Let's see if I can explain it....
When I was on GB, I was using Maps (NOT Navigation) and it
would SPEAK the street names.
Now, on ICS I can NOT use maps as main navigation, but you
have to actually push "navigate" button to go someplace (and "navigation"
is NOT speaking the street names).
What I'm trying to say is, before the Maps will SPEAK the name
of the street, but now it does NOT!
Anyone knows what changed?
you could try clearing map cache, force close, and restarting the app
Thanks but that didn't work.
I fired up Telenav and it works good, speaking out the street names.
But I want to use Google Maps like I used to, with spoken street names.
I think in the last update they took away that feature.
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premiatul said:
Thanks but that didn't work.
I fired up Telenav and it works good, speaking out the street names.
But I want to use Google Maps like I used to, with spoken street names.
I think in the last update they took away that feature.
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You have to clear all data for maps...then start it back up...
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Clearing the data did not work.
However, I fixed it.
What happened is this...
I use Ivona text to speech engine, and I moved it to the SD card.
After that it did not read anything anymore, including the street names in Maps.
I restored Ivona back to the phone and now it reads everything OK.
Thanks for your time and answers.
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So i absolutely hate the voice synthesis on google maps navigation is there a app or somthing to change it? And if there isnt dear god can somone make one?
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bmaing2 said:
So i absolutely hate the voice synthesis on google maps navigation is there a app or somthing to change it? And if there isnt dear god can somone make one?
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that would be awesome.
British english is pretty great *shrugs*
What is strange is that if you don't have one installed, the voice is perfect, but it's limited, and miles are km, etc. I was surprised it worked without installing voice synthesis, but it did.
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Ever tried looking up "tts" in the market? There's a few voices by svox, but I never used them
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mejorguille said:
Ever tried looking up "tts" in the market? There's a few voices by svox, but I never used them
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Those are terrible, IMHO.
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I have the stock voice and yes it works fine its just the voice is horrible anyone like the voice at all? If you do your wierd, if anyone finds somthing please let me know
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Loquendo TTS Susan, Is about as good as you can get right now. It's availble on the market, but it does cost.
i think she's foxy
There was an eSpeak voice that was pretty amazing, but even set to American English it would use metric units.
Somehow I've buggered it up though, and can't seem to get it back. Now for eSpeak all I have is this horrid robot voice.
aad4321 said:
I automatically tune out the voices of women when they speak, especially when giving directions, so its difficult having only a woman to choose from with android.
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lmao That's awesome dude
I really like svox. The main app is free and the voices are a couple bucks each. You can get US/UK/(maybe) Australian English, male and female. It's on the market. Works well for navigation and other stuff, like reading your email aloud in LauncherPro.
How did u guys get the voice to talk in nav. Mine won't talk just shows directions
Asking all the people who are running the early builds or anyone who scored an official?
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No. It doesn't replace it. You get Google Now still. And the voice for S Voice changes. More humanly. But still not as real sounding as Google Now. I re mapped my home button to launch Google Now because S Voice has always been incredibly slow and not that great IMO
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I re mapped my home button to launch Google Now because S Voice has always been incredibly slow and not that great IMO
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All you have to do is hold the menu soft key to launch Google Now.
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redhooka said:
All you have to do is hold the menu soft key to launch Google Now.
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Yeah. But I wanted the feel of S Voice (one of the only good things about it), with the brain of Google Now, you know?
I wonder why Samsung is still trying to push S Voice so hard when Google's own software is vastly better the S Voice. I kinda would have preferred if it was taken out completely.
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Can Google Now launch apps? I know S Voice can...
newageoutlaw said:
I wonder why Samsung is still trying to push S Voice so hard when Google's own software is vastly better the S Voice. I kinda would have preferred if it was taken out completely.
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Its a feature and selling point for competition with iphone. Primary reason im sure.
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I flashed cm10 but forgot to backup s voice anyone have the apk they could please upload
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DocHoliday77 said:
Its a feature and selling point for competition with iphone. Primary reason im sure.
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Not hard, considering Siri is a dumb broad..
I can't think of a single possible reason one would choose S Voice over Google Now. It's just terrible. Sure, being able to control the phone with your voice is a neat feature. But it's useless. I can launch any app on my phone faster than you can get S Voice to do it. Cool + impractical = useless.
