I want the british guy instead of the lady on Google Now and in Navigation, but even though I set it for English (UK) in general settings and Google Now settings, it still won't change! I've restarted the device several times with no luck. On my Nexus 7, the UK guy works in Navigation only with a data connection, otherwise it is still that lady
Any ideas?
Also, kinda unrelated, is there an apk for the 4.0 / 4.1 tts voices for older devices?
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Can anyone get the US lady to change to the UK guy for tts in Google Now or Navigation? The stock UK guy, not some third party tts engine.
I can't help, but I am having the same problem on two VZW Galaxy S 3s. I try to switch to the male Google UK English voice but most of the time (but interestingly, not ALL the time), the female American English voice plays instead. More bizarre: sometimes, the female voice will slow down (the voice engine allows different speaking rates) mid-sentence, resulting in it going from bright happy feminine words to creepy masculine monster words right in the middle of a phrase.
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Hello,
I've got a french SFR version of DHD, with stock rom.
So pico TTS is already installed and it seems to work when i ask a sample text.
But when I go to google navigation, with sound enabled, I get absolutely no voice indication... Does anyone have this kind of issue? this app is quite useless without that.
I can still use htc navigation premium (with turn by turn indications working by the way), but I was a bit surprised that google nav wasn't able to do it...
Thanks for your help if you have a clue...
This morning I've made a test on a Desire (not HD) with a colleague:
Same issue : no voice indication in Google nav...
Does it really work in other Rom than english ones? How?
I'm in the same boat. I installed SpeechSynthesis ENG-USA Voice from the market and after that I lost Google Nav voice.
Hi,
I have a MW600 headset paired to my Play, everything works flawlessly, It is a pair made in heaven everything works... but I have 2 questions...
1. - Is there a way the MW600 display shows de contact name instead of the actual phone number when receiving a call? (I don't like to remember all the numbers on my small contact list...I'm too lazy)
2.- How can I tweak the voice dialing on the headset... It never get my commands rights... I know my english sucks, but not that bad...
Thanks
I have these headphones and am in the same boat as you, I haven't seen anyway to configure them.
For the lack of contact names (as well as song names) I read that it's a limitation with Android and not sending that over bluetooth.
Thanks,
meh, I mean headphones are OK and both headphones and mobile work great together anyway, let's hope an android update can help us with the track info / contact name display issue.
by the way how does your voice dialing works? mine really sucks... is that me (and my spanish accented english) or it just sucks?
Mine isn't too bad, The only problem I face is it disguinishing between two of the same named contacts, For example I have a John Smith and a John Anderson. Sometimes it selects the wrong person.
Like any voice control articulation and low background noise is key
TehH4rRy said:
Mine isn't too bad, The only problem I face is it disguinishing between two of the same named contacts, For example I have a John Smith and a John Anderson. Sometimes it selects the wrong person.
Like any voice control articulation and low background noise is key
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For some reason, if you change the native language for voice (in the system settings) to US English (not UK english or other languages) and you are giving commands in english, you have a lot more accuracy of commands. Even if you are speaking with an accent. I don't know why that is, but it may have something to do with more work being done on the English voice control feedback and voice search profiles than others. (More US english speakers than other native languages on the voice search team, I think).
Where do you change the native language? in system settings under Language & keyboard right?...
i already have it on English USA... I think I just suck at it..
Is there anyway to have the phone in English language and the voice calling in Spanish???
I think that's why my phone do not understand my commands, I live in Mexico, and therefore all my contacts are Mexican Spanish pronunciated names and the system is looking for English sounding words right? It's that even possible???
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mw600
question.
how long is the xperia play's battery life when connected to bluetooth headset?
thanks.
It is quite good actually, I can go over 24 hrs without playing or 12 hrs with heavy use (3g, gps, casual gaming messaging and emailing and calling if course.)
