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How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?

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  • Jack van Tilburgundefined Jack van Tilburg

    @Lenny-O
    MRA uses the voice selected on your smartphone.
    You can therefore change that in the settings of your Smartphone.

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    #4

    @Jack-van-Tilburg said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

    MRA uses the voice selected on your smartphone

    you mean that I am responsible for having this "gendarme" bossing me around 🙂

    It is not difficult, it is easy, it's a hobby

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    • Drabslabundefined Drabslab

      @Jack-van-Tilburg said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

      MRA uses the voice selected on your smartphone

      you mean that I am responsible for having this "gendarme" bossing me around 🙂

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      #5

      @Drabslab said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

      you mean that I am responsible

      Sure you are............

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      • M. Schrijverundefined Offline
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        #6

        You to change the Text to Speak voice on your android phone. How? It depend on your brand. This is found in the settings but is a bit hide away. Search for "engine". This could help.

        (I use MRA Next only on Android Auto. Every comment, suggestion, etc will be based on my usage with Android Auto)

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        • Jack van Tilburgundefined Jack van Tilburg

          @Drabslab said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

          you mean that I am responsible

          Sure you are............

          8e01b903adf35772ee80d8192c41007c.jpg

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          Jack van Tilburg
          wrote on last edited by Jack van Tilburg
          #7

          @Jack-van-Tilburg said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

          @Drabslab said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

          you mean that I am responsible

          Sure you are............

          8e01b903adf35772ee80d8192c41007c.jpg

          I don't understand that downvote.
          But everyone is free to find something about this of course. 👍

          Scherm­afbeelding 2023-08-04 om 18.14.46.png

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          • Jack van Tilburgundefined Jack van Tilburg

            @Jack-van-Tilburg said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

            @Drabslab said in How to change the horrible robotic voice when navigating with Android phone?:

            you mean that I am responsible

            Sure you are............

            8e01b903adf35772ee80d8192c41007c.jpg

            I don't understand that downvote.
            But everyone is free to find something about this of course. 👍

            Scherm­afbeelding 2023-08-04 om 18.14.46.png

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            #8

            @Jack-van-Tilburg hai jack, they probably don't know that we know each other already a bit longer and can take some banter and teasing from each other with a big smile.

            The negative votes are well meant for sure but luckily not needed in this case

            It is not difficult, it is easy, it's a hobby

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            • Drabslabundefined Drabslab

              @Jack-van-Tilburg hai jack, they probably don't know that we know each other already a bit longer and can take some banter and teasing from each other with a big smile.

              The negative votes are well meant for sure but luckily not needed in this case

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              #9

              @Drabslab
              😀 👍

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                #10

                Ik heb hetzelfde probleem met mijn iPhone, een afschuwelijke mannelijke robot stem en ook nog in het Engels, het zout toch mogelijk moeten zijn om en de taal en de stem te kiezen zoals het geval is bij andere navigatie apps, bijvoorbeeld bij Scenic heb ik gekozen voor een aangename en vriendelijke vrouwelijke stem in het Frans mits dit mijn moedertaal is. Ik begrijp niet dat ze bij MRA hier niet aan gedacht hebben, hopelijk wordt dit wel opgelost in een nabije toekomst.

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                • PAT62undefined PAT62

                  Ik heb hetzelfde probleem met mijn iPhone, een afschuwelijke mannelijke robot stem en ook nog in het Engels, het zout toch mogelijk moeten zijn om en de taal en de stem te kiezen zoals het geval is bij andere navigatie apps, bijvoorbeeld bij Scenic heb ik gekozen voor een aangename en vriendelijke vrouwelijke stem in het Frans mits dit mijn moedertaal is. Ik begrijp niet dat ze bij MRA hier niet aan gedacht hebben, hopelijk wordt dit wel opgelost in een nabije toekomst.

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                  Jack van Tilburg
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                  #11

                  @PAT62
                  Heb je de instellingen op jouw iPhone al bekeken?
                  Ga naar 'Instellingen' > 'Toegankelijkheid' > 'VoiceOver' en tik op 'Spraak'.
                  Kies daar de gewenste stem.

