1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/DayByDay/DayByDayApp.swift b/DayByDay/DayByDayApp.swift
index 2cce4db..860d747 100644
--- a/DayByDay/DayByDayApp.swift
+++ b/DayByDay/DayByDayApp.swift
@@ -5,10 +5,27 @@
 //  Created by cmc on 2026-03-09.
 //
 
+import AVFoundation
 import SwiftUI
 
 @main
 struct DayByDayApp: App {
+    init() {
+        Task.detached(priority: .background) {
+            // Activate the audio session early so the first real tap doesn't block.
+            try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default)
+            try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
+
+            // Force singleton init (voice selection) and prime the TTS engine
+            // with a silent utterance so subsequent speaks are instant.
+            await MainActor.run {
+                let warmup = AVSpeechUtterance(string: "")
+                warmup.volume = 0
+                SpeechSynthesizer.shared.speakUtterance(warmup)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
             ContentView()