Hello all!!
I've been having a hard time with this, and looking to see if this is possible with the combination I am using.
I am having trouble getting SMS to read through TTS on android 2.3.6. The phone is the MB860 Atrix 4g.
Issue: I have an Alpine head unit in my car that does HSP and A2DP. Everything works great. I can stream through A2DP from all programs. I can send phone calls through the radio or as they come in. I can even voice dial through it by accessing Voice Commands or Vlingo.
1. What I am dying to do is find the right program or combination of programs to allow the radio to see an incoming text message (using TTS) as a PHONE CALL and allow it to interrupt CD's and Tuner mode also. This is already possible through the A2DP profile for streaming music through the radio (obviously, internal to the phone)
I currently use Handcent for texting (does TTS through A2DP).
I also sparingly use Vlingo for in car mode (Does NOT play well with Handcent, If it did....my problem would be 90% solved)
Vlingo must see notifications from the stock messaging app in order to start reading the messages. (Why handcent doesnt play well will vlingo)
I just found A2DP Volume, which SUPPOSEDLY allows handcent support and allows you to choose which audio stream to put the TTS on.
I couldnt get ANY of the streams to work. (I do have PICO turned on. that was my first mistake)
In reality, overall, I would like to have Vlingo in In Car mode, to read txt to me from safe reader. I would like to respond by voice using vlingo to send the message back (This works)
2. Could I use Tasker to switch messaging apps whenever bluetooth is active.
3. The over all situation: vlingo doesnt get notifications from Handcent (which i COULD stop using handcent just for that) but i MUSTalso be in BT audio mode on the radio inorder to hear my texts read aloud.... I WOULD like to have it interrupt other modes by "faking" a phone call
This is alot to chew on.....but thanks to anyone who spends the time to read it and offer advice!!!
Tom
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Hi there,
my next mobile phone is going to be a Topaz, but my question might apply to other devices as well.
Basically I want to feed a car radio via a2dp with music (coming from a microSD card inside the device) & navigation instructions (I prefer TomTom and Mobile Navigator, I have yet to decide which one to get in full version) and use the radio's hands free feature for phone calls.
The radio I might be getting is a Sony MEX-BT3600U (link).
My question is: how exactly do I get this scenario to work? I'm unsure whether the device has to "mute" the music and navigation instructions when calls come in or the radio uses different kinds of "channels" for a2dp and calls. Do the programs (music player and navigation) require certain functions to accomplish this?
Thanks for helping me out... and feel free to suggest other possibilities!
I have a similar, but older MEX BT deck from Sony, the MEX-BT5000. I will try to explain how it has worked with all of my WinMo devices (Hermes, Kaiser, Xperia).
It will auto pair with your device with both a standard cell phone and an A2DP connection. When using non-phone audio it will come out of your car speakers when you are in Bluetooth Audio input mode. Anytime there is a call or the phone functions are activated it will override the A2DP and you can accept the call and talk or send to voicemail. While the phone is in use normal audio will NOT come through the speakers. I think this is best because you wouldn't want TomTom yelling at everyone who calls you, or in my case have them hear my blaring music. Also the phone will override CD or Radio audio also, but A2DP will only come through when it is selected on the deck.
That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you!
I've had my new x10 for nearly a month, but I'm having trouble getting the functionality of one of my favorite Windows Mobile apps: Voice Command.
Does anyone have a good list of programs to grab for Android 2.1 that could perform the same workload as VC? I know Vlingo comes close, but it doesn't interface with my BT Headset the way VC did.
Features I'm missing:
- Voice output to BT Headset
- Activate voice control via BT Headset (On my Plantronics 320, I could do a long-press on the headset's control button to activate VC and give it orders)
One other function I'm missing is the ability to output media audio to my headset like 'acbToggleBT' would do. I've tried a few A2DP apps on the market, but they don't work. I'd appreciate some suggestions on this as well!
I finally got vlingo working properly, but there's a small detail.... It doesn't read incoming messages through the headset. Am I missing a setting or tweak to enable this?
I think there Cyberon offers Cyberon Commander for Android, which unlike its predecessor does not require tags. I have not yet tried it, but I, too, am looking for an MSVC replacement in the Android world.
is it only me, or voice command are pretty useless?
I can't really imagine any use for them besides while probably driving.
Is there an app out there for this device that really works over bluetooth? The gingerbread release voice command was horrible and now that ICS (rogers stock and other ics roms) all suck for this feature. The ability to voice command the phone to do a task seems to be a hard thing to have happen! I've used several different bluetooth devices and the simple task of getting the phone to listen to the bluetooth mic instead of the phone mic seems impossible. If that wasn't enough of a problem, its impossible to get the tts engines to route audio to the bluetooth device instead of the skyrocket speakers! I've tried vlingo, svoice, and others, they all have the same issues of audio input and output.
Arrrrg really frustrating. I just want the ability to command my phone by voice (i.e. "what time is it?", "check weather", "check text messages"... all the things vlingo does) and have the phone reply through the bluetooth device connected! My old blackberry bold 9700 did all this like a champ! This is a handy feature while riding motorcycle.
Anyhow, does anyone have any thoughts?
Hey,
I am having trouble with my Pioneer CD-BTB200 Bluetooth Adapter, which is a common problem, according to the very few available threads on the internet.
This also didn't work with any other Smartphone before i.e. Samsung S3 or Blackberry Bold 9700.