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                  • Con Hennekensundefined Offline
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                    Con Hennekens
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #12

                    Voor de Android gebruikers:
                    instellingen - Toegankelijkheidsfuncties - toegangkelijkheid - Tekst-naar-Spraak

                    I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

                    Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

                    Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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                    • PAT62undefined PAT62

                      Ik heb hetzelfde probleem met mijn iPhone, een afschuwelijke mannelijke robot stem en ook nog in het Engels, het zout toch mogelijk moeten zijn om en de taal en de stem te kiezen zoals het geval is bij andere navigatie apps, bijvoorbeeld bij Scenic heb ik gekozen voor een aangename en vriendelijke vrouwelijke stem in het Frans mits dit mijn moedertaal is. Ik begrijp niet dat ze bij MRA hier niet aan gedacht hebben, hopelijk wordt dit wel opgelost in een nabije toekomst.

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                      Rob Verhoeff
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                      #13

                      @PAT62 in iOS niet kiezen voor Siri Stem 1 of Stem 2!
                      Overigens is het volledige pad in Nederlands:
                      Instellingen > Toegankelijkheid > Gesproken materiaal > Stemmen > Nederlands > [kies je stem: Claire, Xander of Ellen (Ellen = Vlaams)].

                      BMW K1600GT-P (2013) with BMW Navigator V | Nolan N100-5 with Sena 30K
                      iOS on iPhone 13 (mounted on Quadlock)
                      Apple CarPlay in VW T-Roc (wired)
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                      • Jack van Tilburgundefined Jack van Tilburg

                        @PAT62
                        Heb je de instellingen op jouw iPhone al bekeken?
                        Ga naar 'Instellingen' > 'Toegankelijkheid' > 'VoiceOver' en tik op 'Spraak'.
                        Kies daar de gewenste stem.

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #14

                        @Jack-van-Tilburg
                        Hallo Jack,
                        sorry voor de late antwoord, ik heb pas vandaag een test route kunnen doen en ja hoor nu zijn de instructies door een aangename dame stem, na dat ik uw instructies heb gevolgd en de instellingen van mijn iPhone heb aangepast.

                        Hartelijk dank hiervoor.

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                        • Rob Verhoeffundefined Rob Verhoeff

                          @PAT62 in iOS niet kiezen voor Siri Stem 1 of Stem 2!
                          Overigens is het volledige pad in Nederlands:
                          Instellingen > Toegankelijkheid > Gesproken materiaal > Stemmen > Nederlands > [kies je stem: Claire, Xander of Ellen (Ellen = Vlaams)].

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                          #15

                          @Rob-Verhoeff
                          Hallo Rob,
                          sorry voor de late antwoord, ik heb pas vandaag een test route kunnen doen en ja hoor nu zijn de instructies door een aangename dame stem, na dat ik uw instructies heb gevolgd en de instellingen van mijn iPhone heb aangepast.

                          Hartelijk dank hiervoor.

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                          • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

                            Voor de Android gebruikers:
                            instellingen - Toegankelijkheidsfuncties - toegangkelijkheid - Tekst-naar-Spraak

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                            Lenny O
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #16

                            @Con-Hennekens
                            Hello, Con!
                            On my Samsung 22+ I only have 2 options under "text to speech" - English or Spanish.
                            What should I change than to get rid of the ugly voice I am getting....?
                            Thanks!

                            Positive emotions are worth every penny ;)

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                            • Lenny Oundefined Lenny O

                              @Con-Hennekens
                              Hello, Con!
                              On my Samsung 22+ I only have 2 options under "text to speech" - English or Spanish.
                              What should I change than to get rid of the ugly voice I am getting....?
                              Thanks!

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                              Corjan Meijerink
                              administrator
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #17

                              @Lenny-O As of the latest update, you can directly choose the voice from the app 🙂

                              Go to settings > Navigation settings > Audio.

