I just switched to mate 20 pro from pixel 2 2 days ago, I noticed that google maps sounds different on my mate 20, I can change it to English US instead of default(im in canada) and it will sound almost the same, but then it wouldnt speak the street name like it would on my pixel 2, is there anyway to fix it?
thanks!
In the Google app the settings for voice and language & region should be separate. Are you changing the settings in Google or in Maps?
You could also go into the accessibility menu and make sure that the default text to speech engine is Google.
Maps is a Google app so the voice should be the same on the M20P and Pixel unless you have something set differently. The voice is always the same for me regardless of what phone I'm using.
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I am looking for an app that would enable me to dial contacts or do actions on my Android phone by voice. The standard Android voice recognition is unacceptable because I am not from an English speaking country.
My old phone had this feature where I could record a "voice command" for any of my contacts and only those would be considered when voice dialing. This also enabled for much more variance in speaking so I suppose it would be helpful for English speaking users too.
Is there any app that would provide this functionality? Or is somebody working on one?
I am in a similar situation, a number of my family have non-English names and Android cannot recognise them. I've looked everywhere and cannot find one either. Everyone seems to rely on voice recognition which is, frankly, crap for anything remotely non-standard in language.
You can use Voice Speed Dial by Cyberon Corp, it's very good
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it will be great if such an app exists.
let me now if you find one
is there a development/process/information about this thread?
To make the Android voice recognition work, go to Settings>Voice Input & Output>Language>English (US). You'll be able to use all the voice commands. I don't know how well voice dialing will work for you though. It works for me many times with Indian names, but also fails a lot. Try Vlingo too, it might work better.
Vlingo - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vlingo.client&hl=en
Greetings,
I have iGO installed (AT&T SGS2) which I want to use as my default navigation.
I used Titanium Backup to freeze AT&T Navigation (I cannot seem to find an app called "navigation", it has a blue arrow). So now when I use Voice Talk to 'navigate', Google Maps opens up.
Is there a way to change the default to iGO?
Thanks.
Bump - anyone?!
I am shocked that no one knows.
Hi,
Everytime I say like "Add Reminder", it brings me to Google Search.
It is suppose to do like what Siri does, add a reminder for me. I have changed the default language to English (US) but still the same problem.
Thanks.
I've tried settings>language and input>text-to-speech options and changing the voice there, but the GPS voice still is the same. Any ideas?
I downloaded the free app called Ivona text to speech. The voices are free to download while it's in beta so act fast. I changed the tts settings in my phone to Ivona and Google maps is using the voice from it. Much better voice than what Google had in there. Make sure you force stop Google maps or restart your phone to get the changes made.
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I've tried settings>language and input>text-to-speech options and changing the voice there, but the GPS voice still is the same. Any ideas?
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Baring some unexpected bug.. just change the TTS library, then select a new voice. If Ivona didn't work for you, then try the SVOX TTS library or one of the other TTS packages instead.
SVOX classic TTS
Install the new library, then go to Settings > General > Language and Input > Text-to-speech options and choose SVOX.
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Did anyone lose Assistant Voice Typing on their Pixel 6 lately? I lost my Assistant voice typing without making any changes. I went through a bunch of troubleshooting steps with Google Chat Support and no luck.
Did you disable goggles legacy voice keyboard or something like that in the keyboard section?
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Did you disable goggles legacy voice keyboard or something like that in the keyboard section?
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No it's not disabled.