I suggest keeping both S Voice and Google Now. On Jelly Bean, you'll be getting Google Now which is an addition for voice prompts. S Voice is mostly used to control the phone and launching commands whereas Google Now is great for searching.
S Voice = Commands, Launches (EX. Text John Smith Where are you?)
Google Now = Searches (EX. What is tomorrow's weather in Los Angeles?)
Both have their PROS and CONS.
Holding the menu key down does bring up the Google search, but going through the settings I don't see anything for Google Now. I don't have Google +. Is this needed? I added a valid gmail accound as well to my phone.
Figured it out. I needed to make the gmail account the primary account. I tried to delete the thread but perhaps it will be helpful to someone else.
I see it in the notification pulldown, but not in the top bar. Wonder if there's a setting for that.
paul2834 said:
Figured it out. I needed to make the gmail account the primary account. I tried to delete the thread but perhaps it will be helpful to someone else.
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Just quick question how do you make g mail your primary account?
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In the google (now) app, there's a Privacy and accounts option in the settings when you hit menu. Click on that and click google account to choose which one to use. It'd be nice if we could use a non gmail account with Google Now. My university (utexas) partners with gmail, so it technically is gmail but without some of the perks like google now.
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In the google (now) app, there's a Privacy and accounts option in the settings when you hit menu. Click on that and click google account to choose which one to use. It'd be nice if we could use a non gmail account with Google Now. My university (utexas) partners with gmail, so it technically is gmail but without some of the perks like google now.
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Thanks for the info, I just checked I don't even have the Google now app icon anywhere, I might have chosen not to use it when I first setup the phone, ... what can I do to get it back?
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It's the Google app. The one that searches.
OK I found it just open Google search, setting, there is option to turn it on,...played with it for two minutes, I found it no use to me, turn it back off...
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OK I found it just open Google search, setting, there is option to turn it on,...played with it for two minutes, I found it no use to me, turn it back off...
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Of you leave it on it remembers what you do so now when I leave to go to work I have a card shoeing goitre long the commute is b4 the ravens play the matchup shows the Gabe time ect. During hurricane sandy emergency weather showed up . Its actually cool the longer you use it the better ( and scarier it gets) loll
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I you use chrome and search for a landmark, after you find it, say a specific McDonald's, next time you open google now it will present you with navigation to that McDonalds.
Google now is amazing. I arrived at BWI on Sunday and when I turned my phone on, it had directions to the hotel up, restaurants listed near the hotel, and the local weather. It does sometjing similar at home too. Probably one of the nicest upgrades thats functional.
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I there a fix? O irritating havinfbtonlook at the screen constantly to make sure I am turning at the right street
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What exactly is happening? If it keeps repeating the same street name just go in and clear the data on the maps app.
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Had this happen to me as well. I switched my text to speech output from Google to Samsung and I have street names and full spoken guidance again. Maybe give that a try and see if it works for you.
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Had this happen to me as well. I switched my text to speech output from Google to Samsung and I have street names and full spoken guidance again. Maybe give that a try and see if it works for you.
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Ill try that. Thanks
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Hi all
I don't have Google Now installed.
But when I want to use Google regular search, either from the search bar on top of homescreen or from the app drawer, Google Now keeps trying to install itself. Can I permanently remove Now? And just have regular search?
It is almost like Google Search is advertising Now, but I don't want it ask me to install Now every time, I just want to go straight to search.
Even hitting the microphone opens the Google Now install window, then I must hit the back button to go back to regular search.
This is for CM10.1
Thanks
Heeter
Uh Google search is Google now, that's the evolution of search, the only way I know to not get Google now is to search from Google Web page if you install Google search it is all your going to get.
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Interesting and I've never noticed that before but I've never not had a reason to.
Looking at the app, Google Now is what Google has built their app around. You can go to your browser and do a search without getting this issue correct?
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Hey guys
Thank you for your responses
Will have to figure out something else then.
Thanks again
Heeter
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Perhaps try turning off the history?
It says it "may" disable functions such as Google Now, but I doubt it can be disabled. Search from webpage is my guess.
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