Hey guys!
So I got an update for the Moto Voice app recently on my PE running 5.0. Moto voice used to change ringer volume to work but would leave it at around 75% volume afterwards. I always have my Moto X on vibrate so this was really annoying...
But now after this update it doesn't do that anymore. It sets it back to vibrate once it completes whatever command I issued. Finally! I don't know if this issue has also been fixed in Assist (drive), haven't had a chance to test it out yet.
Just thought I would let you guys know!
Edit: It seems to be faster at processing the commands too! It doesn't take as long to pass the command onto google.
Noticed the quickness had been updated. Not sure about drive is fixed either. But I can vouch it is way quicker processing commands..
Took them long enough. I'd like to give them thumbs up for fixing it but it should have been done last year.
Now, how about they fix attentive display???
I have noticed that the moto voice notifications are a bit louder than before. Still not on equal footing with other apps like Play Music.
When in driving mode, connected to my car's BT radio, to keep the moto voice alerts balanced with play music, I can now turn play music to 75% volume vs 50% volume. The moto voice is turned to 100%. It's an improvement. I would still like to see the moto voice alerts on equal volume level as all other apps though.
It's faster passing commands to Google search for sure.
Unfortunately It now changes your interruption setting (if set to NONE) to ALL. Don't these clowns test this stuff before shipping?!?
Boneheads!
Solutions Etcetera said:
Unfortunately It now changes your interruption setting (if set to NONE) to ALL. Don't these clowns test this stuff before shipping?!?
Boneheads!
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I'm unable to reproduce this
sailindawg said:
I have noticed that the moto voice notifications are a bit louder than before. Still not on equal footing with other apps like Play Music.
When in driving mode, connected to my car's BT radio, to keep the moto voice alerts balanced with play music, I can now turn play music to 75% volume vs 50% volume. The moto voice is turned to 100%. It's an improvement. I would still like to see the moto voice alerts on equal volume level as all other apps though.
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how do you change moto voice alerts volume? I cant hear a thing on my car. It stops the music but the voice is really really low. In contrast, google maps directions work just fine.
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I'm unable to reproduce this
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You using a XT1095 running 5.0?
Solutions Etcetera said:
Unfortunately It now changes your interruption setting (if set to NONE) to ALL. Don't these clowns test this stuff before shipping?!?
Boneheads!
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Yeah, I can reproduce that on my PE.
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You using a XT1095 running 5.0?
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1095 running USC 5.0.2
evilnolo said:
how do you change moto voice alerts volume? I cant hear a thing on my car. It stops the music but the voice is really really low. In contrast, google maps directions work just fine.
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When it activates with the volume up button. You have to be quick or have it read notifications so it stays on a bit longer.
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When it activates with the volume up button. You have to be quick or have it read notifications so it stays on a bit longer.
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Oh ok, I checked it is on full volume. It is really strange, if im using my earphones and playing music, I can hear google voice perfectly, but while using an audio cable connected to my car, I cant hear it at all. Any suggestions? Could it be that my cable is faulty? I can hear everything else just fine....
I've never seen that. I use Google Play music, BeyondPod & NPR One in the car. I keep those programs adjusted to 50-75% volume when using my car bluetooth.
However, at work I drive a Ford Escape. Using Microsoft Sync in that car, I find that the volume of Moto voice & my music / podcast apps to be almost on equal footing since the Google services update.
I know that whatever version Sync the car has, it is probably what came stock with the car. The car is probably 5 years old. It seems I get my best in car connectivity with the Escape Sync.
Could be a driver issue with the device or how the phone connects.
I would like it if I could get an aftermarket head with Sync, but it seems only Ford uses this.
If you find this helpful, just give me a thumbs up.
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I've never seen that. I use Google Play music, BeyondPod & NPR One in the car. I keep those programs adjusted to 50-75% volume when using my car bluetooth.
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I always have the music (play music) at a 100 on my car. Maybe thats the fault. btw I connect through audio cable, not bluetooth. I will try lowering the music volume and also with another cable just to be sure.
Thanks.
Quick question. I still use the earbuds that came with my galaxy nexus. They have a rocker button that historically (100% custom rom across multiple devices) has always just performed a pause/play function in all music apps. Didn't matter which way you pressed the rocker.. Always paused or unpaused.
On my new motox pure edition, this button invokes "OK Google" voice input. Any way I can easily map this to the pause/play function instead?
Hi,
Recently came across this strange behavior on my nexus 6p device, not sure if it’s a bug or if I am missing something. This is what happens:
I am listening to media, for example a podcast from Pocket casts with wired headphones. As soon as I lock the screen and put the device in my pocket the sound stops, I go in to the application that is playing the sound and see that it is still playing even though I don’t hear any sound. I use the volume rocker to have a look at the sound settings and don’t see any reason as to why it has stopped producing sound. The same goes for Spotify so it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the applications. In order to get the sound back I need to pause the podcast\song and press play again
I can almost simulate this whenever I want by putting it in my pocket, it gets muted right when the lining of my pants covers the bottom speaker (on the usb side).
Found a solution, *I went into the "Ok Google" detection settings and disabled "Always on" and "Trusted voice" and then deleted my recorded recognition, it seems to have fixed the problem.
If I turn them back on, the problem appears again
For the past month or two, my phone's media volume has not been lowering when activating "Ok Google" or when answering a phone call over bluetooth in my car. Both PocketCasts and Google Play Music (only two media apps I use) have had this bug - I doubt it's something to do with the apps. Has anyone else experienced this or know what can cause this?
I have been quite upset after getting my new Moto X because Moto Voice doesn't work as well as I had imagined. I came from Moto G 1st gen and really enjoyed the experience with Google Now's always listening when the phone was plugged in. I thought Moto X would deliver the same experience. However, while the phone did a decent job of recognizing the launch phrase, it doesn't recognize my commands as well as Google Now. This surprised me because what ever I say is supposed to be transferred to Google Now if Moto Voice failed to recognize it. Still, whatever I say is recognized much better directly through Google Now than indirectly through Moto Voice. I did some research on this but didn't find any definite explanation. So this is my hypothesis that I hope someone here can confirm if it is true:
- Moto Voice uses a different microphone from the normal microphone that Google Now use. That microphone is used for the always listening function and so it uses less power and therefore, doesn't record voice as clear as the normal microphone. When Moto Voice transfers my commands to Google Now, it transfers the commands that were recorded by that low-powered mic.
- When I plug in an earphone with mic, Google Now will receive the launch phrase from the earphone's mic, which is closer to my mouth (if I leave the phone in my pocket) and record voice much better. Meanwhile, Moto Voice still uses its designated mic, making it impossible for the phone to hear me clearly if it is in my pocket. Thus, the experience gets significantly worse when I'm on my earphone and assumse that Moto Voice will listen through the earphone's mic.
If my hypothesis is right, I wonder if there is anyway to make Moto Voice use the better mic. I mean it can use the designated mic to recognize the launch phrase and be activated, but then it will switch the mic for listening to commands.
If my hypothesis is wrong, what is the explanation for Moto Voice's inferior voice recognition to Google Now and can I swap Google Now as my main voice assistant that can also listen to me off-screen, uncharged?
I feel fortunate when it works at all. Sometimes mine turns off for weeks at a time, then shows back up randomly.
Mines perfect, works every time,maybe you need to use it more as it's suppose to improve the more you do. I use OK Moto X and I've never had a problem.