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HELP! this damn text to speech is driving me nuts.

100% stock verizon s3. not rooted , & barley any thing on it.
Today it started to read practically everything to me....mostly facebook, but also texts, & calls.
Driving mode is off,
talk back is off
i dont have Lightflow installed.
im confused. the ONLY thing that i did do today was enable Driving mode to test it out, the i turned it off. (via the notification area, as well as enabled then disabled it via the settings menu...)
anyone have any ideas WTF is going on?> also a reboot did not fix it.
My Nexus 7 did the same thing to, but it stopped on its own

enohand said:
100% stock verizon s3. not rooted , & barley any thing on it.
Today it started to read practically everything to me....mostly facebook, but also texts, & calls.
Driving mode is off,
talk back is off
i dont have Lightflow installed.
im confused. the ONLY thing that i did do today was enable Driving mode to test it out, the i turned it off. (via the notification area, as well as enabled then disabled it via the settings menu...)
anyone have any ideas WTF is going on?> also a reboot did not fix it.
My Nexus 7 did the same thing to, but it stopped on its own
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no one has any idea how to turn this off?
its now also reading everything from the XDA app

Go into settings, accessability, and turn off text to speech feature

I think I just figured out, the number one tool to own if you're going to own a Samsung phone is a sense of humor.
I'm sorry OP, but your thread cracks me up and every time I read your post
no one has any idea how to turn this off?
its now also reading everything from the XDA app
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I LOL some more. I'm giving this **** 5 stars.

I should not have to turn it off. Then is mostly a circumvent and not a solution
Also I am not sure what is so entertaining about the post
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Unless you are visually impaired or need total hands free operation Text to Speech should be disabled.

enohand said:
100% stock verizon s3. not rooted , & barley any thing on it.
Today it started to read practically everything to me....mostly facebook, but also texts, & calls.
Driving mode is off,
talk back is off
i dont have Lightflow installed.
im confused. the ONLY thing that i did do today was enable Driving mode to test it out, the i turned it off. (via the notification area, as well as enabled then disabled it via the settings menu...)
anyone have any ideas WTF is going on?> also a reboot did not fix it.
My Nexus 7 did the same thing to, but it stopped on its own
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i installed LED flow which needed to have some accessibility options enabled, and after that my voice started too. i never did check the box to turn it on, but it did it on its own.
i uninstalled LED flow as i did not like it, and everything else returned to normal.

When you click a folder on your home screen does it say "The folder is open" and/or "The folder is closed"? If it does it means you have something in accessibility turned on. I use tasker. Some of the features requires tasker accessibility turned on. When I do that I get the annoying text to speech notifications like that. Only way to turn them off is to have nothing all at enabled in accessibility. I dont have to disable tts in language and input, so I can still use google now, eva voice assistant and astrid still reads me my reminders. But I cannot use any tasker task that requires accessibility, without hearing" the folder is open. The folder is closed" etc etc etc.

sfetaz said:
When you click a folder on your home screen does it say "The folder is open" and/or "The folder is closed"? If it does it means you have something in accessibility turned on. I use tasker. Some of the features requires tasker accessibility turned on. When I do that I get the annoying text to speech notifications like that. Only way to turn them off is to have nothing all at enabled in accessibility. I dont have to disable tts in language and input, so I can still use google now, eva voice assistant and astrid still reads me my reminders. But I cannot use any tasker task that requires accessibility, without hearing" the folder is open. The folder is closed" etc etc etc.
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That's what it was saying to me. It was annoying. Like I said I went in and removed led flow, reset all the accessibility settings and it's silent now.
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Turn off driving mode. Or go to setting>text to speech> touch the word driving mode> uncheck what you do not want for S3 to speak
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Talking text notification

Ok, first of all I know this is going to sound dumb. The other day when I'd get a text message my phone would tell me with a voice that I've received a message and who it was from. Now it's not doing it. It just started doing it then stopped after a few days Did I turn off a setting or something? I'm stock rooted with Google now and wallet. Any ideas?

That's either driving mode or you messed with the accessibility settings. It's more than likely that you activated Driving Mode which is the notification bar and is very easy to tap accidently.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
That's either driving mode or you messed with the accessibility settings. It's more than likely that you activated Driving Mode which is the notification bar and is very easy to tap accidently.
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Yup, probably driving mode (although I don't know what driving mode is supposed to do other than announce texts/calls)

demarcmj said:
although I don't know what driving mode is supposed to do other than announce texts/calls)
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yep, that was it. Thanks
I'd also like to know why they have put in a separate switch for this.. shouldn't it be incorporated into the dock mode?

dbow32 said:
yep, that was it. Thanks
I'd also like to know why they have put in a separate switch for this.. shouldn't it be incorporated into the dock mode?
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Because not everyone has a dock for their phone when driving.

I had this happen to me when i pressed anything while in chrome. I guess it was "Missed It!" interfering or something. Weird.

Blocking mode for Oneplus One/

My last 4 phones were samsung phones and I used the Blocking mode all the time at night when I am on call. Now that I have the OPO i was wondering if you all know of another good program that works like Blocking mode. I always let it allow calls as I had to take call. Just trying to find something that is like it.
While I am at it, i got used to the samsung s planner widget. Now I also need to find another good calender widget. If you know of one please let me know.
Thanks in Advance.

rfs830 said:
My last 4 phones were samsung phones and I used the Blocking mode all the time at night when I am on call. Now that I have the OPO i was wondering if you all know of another good program that works like Blocking mode. I always let it allow calls as I had to take call. Just trying to find something that is like it.
While I am at it, i got used to the samsung s planner widget. Now I also need to find another good calender widget. If you know of one please let me know.
Thanks in Advance.
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This would belong to q&a,
What do you mean by blocking?
Quiet hours?
If you mean them, they are available under "sound"
If you mean blacklist, this is under privacy!
I use business calendar pro, really nice
Geri
sent from my bacon

Blocking mode, is that like silent hour? Samsung got inspired by that mode a few years ago, so it's here.

