I was using Google navigation this am, and I suddenly got a different voice giving directions. It was a more natural sounding female voice. It flipped to the Google voice for a couple series of directions, and then it was back to the new voice.
I haven't installed any other tts, and I checked my default to confirm it was Google.
Anyone else?
There is a backup recorded voice, that gives indistinct directions, won't read street names etc. But the gs3 has a rather good voice I've only been able to hear in navigation. I use svox classic with UK Victoria voice, best I've heard, but it's flaky with the license checking in (I assume, it just fails to be recognized 30% of the time.)
And I get the super ****ty one.
But if I could get the s3 to work with a British accent (I feel it just sounds less robotic) I could ditch svox.
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A.VOID said:
I was using Google navigation this am, and I suddenly got a different voice giving directions. It was a more natural sounding female voice. It flipped to the Google voice for a couple series of directions, and then it was back to the new voice.
I haven't installed any other tts, and I checked my default to confirm it was Google.
Anyone else?
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FYI, I've got the same thing on my GNex. I just noticed it the other day for the first time. It's not that big of a deal to me, but I just thought I'd give you a heads up that it's not just the GSIII.
So is it Google trying to update from gingerbread?
Gingerbread tts was a big improvement from the old pico robot.
The new voice is very natural, but it's also softer.
I was noticing this too yesterday using Google navigation. I was using it through my cars blue tooth and it started with a quiet male voice, but then switched to a loud female voice and it surprised me.
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So is it Google trying to update from gingerbread?
Gingerbread tts was a big improvement from the old pico robot.
The new voice is very natural, but it's also softer.
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No, it's the offline navigation voice, set it to airplane mode or yank the Sim and it should do the same thing, haven't tested it though.
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naw I dont think so.. this was the latest Google Nav/Maps update the new voice is even on my GS2 with ICS on it.
I also had this happen on my GSII (Sprint). Mid-trip it switched to a more natural females voice; it does still read street names and stuff. Hopefully she will stick around, she sounds way sexier than the previous beezy.
I'm getting it too, on my EVO 3D. It seems to be that they are upgrading the voice, but it hasn't rolled out to everyone, and still has gaps in what it can say. I don't know if it's the same "more natural voice" that Jelly Bean has or not, but it sounds similar to me. I just hope they flesh it out to say everything, because the changeover between new and old voices is startling!
I use Ivona voice with Amy the female UK voice. Ever since I've tried it I've never used anything else. She sounds like a real person. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivona.tts
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I use Ivona voice with Amy the female UK voice. Ever since I've tried it I've never used anything else. She sounds like a real person. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivona.tts
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While this post sounds like an ad, I can definately vouch for ivona voices, they sound much more natural than svox, are free, and don't flake out on you. I personally love em and until Google now's beautiful voice comes along, I'll either use stock sexy voice that comes on and off that's being discussed, or ivona
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Ivana Humpalot?
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Ivana Humpalot?
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And I want a gold plated toilet, but that's just not in the cards.
I just downloaded ivona from the play store.. I like that you get choices of the different women's voices. I chose Amy, she has a British accent. Sounds classy! I almost went with the Australian women, she's my second favorite. I'm glad I found this application. Thanks for the information yall!
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Google apparently has a new TTS engine that they claim has a very natural, conversational voice.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012...+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+International
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Thought this might be of interest to some people.
Yesterday I was flying American Airlines and the plane that I was on had Wifi. When I opened up my web browser on my Xoom, I saw that it was about $10 for the flight. I didn't want to pay that, so I closed my browser, but left my Xoom connect to Wifi. About 2 minutes later, Google Voice goes off saying I had a text message. I opened it up and replied. Come to find out, Google Voice worked fine without paying for the service. I was able to send and receive texts and listen to voicemails. I then wanted to find out what other apps worked. Gmail was the only other app that worked fine. The Google Market would let you search for apps and read descriptions and such, but would not let me install apps.
So the next time you are on American Airlines, you can get text messaging and gmail for free.
I have 5 AA flights next month. Interesting.
How are people using Google voice on the xoom?
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How are people using Google voice on the xoom?
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It's become my preferred texting device, especially since eliminating my phone data plan and switching to a "standard" phone. I use Google Voice and the speech to text translation all the time and hardly ever send a text from my cell phone.
