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Driving? Don't Count on Voice-to-Text

Since the update to GB... my voice-to-text has not been working properly in the car. I first thought it might be background noise like the A/C or something but it appears to only happen when the car is moving.
Isn't this the whole point of voice-to-text? To keep you safe while driving so it doesn't require typing. Am I the only one with this problem? Is there any kind of workaround? I depend heavily on this feature. This is a big negative for me.

Same issue here. Voice to text has been broken for me since the first GB update on a stock unrooted EVO.

busted here too.
sucks.

Yes this happens to me too.

Just quit using your phone in the car so i can quit flipping you people off!

Have y'all tried updating voice search from the market? I noticed there was a recent update for it mentioning bug fixes.

Tried updating everything. Full factory restore on Unrooted GB 2.3.3 both the first release and with the maintenance fix. Changed Voice Input and Output settings. Changed the Google account dashboard and personalization. Everything and even rolling back to 2.2 which doesn't work because of the new Hboot.
It is completely broken. You get going 20-25mph+ and the mic does not respond.
Hope that it is address in a future release update (not likely), but will have to root and roll back.
Can any one that is rooted and on the stock 2.3 or different rom confirm if voice search is working for them?

AudioJerm said:
Have y'all tried updating voice search from the market? I noticed there was a recent update for it mentioning bug fixes.
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Yeah... I updated Voice Search and I will find out later if it works when I get in my car.

Well, I did the Voice Search update and still can't do voice to text in the car while it's moving. This is ridiculous! I love using HeyTell especially when driving and now it has become useless.

A guy at work asked me today if i knew anything about this problem. He has had this problem since the GB update and his EVO is stock and not rooted. I told him I would look into it. Looks like I found the answer.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk

I did; however, find out that the voice search does work in the texting mode once you've hit the car in front of you wondering why it wasn't working during the driving process. Once stopped, it is amazing!
EDIT: OK..couldn't resist, but reminds me of the little "Don't use this while your driving" disclaimer in the gps units turning them on.

I've had issues with it when not moving.
I'm not sure where this connection to driving comes into play?

dpilcher said:
I did; however, find out that the voice search does work in the texting mode once you've hit the car in front of you wondering why it wasn't working during the driving process. Once stopped, it is amazing!
EDIT: OK..couldn't resist, but reminds me of the little "Don't use this while your driving" disclaimer in the gps units turning them on.
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The whole advantage of voice-to-text is so you don't text while driving. My phone sits in a dock in the car. If someone texts me, I can verbally respond without taking my hands off the wheel. You know... kinda like talking on the phone hands-free. That's why voice-to-text is so valuable to me.
Earlier tonight I discovered the problem is worse. I was outside taking a walk and decided to use voice-to-text and nothing. Would not recognize. But once I stopped walking and used it... it was fine. So it's not just limited to driving. They need to fix this problem!

I did some looking around on Google and this issue has been reported on multiple different sites. However, it seems that it's more related to background noise rather than being in a moving vehicle. If there is any amount of background noise, voice to text seems to not work properly. It seems that it works fine if you are in a completely silent environment.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk

kd0axs said:
I did some looking around on Google and this issue has been reported on multiple different sites. However, it seems that it's more related to background noise rather than being in a moving vehicle. If there is any amount of background noise, voice to text seems to not work properly. It seems that it works fine if you are in a completely silent environment.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk
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Yeah... I read the same thing but my tests did not ring true. When I was stopped at a light, I put the AC on at full blast and the voice-to-text worked flawlessly. But as soon as I moved and even with the AC off... nothing. For me, there didn't seem to be any connection with background noise... only movement.

My only other suggestion is to try an app called Vlingo for the mean time. The In Car mode is amazing. Just say "hey vlingo" and it starts listening to commands. It really is completely hands free. You never have to touch your phone to send texts and it even reads your message back to you to confirm before sending. I've never had problems with it although the in car mode is still in beta. Good luck!

I just spoke this entire post while driving 45 miles an hour down the road using Google voice search.