About the battery on the headset is quite good actually on normal use, it can be affected on heavy use
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Can you confirm that this the only way to listen radio FM on our Xperia Play?
Dany XP said:
Can you confirm that this the only way to listen radio FM on our Xperia Play?
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I believe so....mind you, I have always liked TuneIn for my Radio needs.....
Dany XP said:
Can you confirm that this the only way to listen radio FM on our Xperia Play?
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Yes.
The fm radio works independently of the phone. the mw600 has it built in.
For those trying to get track info in the MW600 *and* want to mess a little with their Play, you should try flashing the latest nightly build of CM7, for me, it works flawlessly, showing track info, and everything else, but didn't test about the caller info because I don't receive so many calls
I own a R800i so it should work with the other GSM models.
It is not an 'Android's limitation' but a 'developer limitation', they just don't want to give the needed support/development for their devices and accesories.
@DanyXP: yep, it's the only way, because the Plays don't have the FM chip builtin
I use the MW600's fm radio mostly because my data plan is limited.
I have one on my r800a works okay, voice dialing is crap, i've disabled it. Range is good enough, sound quality is good no complaints.
Same numbers only on the display which is useless for me because i don't know anyone number, and track names don't always mtach up, depends on the program i'm using to play music.
Guys can someone help me. I have baught a head of sony with the code: DRZX301 but when I put the cable in it says accessoire isn't supported. please can someone help me.
@hexen2006, how's your MW600 doing? I'm planning to get one next week but I have read numerous negative reviews about its ISSUE WITH SUDDENLY DYING BATTERIES after a range of 2 days to 4 months of use in most user experience. Did this happen to you?
Hello,
I am considering moving to android from blackberry, and so far I have identified more or less all the android-equivalent applications that I currently use on BB.
One thing I don't know about yet is the voice dialing. Does the one-x have any built-in tool for this or should I buy a third party app? All I need is to be able to initiate a call from my bluetooth earpiece whilst I am driving, without touching the phone. If there is a standard Sense/ICS app for this, is it localised? I mean, I am not a native English speaker. I would not mind telling the phone "call", but I would prefer to use my own language (Italian) to speak to it. I would look marginally less stupid if anyone heard me talking to the phone
I ran into a very strange issue yesterday while using my phone for navigation. I was driving from Rockville, MD to Crofton, MD and along the way my phone decided to use three different text to speech voices to speak the directions. One was the standard female voice I was used to, the second was another female voice but with a more artificial sound, and then third was a male voice with an English accent that I've never heard before. The weirdest part was that they would sometimes take turns giving the directions; a female voice would start saying "Take exit 13B" and then the male voice would come in with "for Maryland 3 North, Crofton." Often times one of the voices would complete a full instruction, but then it would be a different voice for the next instruction. I had the same issue this morning with navigating to the Baltimore airport, so at least I know I wasn't just going crazy from the heat.
I guess this isn't much of an issue - actually kind of entertaining - but I was wondering if anyone else has run into this. I've got an unlocked Asian version of the HOX on version 1.29.707.11 and I'm using it on AT&T. I guess the one downside is that the male voice is harder for me to hear than the female voices, so I would like to keep one of those at all times - like it was on my Nexus One. Any thoughts?
Your phone needs immediate psychiatric help. It's clearly a schizophrenic.
This is a new one by me. Have you tried clearing data in Google maps?
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I have an unlocked Asian One X as well and I experienced the same thing...I used Google Navigation for the first time on my phone over the weekend...I got the male voice calling out the directions then the next direction the female voice would call it out....I went WTF??? but it got to my destination so it was no biggie
As you said monkeyboy0076 its entertaining just as long it doesn't make me go around in circles
Man, that's crazy. I cleared out my Google Maps data but haven't used the navigation yet. I'll be taking a trip this weekend so I'll have a chance to try it out then.
I had the same issue on my trip this weekend, so I'm not sure what else to do. I also am experiencing the low navigation volume issue as described in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1707967. Is there something wrong with the version of Navigation on the One X?
