Google navigation voice

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Ramboss

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#156079 18-Nov-2014 20:26

I have an LG g2, and I can't change the robot female voice on google navigation. I've Installed google TTS and have installed other voices but navigation ignores it and uses the same old voice.

Anyone got any ideas?

peejayw

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#1178126 18-Nov-2014 20:38

Settings, Language and input, Text to Speech output. There you select the voice to use. I use Ivona Text to Speech HQ.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

Ramboss

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#1178127 18-Nov-2014 20:39

I done that google maps ignores any change i make

huckster

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#1178129 18-Nov-2014 20:45

Ramboss: I done that google maps ignores any change i make

Keep trying. Also check Accessibility for Tet-to-speech options.

Did all of that. Repeated. Rebooted and it appeared to work. Then maps when all schitzo on my saying half in the robotic american and half in the nicer voice.

Repeated. Rebooted and it seems to have stuck.

Ramboss

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#1178131 18-Nov-2014 20:47

Definition of crazy: doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

I hope someone is crazy here I will give it a go.

huckster

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#1178133 18-Nov-2014 20:49

Ramboss: Definition of crazy: doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

I hope someone is crazy here I will give it a go.

That was a Samsung S4. Have also experienced it on a Nexus 4 and a couple of older HTCs. Yep. Seems crazy, but go and google and there are LOTS of people who have had similar problems.

lNomNoml

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#1178186 18-Nov-2014 23:33

Restart the mobile, reinstall google maps. reinstall TTS

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#1178234 19-Nov-2014 07:25

on my s3 i had to make sure my version of english matched the voice I downloaded. So I had the a british voice pack and had to change from english nz to english UK.

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MurrayM

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#1179389 19-Nov-2014 11:40

I haven't changed the voice that navigation uses, but has anyone else noticed that the default female voice changes sometimes from robotic (most of the time) to quite nice (only some of the time). I've got no idea what triggers the change.

huckster

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#1179939 20-Nov-2014 08:36

So much for all my help. My S4 is back to default TTS.....

Rebooting.....

robcreid

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#1179976 20-Nov-2014 09:46

Is your data enabled?
I have not used it for a while but for me it used to do terse robot lady if I was offline and much more verbose natural voice if I enabled data?

JamesL

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#1179977 20-Nov-2014 09:50

I noticed that when you set your system language to English (US) the voice in maps ignores whatever you set in the TTS options.

If you set your system language to English (UK) it should also make the voice better..

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#1179981 20-Nov-2014 09:59

JamesL: I noticed that when you set your system language to English (US) the voice in maps ignores whatever you set in the TTS options.

If you set your system language to English (UK) it should also make the voice better..

Hmm, my language is currently set to "English (New Zealand)". Seemed like the right choice at the time!