I had same issue on stock Rom. I believe if u look at main settings, voice input and output, text to speach settings, and in there it should say something about downloading something. If it needs updating u can press it and market will open with what u need
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So I tried going through the text-to-speech settings but no luck. The issue doesn't seem to be with text-to-speech but with voice-to-text. It's like the microphone stops picking up audio when in motion.
Nevertheless... got this today from HTC...
Dear Jack Storm,
We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with your Voice to Text after the recent update.
We are aware of the issues surrounding the update to your Evo and are currently working on addressing these issues. We do not currently have an exact timeframe as to when all of these issues will be resolved. Please check our official media outlets and/or your device for any change to the update status.
We do apologize for any inconveniences that this may have caused, Jack.
To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number 11USCW26ENA0065.
Sincerely,
Reisa
HTC

Works fine on CM7
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[Q] S4 dropped in pail of milk(!) - cleaned but mic works intermittently

There is more to this than I can fit in the subject line.
My wife dropped her S4 into a pail of milk (she works in a cafe), We were not able to clean it until the next day and we also stuck it in a bag of rice.
I took it it into a local repair place who removed the board, soaked it in cleaning fluid and the phone restarted okay. But apparently the milk had damaged the digitiser so that no touch was recognised on the lower part of the screen despite their cleaning the contacts etc. So bit the bullet and had a new screen/digitiser installed.
Now my wife tells me and I can confirm this, that when using two of her favourite apps for communication(Wechat and Viber) when she tries to record a voice message the mic stops working. In Wechat the level control doesn't show any bars. Or it will work briefly and then stop. But regular cellphone calls are fine and the called party can hear her. Out of interest I installed a recorder app and that works fine also. I can use the recorder app and then try to use Wechat and the recorder will work, Wechat (or Viber) won't.
It seems like this should be a software issue but everything was working before the milk incident and no software was updated when the digitiser was installed.
I guess we could remove both apps and reinstall them but my wife has long chat conversation threads on both apps which get lost if you re-install and she wants to keep them.
I plan to go back to the repair place to ask if they can see if there are any issues but this doesn't really make much sense.
Thanks

Get the mic module replaced.
@AntaresOne can you throw some light here
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"

I will ask that but it's strange that regular calls are okay (must use the mic) and a digital recorder also works fine.

lchiu7 said:
I will ask that but it's strange that regular calls are okay (must use the mic) and a digital recorder also works fine.
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Erm..if you want to backup all the messages and stuff, try backing up.with helium/titanuim backup.
And reinstall the apps.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"

DeepankarS said:
Erm..if you want to backup all the messages and stuff, try backing up.with helium/titanuim backup.
And reinstall the apps.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"
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Well I backed up her messages (Wechat has a capability to do that), deleted the app, re-installed it and restored her messages. After being able to send about 4 or 5 messages with audio, the audio stopped working again.
It's hard to believe it's a hardware issue when the same mic works with regular calls and a digital recorder but next step is to factory reset the phone and see if the app behaves itself then.

Cyanogenmod reintroduces CM12 to kltespr!

I'm going to download it tonight and test it out. Hopefully, the massive bugs were fixed and we can have OFFICIAL Cyanogenmod 12 on our devices.

I just randomly checked yesterday and noticed it was back. I'm on 03/27 right now and so far, so good.
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S5.

Is everything working?

daniel3x said:
Is everything working?
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It seemed to be. Calling, wifi, data (3g and LTE), SMS and MMS were all working for me. I opened Maps and the phone froze, so not sure if GPS is working. I flashed back to another rom though.

GPS works just fine.
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S5.

Does anyone have a visual voicemail apk that works by any chance? If you do, please pm it to me or something, I'd really appreciate it, thanks!

