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[APP] SayMyName Dessert

Hello,
At the moment I'm working on a new version of SayMyName Dessert. It's my first app (but it's already on the Android Market for more than a year ) and I just can't stop developing it. Mostly, I blame my users for that. You send me feature-requests, bug-reports, good feedback, bad feedback... even donations!
Currently there are two versions of SayMyName available at the Android Market. One for Cupcakes, and one for Donuts and beyond.
With the upcoming version of SayMyName, I want to merge those versions, fix old, very annoying bugs and add some often requested features.
Why I'm telling you that? Because I need even more feedback, more testers, more contributers D) and some guys who translate my app into various languages.
So, if you want to help me, please download the attached .apk and give me some feedback / requests / whatever comes to your mind. Just leave a reply here at xda or send me a mail. (tomtasche AT gmail)
Thank you very much
Tom
P.S.: If you want to try the old, buggy version of SayMyName, feel free to search the Android Market for "SayMyName Dessert".
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I forgot to mention what this app is for.
Official market-description:
"Want to know who's calling you without looking at your phone? SayMyName reads out loud the name saved in your adressbook and tells you who's calling.
- reads SMS, GMail and K9-Mail too
- very customizable
- discreet mode
- Locale Plug-in
- open-source
- supports non-latin languages too
See website for changelog, etc."
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Changelog:
- reads nicknames!
- fixes, fixes, fixes.
- much more
- mute gestures
- read number-/mail-type (custom labels supported too!)
- auto translate messages (enable "translate")
- improved widget
- fixes
- pause music during speech on phones with Android 2.2
- sk, cs and de translations by David K. (thanks! )
- supports people who can't find TTS Extended in Android Market / don't have access to Android Market
Planned features in near future:
- more translations (any volunteers?)
- bluetooth (maybe I found somebody who can help me! )
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If you want to help translate, download this file and translate the text between the tags:
Code:
<string name="...">TRANSLATE THIS</string>
Return the translated file to me afterwards.
Thank you very much
Tom
PS: Please let me know if you want me to mention your name / mail-address / website.

Shall report back tomorrow. Used to love this app!

MillyMoo106 said:
Shall report back tomorrow. Used to love this app!
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Thanks! Tell me if you miss something.

I just tried the app for SMS notifications, but it gets interrupted by the notification. I'd like the notification to come first, followed by the announce and then the message. As it is now half the announcement gets killed by the notification.
I tried setting both Reading break and speech delay to 5 (seconds?), but the announcement started immediately anyway.
The app also seems to open a TTS-channel on start, causing noticeable hiss for a couple of seconds.
And the locale-plug-in, is it a separate download? Couldn't see it in Tasker even if I force-stopped it.
Your app seems to perform all the functions I want from TTS-notifications, now I only have to wait for the engine to not sound like a broken record in my language.

xdZKu7 said:
I just tried the app for SMS notifications, but it gets interrupted by the notification. I'd like the notification to come first, followed by the announce and then the message. As it is now half the announcement gets killed by the notification.
I tried setting both Reading break and speech delay to 5 (seconds?), but the announcement started immediately anyway.
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Nice, you found a bug! Little workaround until I upload the fix: set the speech delay in SayCaller Settings.
xdZKu7 said:
The app also seems to open a TTS-channel on start, causing noticeable hiss for a couple of seconds.
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Shouldn't happen in the next version too, thanks.
xdZKu7 said:
And the locale-plug-in, is it a separate download? Couldn't see it in Tasker even if I force-stopped it.
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Locale Plug-In is made for Locale 1.0 (beta). I didn't update it yet, because I thought nobody would use it.
I'll note that on my ToDo-list, thanks!
xdZKu7 said:
Your app seems to perform all the functions I want from TTS-notifications, now I only have to wait for the engine to not sound like a broken record in my language.
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Which Android version performs on your phone? Everything under 1.6 has a REALLY bad voice:

