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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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RadDudeTommy said:
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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smith3jk said:
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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krisnicaj said:
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?
lqaddict said:
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.
david279 said:
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
Overstew said:
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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steviee7 said:
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...
castro08 said:
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!
Award Tour said:
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!
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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Digitaltigre said:
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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rdwing said:
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
Ok so I searched the forums and haven't found anything. For me, voice to text is very very hit or miss. It will show that i'm talking, but not write anything down. It might just miss everything. It might pick up half way through my sentence. Or it might actually work. Any clue what is going on? I am non rooted, no frozen apps, I've done a factory reset. Contemplating just taking it back to ATT though I would be annoyed since I'll lose the screen protector I put on it. I love my S4, just need this to work. I use it while driving all the time with my phone mounted.
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Ok so I searched the forums and haven't found anything. For me, voice to text is very very hit or miss. It will show that i'm talking, but not write anything down. It might just miss everything. It might pick up half way through my sentence. Or it might actually work. Any clue what is going on? I am non rooted, no frozen apps, I've done a factory reset. Contemplating just taking it back to ATT though I would be annoyed since I'll lose the screen protector I put on it. I love my S4, just need this to work. I use it while driving all the time with my phone mounted.
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When my voice recognition goes to crap on my voice search app, it usually works to open the app in app manager and clear data and clear cache. Hopefully this helps
switters1 said:
When my voice recognition goes to crap on my voice search app, it usually works to open the app in app manager and clear data and clear cache. Hopefully this helps
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Ya I've tried that. Just isn't working.
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Are you using Samsung Voice or Google voice... See which one works better for you.
Has nothing to do with the phone, just the software.
I've tried both. Neither works well.
Mine sucks too... Even Siri had better recognition
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redstar299 said:
Mine sucks too... Even Siri had better recognition
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And that's saying something...
(Mods: If this subject is already being covered in another thread in this section please move. )
I'm curious as to what other user's experience is with Google Now, specifically in providing voice answers to questions asked.
For example, I tried the phrase seen on the TV commercial, "What is glossophobia". The response is voice, ie "glossophobia is..." When I tried this, I simply got a search screen of results.
I do receive voice responses for simple questions like "What's the weather? but nothing 'complicated'.
Suggestions, ideas, etc. TX
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I'm curious as to what other user's experience is with Google Now, specifically in providing voice answers to questions asked.
For example, I tried the phrase seen on the TV commercial, "What is glossophobia". The response is voice, ie "glossophobia is..." When I tried this, I simply got a search screen of results.
I do receive voice responses for simple questions like "What's the weather? but nothing 'complicated'.
Suggestions, ideas, etc. TX
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Funny! I did the exact same thing when I saw that commercial. I got the same result as you and was about to do a Google search on it to find out why it wasn't working the same as the commercial when I ran across this post.
Go to settings, then voice, then click on speak output, and select always. Should solve your problem.
Edit: When on Google Now, of course.
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LZLandingZone said:
Go to settings, then voice, then click on speak output, and select always. Should solve your problem.
Edit: When on Google Now, of course.
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That was one of the first things I tried.... Also wiped data/cache and re-configured with same results.
LZLandingZone said:
Go to settings, then voice, then click on speak output, and select always. Should solve your problem.
Edit: When on Google Now, of course.
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Thanks for the tip but I've had that setting ticked as you described from the beginning, and yes, in Google Now.
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Updated both Now & Search. Placed both widgets on my home screen. Asked the glossophobia question again using both & got voice results on both! Tried an experiment. Removed the Search widget & opened Now & asked the question again....NO voice results.
Huh!?
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sorry to bring up this old thread but if anyone knows if there is a clear set of search words to allow google now to talk back it would be helpful. it seems very particular on what you speak into the "ok google" voice search function to get a vpice response. thanks