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Does anyone have a visual voicemail apk that works by any chance? If you do, please pm it to me or something, I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
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Check PM

CM12 Noob
Nor sure if anyone is still following this post but I installed cm12 a few days ago and the only issue I can reproduce it the Bluetooth cuts out. I can't complain, it's way faster than touchwiz and it does not crash any more frequently. One issue I have noticed is that it doesn't seem to download MMS automatically but I've only noticed it when receiving a group txt in hangouts. I can't seem to find any good discussion groups on cm here on XDA. If anyone has a suggestion, I have a Spring Galaxy S5 and am quite new to flashing as well as forums, but pretty proficient with computers. Any help would be appreciated, Thx

If CM 12 is broken i dont receive calls but can do it, It is best to install MOAR
Bluetooth does not work , the messages are closed every 5 minutes

Need working Sprint Visual Voicemail apk for Galaxy S5 running Fusion Rom
I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong area. I have been running the Fusion Rom on my Sprint Galaxy s5. I love it, but cannot get any voicemails! Have tried a few apks, but no luck. Any info and/or download links would be very much appreciated!!
Susan

I just tried the 8/8 build. So far, pretty stable. I did try the full device encryption and it basically borked the installation. I got it to come back by clearing cache a few times (why a few times and not just once? Who knows.) but it was increasingly unstable at that point (random crashes, random boot freezes). I wiped and reinstalled and it's back to stable, so it's definitely the encryption. Going to mess with bluetooth today to see if that's been resolved yet.

Bluetooth still completely doesn't work. I can't even get it to connect. Not quite ready for prime time I guess.

So at this point, not worth trying? no BT? How's the camera?

TN 12.1 latest build
I have been running the 9/26/15 build for three days and am experiencing the worst battery drain since the day this phone came to market.
I am wondering if this is a TN problem or the latest lollipop aosp issue as a whole?
Thanks

im using Team Nocturnal vm_kltespr-userdebug 5.1.1 lvy48f0333148f75 test keys build date 9/13/2015 and I adjusted the i/o-scheduler and have stopped charging my phone over night... it lasts all day with tons of emails and some multimedia a few dozen phone calls and 150 texts and all night and I charge it in the car between work and home... approx 45 min... good to go.... the only thing that doesnt work is the fingerprint scanner... everything else is fine... it does have trouble switching data back to mobile off of wifi, but, nice smooth and fast...

misile2012 said:
im using Team Nocturnal vm_kltespr-userdebug 5.1.1 lvy48f0333148f75 test keys build date 9/13/2015 and I adjusted the i/o-scheduler and have stopped charging my phone over night... it lasts all day with tons of emails and some multimedia a few dozen phone calls and 150 texts and all night and I charge it in the car between work and home... approx 45 min... good to go.... the only thing that doesnt work is the fingerprint scanner... everything else is fine... it does have trouble switching data back to mobile off of wifi, but, nice smooth and fast...
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What i/o settings are you using?
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MIC sound fix

Good morning everyone! Since I've moved from stock I've has an issue with the MIC during calls where the person on the other end will not be able to hear me. I would have to put the phone on speaker and scream into the MIC for them to hear me. Disabling google voice or toggling speaker would not fix the issue for me. Today I was looking through the modules on Magisk when I saw one called "Android MIC fix." After downloading, installing and restarting the phone I made a call and walla. The recipient was able to hear me clearly. Needless to say I was very much excited. So for those with the MIC issue I recommend trying out this module.

Thank you for posting this. I'm desperate for a mic fix. I've just installed it, but will not be back in an area with a cell phone signal until tomorrow. I'll post in a day or two whether it seem to have fixed my mic issues. Magisk will not pass SafetyNet check, but it might be worth giving up some apps, if it can fix the issiue with people not hearing me on a call until I turn speakerphone on and off.

celticchrys said:
Thank you for posting this. I'm desperate for a mic fix. I've just installed it, but will not be back in an area with a cell phone signal until tomorrow. I'll post in a day or two whether it seem to have fixed my mic issues. Magisk will not pass SafetyNet check, but it might be worth giving up some apps, if it can fix the issiue with people not hearing me on a call until I turn speakerphone on and off.
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I think Magisk passes safetynet again. there are some XDA articles about the new beta. I didn't try though

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I think Magisk passes safetynet again. there are some XDA articles about the new beta. I didn't try though
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After installing the Magisk 13 beta, it does pass SafetyNet check for me. This is where to download the beta, of course, but not for anyone who is new to this stuff, of course (Betas are always at your own risk).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/beta-magisk-v13-0-0980cb6-t3618589
As for the mic issue, more to come in a day or two, once I'm in an area with cellular coverage again..

This fix didn't work for me.