How do you enable voice for text support. Right now all I see is voicemail forwarding. Thanks
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How do you enable voice for text support. Right now all I see is voicemail forwarding. Thanks
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you have got to find the app. My Xoom is a complete phone with GrooveIp and Google Voice for sms my Wifi only Xoom has its own number and everything...Its a beautiful thing
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How are people using Google voice on the xoom?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984111
I signed into Google Voice on my phone to check out what it was, then boom...it takes over my phone. I hit do not disturb because I think it'd revert everything back but instead it blocked all incoming phone calls/texts. So, I took Google Voice and signed out of it and now I have call screening (where I have to press 1 to accept calls) and I no longer receive texts...last I did was sign out then uninstall Google Voice. What the hell?
Running stock GRJ90 deodexed/rooted.
To completely disable it you have to sign into Google.com/voice and disable it in the settings
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To completely disable it you have to sign into Google.com/voice and disable it in the settings
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Thank you. Kind of annoying that I can't disable it through the app...I'll see if my phone is normal tomorrow. LOL
Since I seen that you posted that you always get off topic
Ill give you a taste of your own medicine
My nexus s 4g has a yellow tint the whites don't look half as good as on my epic
Is there anything I can do to fix that
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Me thinks someone doesn't know how to use a simple and immensely useful app/feature.
By the way, is it considered a bad thing to have Udon ramen noodles for breakfast if you're a broke bachelor?
I can't imagine using android phone without Google Voice.
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So how do you stop annoying "press 1 to accept the call" feature, and retain the functionality of transcribed VM's and SMS?
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So how do you stop annoying "press 1 to accept the call" feature?
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check out call screening in the google voice settings online.
david279 said:
check out call screening in the google voice settings online.
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I edited my question after your posted, sorry.
I do like to have the functionality of SMS and transcribed VM's.
Will turning the screening off retain the above?
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I edited my question after your posted, sorry.
I do like to have the functionality of SMS and transcribed VM's.
Will turning the screening off retain the above?
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Yes you will keep those services.
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Yes you will keep those services.
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Thanks!
For some odd reason I won't get any phone calls on my nexus now.
I will start looking through the GV settings...
I would recommend setting everything up on the web. I have my number integrated and don't even have the app installed
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Your annoying I keed
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I signed into Google Voice on my phone to check out what it was, then boom...it takes over my phone. I hit do not disturb because I think it'd revert everything back but instead it blocked all incoming phone calls/texts. So, I took Google Voice and signed out of it and now I have call screening (where I have to press 1 to accept calls) and I no longer receive texts...last I did was sign out then uninstall Google Voice. What the hell?
Running stock GRJ90 deodexed/rooted.
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Your annoying I keed
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lol <3
Anyways, I'm wanting a visual voicemail app, but I'm 100% scared to install GoogleVoice again...
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Since I seen that you posted that you always get off topic
Ill give you a taste of your own medicine
My nexus s 4g has a yellow tint the whites don't look half as good as on my epic
Is there anything I can do to fix that
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Have you tried a voodoo kernel?
On another note, I use GV for voicemail and voip when I want. On the first install it took over my entire phone buy after changing settings online I got it set up the way I wanted.
tapa tapa tapa
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lol <3
Anyways, I'm wanting a visual voicemail app, but I'm 100% scared to install GoogleVoice again...
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<3 i think the your problem is that you integrated your number when you install it instead of continuing press skip and then it will ask if you want to sign in with your gmail and follow the steps i had the same problem do not integrate!!1!!ONE!!
I'm finally able to use Google Voice without it taking over my device. After you've removed yourself from the software. You can go to the GV settings via the internet on your computer and just choose activate voice mail instead of choosing to integrate your device. Once this is done, open up GV on your device, and the first window allows you to skip the integration portion and allows you to just use it as Voicemail. BOOM!
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I can't imagine using android phone without Google Voice.
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I'll try this lol. I've got like 12 voicemails and can't get to them because I don't know my Sprint voicemail PIN. LOL
Question for Sprint customers who are using their Sprint number for their Google Voice account; are your Sprint mobile to mobile or anytime minutes accurate when using Google Voice?
Reason, I have seen complaints on other blogs, pertaining to inaccurate minutes usage and wondered if any of you have experienced this.
Best Regards!
Have you seen the new SGS2 commercial, taking a stab at Apple again. It shows how you can create an SMS by speaking, similar to Apple Siri. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a4STej_rWlo
I've been using VLingo to do this, anyone know what App Sammy use for the commercial?
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Doesn't ics have this built in. Not sure if gs2 has it though
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Yes its called voice talk. Powered by vlingo. Nice function about it is you can tap the top of your phone to activate it when in the app.
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Does it really write as you speak or it first records your voice then write, as voice search does?