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                              • Lenny Oundefined Lenny O

                                @Con-Hennekens
                                Hello, Con!
                                On my Samsung 22+ I only have 2 options under "text to speech" - English or Spanish.
                                What should I change than to get rid of the ugly voice I am getting....?
                                Thanks!

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #18

                                @Lenny-O, Nowadays (since the last update) you can set the voice in the app-settings itself. It also gives much more choice in voices then most Android OSses. It is however still the OS speech synthesis being used. Tak a look at the Audio settings in the app.

                                I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

                                Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

                                Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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                                • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                                  @Lenny-O As of the latest update, you can directly choose the voice from the app 🙂

                                  Go to settings > Navigation settings > Audio.

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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #19

                                  @Corjan-Meijerink Thank you! I did try that, but no matter which voice I choose, I still get the ugly robotic voice. And I have no idea what setting on the phone needs to be changed or whatever causes that...

                                  Positive emotions are worth every penny ;)

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                                  • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

                                    @Lenny-O, Nowadays (since the last update) you can set the voice in the app-settings itself. It also gives much more choice in voices then most Android OSses. It is however still the OS speech synthesis being used. Tak a look at the Audio settings in the app.

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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #20

                                    @Con-Hennekens Thank you! I did try that, but no matter which voice I choose, I still get the ugly robotic voice. And I have no idea what setting on the phone needs to be changed or whatever causes that..

                                    Positive emotions are worth every penny ;)

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                                      #21

                                      ******UPDATE *** ***** ISSUE RESOLVED ********

                                      Ok, folks. All good now!
                                      Going thru the settings in the Audio section of the MyRoute App on my Galaxy S22+,
                                      I've noticed that the TTS Engine was saying <Unknown>.
                                      Upon touching it, the new screen came up and offered 2 choices:

                                      1. Samsung Engine
                                      2. Google Engine

                                      Both work nicely with pleasant voice. BUT...
                                      the Google Engine is the one that offers many languages and many voices within.
                                      Samsung Engine offered English or Spanish with limited voices.

                                      SO, I hope it helps someone else.

                                      P.S. I was, as suggested by the Forum, looking for the "Engine" in phone settings, and that did not cure anything, no matter what I did... 🙂

                                      Positive emotions are worth every penny ;)

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                                      • Lenny Oundefined Lenny O

                                        ******UPDATE *** ***** ISSUE RESOLVED ********

                                        Ok, folks. All good now!
                                        Going thru the settings in the Audio section of the MyRoute App on my Galaxy S22+,
                                        I've noticed that the TTS Engine was saying <Unknown>.
                                        Upon touching it, the new screen came up and offered 2 choices:

                                        1. Samsung Engine
                                        2. Google Engine

                                        Both work nicely with pleasant voice. BUT...
                                        the Google Engine is the one that offers many languages and many voices within.
                                        Samsung Engine offered English or Spanish with limited voices.

                                        SO, I hope it helps someone else.

                                        P.S. I was, as suggested by the Forum, looking for the "Engine" in phone settings, and that did not cure anything, no matter what I did... 🙂

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                                        @Lenny-O great!

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                                        • Lenny Oundefined Lenny O

                                          ******UPDATE *** ***** ISSUE RESOLVED ********

                                          Ok, folks. All good now!
                                          Going thru the settings in the Audio section of the MyRoute App on my Galaxy S22+,
                                          I've noticed that the TTS Engine was saying <Unknown>.
                                          Upon touching it, the new screen came up and offered 2 choices:

                                          1. Samsung Engine
                                          2. Google Engine

                                          Both work nicely with pleasant voice. BUT...
                                          the Google Engine is the one that offers many languages and many voices within.
                                          Samsung Engine offered English or Spanish with limited voices.

                                          SO, I hope it helps someone else.

                                          P.S. I was, as suggested by the Forum, looking for the "Engine" in phone settings, and that did not cure anything, no matter what I did... 🙂

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                                          @Lenny-O, That's indeed what we meant 😉

                                          I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

                                          Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

                                          Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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