This fix sounds promising, since I've found that when the mic seems to be non-functional, that the other party on the line can hear me if I yell at the phone. However, despite getting Android pay working on B25 with Magisk 13, it just crashes when trying to install modules. Anyone else have any luck with it?

After using the module some more I found that, while yes, I was able to use the headset, the quality of the call was horrendous. So I disabled the module. I'll just have to live with using speaker until a permanent fix is found

This also didn't work for me. I kept having further problems with Magisk beta, so I've removed it for now, and I'm hoping for a better patch, before shelling out for a new phone.

As for B06 nougat, turkey (a2017g) the issue feels like solved for me. I've done about 40-50 callings without any doubts. Also no need to turn on/off loudspeaker. "Ok Google" from any screen turned on so imo - issue fixed.

I didn't faced any mic issue..... I just tuned off the OK Google even on 7.0.1 till then everything is perfect

Laleka said:
I didn't faced any mic issue..... I just tuned off the OK Google even on 7.0.1 till then everything is perfect
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Yeah because the issue occur when you have "ok Google" turned on from any screen and now you can have it turned on without any mic troubles in call.

Hey everyone, hope all is well.
I found a fix for my axon. If you don't want to read my trial and errors and just want the fix, scroll to the bottom.
I bought an axon 7 off eBay. From day 1 people were saying they couldn't hear me very well. I thought it was cell service.
It seemed to slowly got worse.
It got to the point where people couldn't hear me at all.
I downloaded an app to locate cell towers and service range. Service didn't seem too bad...
Found forums like this one, tried talking on speakerphone. It worked, but people said it was still hard to hear me, cutting in and out, etc. Turned off mic access for ok Google and eventually EVERYTHING else.
Deleted apps even... No fix.
Eventually went to a place I knew had good cell service, called someone, and they couldn't hear me at all! Def not mic access, def not service...
Axons warranty doesn't work for resold phones... The speakers and Dolby..I didn't want to go back to a Samsung or whatever..
That's when I started looking for hardware fixes.
I decided to do a Google search one last time before starting down that road, but looked at videos this time.
And I found a fix!!!!!!
youtu.be/KNGMM-H0oxc
So simple.
So going back to the forums I read before and posting my fix. Hopefully it helps others.
So happy!

Brand New and microphone issue

Bought this brand new sealed and opened it up and updated to current.
Problem,
Microphone works great on the phone but won’t work anywhere else.
Ok google won’t voice match to open, voice memos, gboard, video call apps, etc.
Anyone else had this issue and fixed it?

First thing I'd do is check the app's permissions that they are allowed to use the mic

I did that

swedyk said:
I did that
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did it work before you updated it?
Does it work with headset etc?
I'd try going to reset all apps, as a first try.
Last resort, reflash.

IronRoo said:
did it work before you updated it?
Does it work with headset etc?
I'd try going to reset all apps, as a first try.
Last resort, reflash.
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When you plug in a headset with a mic it works fine.
Don’t know about working first because updates were right away as I knew the phone at start was not a good experience until all the updates made it great.

swedyk said:
Bought this brand new sealed and opened it up and updated to current.
Problem,
Microphone works great on the phone but won’t work anywhere else.
Ok google won’t voice match to open, voice memos, gboard, video call apps, etc.
Anyone else had this issue and fixed it?
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I think you/we are suffering from an software issue. The PH-1 and other devices like the OP6 have the problem that thirdparty apps are using the wrong microphone, even the camera app. For me this is causing very low volume in recorded videos and anreliable "OK google" trickering the assistant. I don't use whatsapp or snapchat, so can't say anything about it.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/...-mic-in-some-apps-like-snapchat-and-whatsapp/
Hopefully it will be fixed later once. Fingers crossed :silly:

swedyk said:
When you plug in a headset with a mic it works fine.
Don’t know about working first because updates were right away as I knew the phone at start was not a good experience until all the updates made it great.
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LOL, yes suppose most of us would immediately update phone is s oon as we got it also
yes, I'd think it's software issue, I've also heard of similar problems on other phones & oK goggle also causing mic issue, that's very I suggested using the reset all app option. Maybe also try boot into safe mode to see if it's a 3rd party app causing this.