Like i say text so and so where are you and it sends them the text. After you confirm recipient and content of course.
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the stock voice to text for ICS does this auto, and its as you speak, not after.
not sure if its compatible or has been ported to lower firmware versions.
I'm on the ICS ROM and yea, it types as you speak. Its alright at getting most of the words correctly. If it doesn't you can tap to show other options. Sometimes tho I have had a 'cannot connect to server' error. But I guess that's a problem that's on my part. Overall I'm impressed.
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We've had Speech To Text since the beginning. I talk out texts in the car (only at red lights) all the time. You can voice search in Maps too. What's the difference? Type as you speak? So?
Its a marketing gig to get the drones to buy their product, and justify "v4" vs. "v5"....id be willing to bet that 85% of the people who have the new iphone played around with it for about a week or so, and once they showed it off to all of their friends, stopped using it completely.
hardly new tech... windows.machines have been able to do s2t since XP and I have voice input on my standard built in keyboard using gingerbread
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I got to at least run on the atrix, we just need more people to mess with it and figure out how to get it working fully http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749045
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Me too.
Got it to run but only with text search.
Voice didn't work...
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fabriciosr said:
Me too.
Got it to run but only with text search.
Voice didn't work...
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yeah thats the problem everyone has been having
I'm surprised there's not more activity on this. Has anybody looked into exactly what it would take to get this working on a non-AOSP build? Or is this just such uncharted territory that we don't know where to start? I'm obviously no dev, but I would assume we'd probably be able to get this working prior to getting an actual Jell Bean build stable on our devices. Hell, I'd buy a beer for the person or people that can get this working!
Got it on my Atrix running CM9. Running nice even without voice search. You can still use your keyboards voice search.
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Every time I launch it I get a "Network Settings" error [which doesn't seem to be service effecting(except that it closes the google header and only brings up the text box)], and it won't allow me to use my keyboard's voice input (Stock AOKP keyboard). It will pull up info cards and set reminders and such, but it's not quite as flawless as all the review videos I've seen.
I finally got my Tmo G2 last night and plan on spending the next 13 days playing with it to make sure I want to keep it. I ran the GPS from the store back home, just to test the GPS and the volume. They were fine; however, Google Navigation wasn't speaking the street names along with the instructions.
I did some research when I got home. However, I don't have Google Text-to-Speech in my Apps list (under Settings), so I can't do anything with that. Under Language & Input, the language is set to US English. Under Text-to-Speech Output, I can choose between LG TTS+ (selected) and Pico TTS.
Does anybody else with a G2 have this problem?
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I finally got my Tmo G2 last night and plan on spending the next 13 days playing with it to make sure I want to keep it. I ran the GPS from the store back home, just to test the GPS and the volume. They were fine; however, Google Navigation wasn't speaking the street names along with the instructions.
I did some research when I got home. However, I don't have Google Text-to-Speech in my Apps list (under Settings), so I can't do anything with that. Under Language & Input, the language is set to US English. Under Text-to-Speech Output, I can choose between LG TTS+ (selected) and Pico TTS.
Does anybody else with a G2 have this problem?
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hmm i dont know...but it doesn't sound good...
Well, I got Pico TTS to say the street names. I cleared cache in Maps, switched to Pico, and it works. But the voice isn't as nice as Tmobile's TTS, which is the one I'd like to use.
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Well, I got Pico TTS to say the street names. I cleared cache in Maps, switched to Pico, and it works. But the voice isn't as nice as Tmobile's TTS, which is the one I'd like to use.
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I know ATT has this issue and now with you the TMO version does too; i know that Verizon is loaded with the Google TTS so seems to be carrier variant.
I'm taking a wild guess, you wouldn't need Google search would you?
I use gps for my bike ride everyday. Works perfect here.
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I'm taking a wild guess, you wouldn't need Google search would you?
I use gps for my bike ride everyday. Works perfect here.
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I have Google Search/Now, it's set for the default US English, and I downloaded the 22MB dictionary file, but the voice in Maps still isn't speaking the street names. It was able to verbally tell me that the Arizona Diamondbacks won, though. So this seems to be something related to the Maps program, perhaps.
In my Applications list, LG's TTS has a size of 4KB and a 28KB cache. So there's not a whole lot of data there, which I find a little odd.
I noticed the same. It was different on my gs4, It said street names and the voice was different too. Any help? I don't know what tts or Pico means
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You need to have the Google tts or text to speech engine to get it to be the way you want. It seems the att & T-Mobile version isn't including it whereas Verizon did.