This can be fixed. Change the text-to-speech language manually in the normal Android settings menu. I have always had this problem with my HD2 running CM7. If I forget to set it to UK English after a re-flash, it will randomly break into American English at certain waypoints during navigation.
Edit: Except, with the latest version of Maps, my HD2 is forced to use a very harsh american voice that is different from the text-to-speech settings I use (Pico TTS). So er, there may be an issue with the latest Maps too.
I haven't got my One X back from repair yet, so I can't check that.
I got the update to JB 4.1.1 two days ago, when i tested the voice search the voice that talks back was a female voice (UK), today i tried it again and for some reason the voice has changed to a male voice (UK), this is weird because there doesn't seem to be any way to change it back to a female voice, which i prefer, has anyone else found that the output voice has changed from female to male, or from male to female, also, is there a way to change this in the settings somewhere as i can't seem to find it, i'm running 100% stock JB 4.1.1.
Did you try running apply transgendered.Zip in cwm
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Yes I have the same problem - tried changing to US but still its a male voice.
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Yes I have the same problem - tried changing to US but still its a male voice.
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Thanks for replying, i know i'm not going round the twist now, i wonder what the hell caused this, it must be happening with other users phone too, has anyone got a solution for this issue? bare in mind i'm 100% stock.
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Did you try running apply transgendered.Zip in cwm
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LOL, i hope i don't have a transgender phone.
You shouldn't complain, some of us don't even have voice feedback for Google search at all...
I prefer the male voice it is more natural. I think it's the UK version of the US woman. I also noticed voice actions work in the UK also.
Shawn_230 said:
You shouldn't complain, some of us don't even have voice feedback for Google search at all...
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its all in the settings if you are stock it should work, if not its your issue not JB
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I got the update to JB 4.1.1 two days ago, when i tested the voice search the voice that talks back was a female voice (UK), today i tried it again and for some reason the voice has changed to a male voice (UK), this is weird because there doesn't seem to be any way to change it back to a female voice, which i prefer, has anyone else found that the output voice has changed from female to male, or from male to female, also, is there a way to change this in the settings somewhere as i can't seem to find it, i'm running 100% stock JB 4.1.1.
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Has anyone worked out what caused this yet? The same thing happened to me, first couple of days I had the female voice, but then without doing anything, it just started using a male voice. The female one was much better as it's clearer, especially on the low speaker levels the Galaxy Nexus has! Every bit helps.
As the OP, I'm running stock JB on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I've heard that certain manufacturers had to use male voices in Germany because Germans refused to take directions from women.
True story.
i was able to get it back to female voice by changing everything in language and input settings and voice search settings to US. It takes a few minutes after u do the changes for the female voice to come back
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i was able to get it back to female voice by changing everything in language and input settings and voice search settings to US. It takes a few minutes after u do the changes for the female voice to come back
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Yes, I think the default voice for the US is the woman and for the UK the man. All other countries get the robot voice, but will hopefully be updated soon.
The thing is, the UK female voice from ICS was clearer and more legible than either the US female voice or the UK male voice on JB. And I liked the way it sounded kind of mean, and the haughty way it said "The Tor Net-wuuurk". Or maybe I should just get out more...
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I got the update to JB 4.1.1 two days ago, when i tested the voice search the voice that talks back was a female voice (UK), today i tried it again and for some reason the voice has changed to a male voice (UK), this is weird because there doesn't seem to be any way to change it back to a female voice, which i prefer, has anyone else found that the output voice has changed from female to male, or from male to female, also, is there a way to change this in the settings somewhere as i can't seem to find it, i'm running 100% stock JB 4.1.1.
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I too had this problem, but i was able to solve it by changing my system language to english us
:good: if helps..:victory:
Even when I've had it set to UK I've had the woman voice but today it changed to male for some reason.
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