TomTasche said:
Locale Plug-In is made for Locale 1.0 (beta). I didn't update it yet, because I thought nobody would use it.
I'll note that on my ToDo-list, thanks!
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Tasker has Locale plug-in support. I would like to use Tasker to enable and disable your program whenever I place my phone in the car dock.
Which Android version performs on your phone? Everything under 1.6 has a REALLY bad voice:
[ YOUTUBE ]
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Yup, that's the voice.... Froyo (CM6) on Nexus. Truth be told I don't really like the english voice either, it's just far too synthetic compared to some of the other TTS-engines out there:
AT&T Natural Voices

xdZKu7 said:
Tasker has Locale plug-in support. I would like to use Tasker to enable and disable your program whenever I place my phone in the car dock.
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I'll try to add Tasker-support on Friday. Thanks for the hint.
xdZKu7 said:
Yup, that's the voice.... Froyo (CM6) on Nexus. Truth be told I don't really like the english voice either, it's just far too synthetic compared to some of the other TTS-engines out there:
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Unfortunately I'm not responsible for the voice. It comes from Android, but the AT&T sample is very impressive!
I've uploaded another update at the first post, which fixes speech-delay.
Thanks
Tom
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By the way, you can change the voice in "Speech settings" (linked in SayMyName). Change the "Engine" to "Pico TTS" and you'll get a female voice.

TomTasche said:
Unfortunately I'm not responsible for the voice. It comes from Android,
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I do realise that. I'll just have to sit still and wait until either google, or someone else grants us a more pleasant engine.
I've uploaded another update at the first post, which fixes speech-delay.
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Excellent.
A slightly more convoluted feature request: Do you think it would be possible to change the TTS-language based on which contact a text message comes from? Say for instance if the contacts had TTS=en_US or TTS=sv_SE or any other preferred language in the notes-section?
The reason for this request is of course that I receive messages in different languages depending on the contact, so if I just decide on a language half the time it'll sound even worse than necessary.

TomTasche said:
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By the way, you can change the voice in "Speech settings" (linked in SayMyName). Change the "Engine" to "Pico TTS" and you'll get a female voice.
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Thanks for the hint, but it doesn't seem to work. Probably because I don't use EN/FR/DE/ES.

xdZKu7 said:
I do realise that. I'll just have to sit still and wait until either google, or someone else grants us a more pleasant engine.
Excellent.
A slightly more convoluted feature request: Do you think it would be possible to change the TTS-language based on which contact a text message comes from? Say for instance if the contacts had TTS=en_US or TTS=sv_SE or any other preferred language in the notes-section?
The reason for this request is of course that I receive messages in different languages depending on the contact, so if I just decide on a language half the time it'll sound even worse than necessary.
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Let's see what I can do for you. I'll try on Friday.
Now I'm off till Friday. Thanks for testing! Keep reporting.

When I tried the old version from the market the notifications didn't pause the music or podcasts so the text reading was down out by the audio. Using btunes for music and google listen for podcasts. Any progress on this?
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d11dog11 said:
When I tried the old version from the market the notifications didn't pause the music or podcasts so the text reading was down out by the audio. Using btunes for music and google listen for podcasts. Any progress on this?
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Android should pause your music automatically if there's a notification-sound. But I'll see if I can pause music too. Thanks.

so is the 6.5 file the donut version

dsMA said:
so is the 6.5 file the donut version
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Yes and no. Both uploaded files are for every Android version above 1.1.
Download the 2.2.6.5 file if you want to try SayMyName.
Thanks
Tom

thanks
thanks man, lets see if it works on my nexus one

Looks cool !!
Good job man

Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Tattoo
Dont works on my HTC Tattoo..

TattooHtc said:
Dont works on my HTC Tattoo..
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Would you be so kind and provide some further information?
What happens? Force close? If so, please follow this instructions. Thanks!

Can't get any of these to work on my x10 mini (Android 1.6). Old version from Market works fine but when I install these and try to open them I get a popup saying "The requested item could not be found".
Any idea what's going on Tom?
EDIT: Tried the earlier .6.3 and it seems the app is trying to search the Market for "pname:com.google.tts" doesn't find anything matching that though and just sticks on that screen
EDIT 2: Couldn't find the files on Market but the newest version of it is here:
code.google.com/p/eyes-free/downloads/detail?name=tts_3.0_rc05.apk&can=2&q=
Sorry for the rambling post lol

[26/05/11][HOW TO] Install Google Talk - Voice&Video Chat -Gingerbread needed

http://www.stilbruch.at/2011/05/how-to-install-google-talk-with-voice.html
Here is my tutorial... just download the zip
OBSOLETEhttp://www.multiupload.com/TI5J5SGNOP)
UPDATED LINK, THANKS TO dirtyhandz305
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13976634&postcount=414
http://www.multiupload.com/03VE2KXATD
and copy the lib to system/lib and after backing up, replace the Talk.apk (don't forget to delete the data first).. reboot and try.
Don't forget that you need to be rooted AND HAVE GINGERBREAD for that
New updated APK has front facing camera support! I'll check it out

Didnt work
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ssserpentine said:
Didnt work
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If you go into details I "might" be able to help you. But "it didn't work" has "I don't want to ask for help anyways" written all over it...