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Oh I see. Yes on my att I don't have an option for Google tts. Could I install it?
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Oh man Pico sounds like poop
Even though I switched it from lg tts to Pico maps still does not say street names nor did the voice change.
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Odd that Google's engine wasn't included here. I did get an email from LG support this morning; seems like it's due to a change by Google in Maps.
Thank you for contacting LG Electronics!!
We apologize for this huge inconvenience. Due to an recent update that was done to the Google maps app, this feature e was modified. However you have the option to uninstall the app in order for the TTS+ to work like it use to have it before.
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I'm not sure uninstalling the app I'm using to navigate would really solve my problem, though.
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Oh I see. Yes on my att I don't have an option for Google tts. Could I install it?
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Oh man Pico sounds like poop
Even though I switched it from lg tts to Pico maps still does not say street names nor did the voice change.
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You may have to go to Settings > Apps > All and clear cached data in Maps.
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Odd that Google's engine wasn't included here. I did get an email from LG support this morning; seems like it's due to a change by Google in Maps.
I'm not sure uninstalling the app I'm using to navigate would really solve my problem, though.
You may have to go to Settings > Apps > All and clear cached data in Maps.
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my picco and lg tts reads the names of streets and hwy, but its too robotic, i am using ivona tts
tmo version
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470453
here is how to get google tts on tmo version
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Odd that Google's engine wasn't included here. I did get an email from LG support this morning; seems like it's due to a change by Google in Maps.
I'm not sure uninstalling the app I'm using to navigate would really solve my problem, though.
You may have to go to Settings > Apps > All and clear cached data in Maps.
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She meant uninstalling the Updates to the app. If you uninstall the updates, you get the regular voice back. But you also have the older version of Maps.
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She meant uninstalling the Updates to the app. If you uninstall the updates, you get the regular voice back. But you also have the older version of Maps.
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Yeah, that's what she clarified in my follow-up question. I may give that a try. Can't say I've been too fond of Maps since the overhaul a few months(??) ago.
I'm really bummed that Google TTS isn't here for some dumb reason, and I don't quite sent to root to get spoken roads. Bummer!
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I'm really bummed that Google TTS isn't here for some dumb reason, and I don't quite sent to root to get spoken roads. Bummer!
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So no Google tts without root. I'm on att? This is retarted
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Solved this problem on my TMo G2
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Does anybody else with a G2 have this problem?
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I did. These are the steps I took to solve it:
1) Download Google TTS Engine from the Play Store and install.
2) Go into System Settings -> Language and Input -> Text to Speech and select the Google TTS engine.
Now I have street names! Yay! (She still sounds really snarky compared to the old voice I had on my G2x.)
Google Navigation since kitkat
I thought I saw this being discussed somewhere before, but can't find it. Since updating to KitKat The voice on google navigation gets cut off when giving an instruction.
Instead of saying Turn left in a quarter mile on Jones street it says, "turn left in a quarter" When it repeats the instruction at the 500 feet mark, for example, it works.
The cut off seems to occur if text to speech has been asleep because it's been a few minutes between its use.
Waze doesn't do this, because it uses a different TTS engine, but Google Nav has its own.
Has anyone found a fix?
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I thought I saw this being discussed somewhere before, but can't find it. Since updating to KitKat The voice on google navigation gets cut off when giving an instruction.
Instead of saying Turn left in a quarter mile on Jones street it says, "turn left in a quarter" When it repeats the instruction at the 500 feet mark, for example, it works.
The cut off seems to occur if text to speech has been asleep because it's been a few minutes between its use.
Waze doesn't do this, because it uses a different TTS engine, but Google Nav has its own.
Has anyone found a fix?
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Google navigator actually does use the system TTS engine. It defaults to the generic "turn right, turn left, etc" when it looses contact with the TTS engine. Try going to app settings, force stop Google maps, clear cache, then go to language and input....text to speech and then have it play an example of the TTS. If it all sounds good TRY Navigator again, you'll probably find it is now working.
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So no Google tts without root. I'm on att? This is retarted
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Actually that is not trying true, just go to the play store and install. Works just fine on my AT&T D800 with kit Kat, not rooted, 100% stock as shipped by AT&T. I personally just prefer Ivona Voice, the LG TTS+ engine just didn't cut it for me.
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It says Street names. It just cuts off the complete phrase when it gives an instruction after it has been idle.
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It says Street names. It just cuts off the complete phrase when it gives an instruction after it has been idle.
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Ok my bad.......I have not noticed mine having this problem and I use GPS quite a bit.
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