }
             catch (Exception e) {
@@ -34,13 +37,28 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP.Services {
             }
         }
 
+        private static async void NotifyAnyStatusChanges(string currentStatus,
+            Device dev, MediaElement audioUpdater) {
+            if (currentStatus.Equals
+                (dev.LatestStatus.status, StringComparison.InvariantCulture)
+                != true) {
+                var stream = await _synth.SynthesizeTextToStreamAsync
+                    ($"{TranslateDeviceIdToDeviceName(dev)} {dev.LatestStatus.status}");
+                audioUpdater.SetSource(stream, stream.ContentType);
+                audioUpdater.Play();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string TranslateDeviceIdToDeviceName(Device dev) {
+            if (dev.Id == 1) return "factory1";
+            else if (dev.Id == 2) return "factory2";
+            else if (dev.Id == 4) return "gallery1";
+            else return "gallery2";
+        }
+
         private static void LogUpdate(RichTextBlock logs, Device dev) {
             // Devices 3 and 6 are not in use.
-            string device;
-            if (dev.Id == 1) device = "factory1";
-            else if (dev.Id == 2) device = "factory2";
-            else if (dev.Id == 4) device = "gallery1";
-            else device = "gallery2";
+            // string device = TranslateDeviceIdToDeviceName(dev);
             Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
             var run1 = new Run {
                 FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold,
@@ -49,8 +67,8 @@ namespace EyesAndEars.UWP.Services {
             var run2 = new Run {
                 Foreground = dev.StatusColour,
                 FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold,
-                Text = device
-            };
+                Text = TranslateDeviceIdToDeviceName(dev)
+        };
             var run3 = new Run {
                 Foreground = dev.StatusColour,
                 Text = $" | {dev.LatestReading.id} | {dev.LatestReading.reading} | " +