Cliffnotes:
-pairing, media streaming (different source) and receiving and making calls works great! No issues there
-transfering the contact list results in a big mess, I have to dig in there if I can figure it out or if I just transfer one contact after another....
-now for the problem.......I installed Cyberon Voice Commander because it gives me the best behaviour and voice recognition since I am a native German speaker. Google, Dragon and AIVC don't work really well. But it doesn't matter which voice assist app I use, because it is the Bluetooth adapters fault. The Nexus 5 is rooted and runs stock Kernel with KitKat 4.4.2.
When I press the voice dial button on my Pioneer AVH-P5000DVD deck it activates the Cyberon Voice Commander app (or whichever is set as default). so far so good, that is what I want.
But! the dialog between me and the phone is almost impossible because the output volume over the car speakers is way to low. I have to literally pick up the phone and look at it's display to see what the voice commanding app is doing because you have to wait until it is finished asking what I want to do. (just holding a phone is illegal in Germany)
Assuming the app understood me right and starts dialing everything turns to be fine from that point because the volume of the actual call is perfect!
When the phone talks back to me I have to crank the volume all the way up to understand it a little bit and then turn it back down fast before the phone call starts or it'll blow the speakers out....since my car is quite loud when on temperature I don't think I will understand anything when I am driving.
I heard that the app TASKER could be programmed to raise the Bluetooth volume at a certain point and then lower it again. I checked but it only goes up to 15, which I already have set before with the stock volume slider. Additionally I have no idea how to configure Tasker to (maybe) get rid of the problem.
Has anyone ever heard of a similar problem and / or has an idea how to handle it?
Again, it's only the voice command prompts that are way to quiet when I start the voice dialing function via Bluetooth, everything else is fine.
Fixed the issue with SoundAbout!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woodslink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix&hl=de
Now the voice prompts play loud and clear over the car speakers! Every other volume managing app failed miserably!
I used the latest Beta Version btw, going to buy the Pro Version soon.
http://soundabout.userboard.net/f8-download-beta-versions
I did very little changes to the settings, if anyone is interested I can hook you up with some screenshots
sutobe said:
Fixed the issue with SoundAbout!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woodslink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix&hl=de
Now the voice prompts play loud and clear over the car speakers! Every other volume managing app failed miserably!
I used the latest Beta Version btw, going to buy the Pro Version soon.
http://soundabout.userboard.net/f8-download-beta-versions
I did very little changes to the settings, if anyone is interested I can hook you up with some screenshots
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I have this issue as well. SO what did you have to do with this app?
As Windows 10 is **** in some aspects, I am using my phone for Communication during Gaming, via Discord, Skype or Teamspeak. For doing so, I go with my HyperX Cloud 2 instead of the headset that got to me with the phone.
My problem is: Sometimes, randomly, Google Voice Search gets active, disconnecting me from thoose. Also the Stock Music Player starts randomly playing music, even skipping songs after few seconds.
I got Google Now and Voice Search deactivated, with Google Now missing rights for the Mic. I am also able to force Google to get active by turning the plug from the headset in the headset port for a bit.
Today tried it with the stock headset and it worked without problems.
But I still prefer my Cloud 2 as it is waaaaaayyyyyyyy more comfortable as i hate the way the stock one fits in the ear.
So can someone please help me getting the google voice search fully deactivated?
Using L-09 in Germany with the B120 version, being the newest my phone offers me
HerrDesOlymp said:
My problem is: Sometimes, randomly, Google Voice Search gets active, disconnecting me from thoose. Also the Stock Music Player starts randomly playing music, even skipping songs after few seconds.
I got Google Now and Voice Search deactivated, with Google Now missing rights for the Mic. I am also able to force Google to get active by turning the plug from the headset in the headset port for a bit.
Today tried it with the stock headset and it worked without problems.
But I still prefer my Cloud 2 as it is waaaaaayyyyyyyy more comfortable as i hate the way the stock one fits in the ear.
So can someone please help me getting the google voice search fully deactivated?
Using L-09 in Germany with the B120 version, being the newest my phone offers me
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The problem resides with your Cloud 2. The jack doesn't fit in properly.
Because of the Headset button commands the following happens
1. Google voice gets activated (Long press triggered)
2. Stock Music Player starts randomly playing music (Single press activates it)
3. Even skipping songs after few seconds (Double press activates it)
To deactivate Google Voice, Go to Google App - > Settings -> Voice -> Hands-Free -> Toggle off Wired headsets.
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The problem resides with your Cloud 2. The jack doesn't fit in properly.
Because of the Headset button commands the following happens
1. Google voice gets activated (Long press triggered)
2. Stock Music Player starts randomly playing music (Single press activates it)
3. Even skipping songs after few seconds (Double press activates it)
To deactivate Google Voice, Go to Google App - > Settings -> Voice -> Hands-Free -> Toggle off Wired headsets.
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Had it already de-activated, but thanks
Happened the same for me with a BB Porsche earphones. I switched to Piston 3 wich does not reproduce this kind of problem but yes unfortunatelly it is a kind of annoying problem since there are several industry standards out and you can do nothing about it.
Headphone compatibility.
Depending on them you might have random commands issued.
Same as using iPhone compatible headphone with Android phone, it gets nuts!
I'd recommend purchasing a set of android earphones, purely so you can use them properly.
The sooner Google implements this new standard as compulsory, the better!