Oh nice. Thanks for the info. That was what I was looking for. I will have to check out business calendar pro.
Thanks

Yeah you are looking for quiet mode. It's one of those features you expect every modern phone or ROM to have.
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Well im back to see if anyone may know of an app that works better on then the build in version. On the samsung phones I could make it a quick short cut on the menu screen to turn off and on blocking mode. On the OPO right now I have to go into settings. Plus if I turn off sounds it still turns my alarm off. Samsung did that right i must say. Hoping to see if any others have any other suggestions. I really hope they can work on this mode.
well I now have it in my pull down menu so that is a start. right now only pay for me to make sure its off so i can get my alarm is if i have the mode turn off 5mins till my alarm. That will work for now but its a bit more complicated then it was on the samsung phones.

rfs830 said:
Well im back to see if anyone may know of an app that works better on then the build in version. On the samsung phones I could make it a quick short cut on the menu screen to turn off and on blocking mode. On the OPO right now I have to go into settings. Plus if I turn off sounds it still turns my alarm off. Samsung did that right i must say. Hoping to see if any others have any other suggestions. I really hope they can work on this mode.
well I now have it in my pull down menu so that is a start. right now only pay for me to make sure its off so i can get my alarm is if i have the mode turn off 5mins till my alarm. That will work for now but its a bit more complicated then it was on the samsung phones.
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It does not turn off my alarm... Any screenshots?
I like it at the pulldown menu... The quiet hours are turned on automatically from 0-6 o'clock...
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[APP] Movie Mode/Meeting Mode

*Gear 2/NEO method at bottom of post*
Hey what's up guys!
I have put together this app for those movie goers out there who don't like to be disturbed while watching a movie.
It's still in a beginning stage but works as I intended it to be for now.
The works:
This app is called "Movie Mode"
It's an app that works as a toggle. It has no user interface, You just put the icon on your home screen or wherever is easy for you to access.
Once clicked once it will activate and send your phone into vibrate mode, ignore all calls, and send the caller a text message simply saying:
"I'm watching a movie, I'll call you back after".
Then, after your movie is finished, you click the icon once more and it turns your sound back on and accepts calls again.
And that's it!
And if you have a Gear 2 smart watch you can add it through the launchgear app and be able to toggle from your smart watch.
If you enable notifications for the app you will recieve a quick notification on the watch saying either "Movie Mode ON" or "Movie Mode OFF"
Feel free to try it out and let me know what you all think about it! ?
Thank You
Credits:
rajah sulayman for the main idea,
my wife for letting me spam her phone trying to get it right ,
@JoeFCaputo113 for the help,
@lanewhit for the meeting mode idea.
@willowmaker420 and all those who attempted to help out :good: thank you!
INSTALL: Just install on your phone like any other app. Make sure unknown sources is checked in your settings.
DOWNLOAD
Changelog:
1.1 - Fixed some minor bugs, and added a permanent notification (when active) in status bar with disable button for quick access.
1.0 - initial release
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Other modes:
Meeting Mode
(works just like the "Movie Mode" it just changes "I'm watching a movie" to "I'm in a meeting"

Brilliant work and idea. Can you add work mode for me or is there a way to do it ourselves. Thx.

ddogishere said:
Brilliant work and idea. Can you add work mode for me or is there a way to do it ourselves. Thx.
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What mode are you looking for? I just have to do a few edits and pack it back into an app
You just want it to changed to "I'm at work, I'll call you after"?

Would have the possibility of making an app to schedule bluetooth gear goes out at night and conserve battery power and you do not get disturbed?
Or simply a manual switch.

JoeyDuran said:
What mode are you looking for? I just have to do a few edits and pack it back into an app
You just want it to changed to "I'm at work, I'll call you after"?
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Yes

ddogishere said:
Yes
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Try this out, see if this is what you're looking for :good:
Work Mode

mmugatti said:
Would have the possibility of making an app to schedule bluetooth gear goes out at night and conserve battery power and you do not get disturbed?
Or simply a manual switch.
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So you're talking like, have a night mode to switch the Bluetooth off and ignore the calls and send a text to whoever calls saying you're sleeping?

JoeyDuran said:
So you're talking like, have a night mode to switch the Bluetooth off and ignore the calls and send a text to whoever calls saying you're sleeping?
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yes, but without sending a message warning that you're sleeping

mmugatti said:
yes, but without sending a message warning that you're sleeping
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So silence the phone, Bluetooth off, end calls. No sms

JoeyDuran said:
So silence the phone, Bluetooth off, end calls. No sms
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sorry, I think I have not explained well.
bluetooth off on the clock.

How to disable full screen mode for certain apps?

I have an app that is not working properly on my new 7 Pro and it turns out full screen mode is the cause. Searching the settings shows it, but it doesn't really seem to be there. How can I do this?

Download immersive mode manager from plays store it allows you to choose what apps you want to be fullscreen etc.

Thanks, not there's not a way to do it natively, without installing another app? That seems stupid.

Full screen for display
Newbie here.
My full screen for display was working great. Went to verizon to get a sim card for my cell service, and now the 3 buttons on the bottom of screen that should toggle in/out when prompted are there all the time. Do you know where a setting is for this?

ned4spd8874 said:
Thanks, not there's not a way to do it natively, without installing another app? That seems stupid.
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4.4.4 was that Last great version of android. It gets more restrictive and worse with every update. I'm excited to see if Huawei has an os. I'd rather be able to do what I want, even if china spys on me.
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