'Worked' as far as I can see, without having anyone to test it with. I get the option to enable voice and video calls when changing my status, and 'voice call' appears as an option when talking to a contact.

can it use for 2.3.3?

BeauGiles said:
'Worked' as far as I can see, without having anyone to test it with. I get the option to enable voice and video calls when changing my status, and 'voice call' appears as an option when talking to a contact.
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Great The only thing I still have to try if video is sent from one Android-Talk App to another... It doesn't work for the desktop at the moment and it doesn't work for the front camera... that's probably why Google just rolled it out for the Nexus S... I hope they'll fix that soon!

sammao said:
can it use for 2.3.3?
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It only works with 2.3.3 and up (not with Froyo AFAIK) ^^ So give it a shot!

it can work well.
but it only use rear camera.
Terrible software ah! Very poor user experience.

sammao said:
it can work well.
but it only use rear camera.
Terrible software ah! Very poor user experience.
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true cause this is a port , if galaxy tab gets another update to 2.3.4 maybe will have it working properly or with some help of the genius people here

sammao said:
it can work well.
but it only use rear camera.
Terrible software ah! Very poor user experience.
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Uhm, I don't know if it is that bad... It is just not that good The honeycomb version is of course way better

Hey OP here is a link to Xilard's post with the apk that has front facing camera fix and no wifi. I tested the front cam and it works. Please update your guide with this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13976634&postcount=414

Flokey said:
If you go into details I "might" be able to help you. But "it didn't work" has "I don't want to ask for help anyways" written all over it...
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I know i appologize for the short rude, it didnt work, statement.
I placed said lib in correct-is it replacing something or just drop it in?
Backed up old g app and moved at to external sd, then cleared data.
Uninstalled old app, and installed new app.
Nothing seemed to change for me, no voice or video options. Video option greyed out.
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ssserpentine said:
I know i appologize for the short rude, it didnt work, statement.
I placed said lib in correct-is it replacing something or just drop it in?
Backed up old g app and moved at to external sd, then cleared data.
Uninstalled old app, and installed new app.
Nothing seemed to change for me, no voice or video options. Video option greyed out.
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No problem pal!
Ok, uhm, it should just drop in but afaik the Overcome Rom might already have the new GTalk app as soon as you read this..
Try the new link, it contains the update zip with a patched version
under your status you find something like "allow videocalls" try to enable that

dirtyhandz305 said:
Hey OP here is a link to Xilard's post with the apk that has front facing camera fix and no wifi. I tested the front cam and it works. Please update your guide with this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13976634&postcount=414
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Wow, thank you very much pal!

Works on OC 2.0RC1. Front cam and voice, but FC's everytime I switch front to back cam...anyone else experiencing this...

Anyone have any idea why I can't get write permission on the system folders? I'm using file expert with superuser access, but for some reason it just won't let me change access permissions on the system folders.
*update* nevermind. Installed root explorer and it worked much better.

naijaguy said:
Works on OC 2.0RC1. Front cam and voice, but FC's everytime I switch front to back cam...anyone else experiencing this...
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Haven't tried it yet, but I can imagine that this might be still buggy..
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Im having problems with audio and video chat, the problem is i dont have any option to initiate audio/video chats?
I have selected allow video and voice chats but i dont know how to make them, only text chats.
I can recieve video and audio but i cant send any.
Also switching camera's force closes the app.
Any help?

i followed the instructions to the dot but had a little prob every thing works on my end perfect i can see the person and my front facing camera works as well but the other person can not see me i havent tried it with tablet to tablet i only have tried it with tab to pc.... any sugestion that could help me or should i just leave it alone up untill some thing new comes out its an att tab which i have rooted and updated the fermware on it to the europian version

[App] Root Call Blocker needs testers

Hello guys, im the developer of Root Call Blocker, an advanced call and SMS blocking app for rooted phones.
The app's home is here at XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051274
We have had multiple reports that blocking is not working sometimes on American phones, so we need some nice people to do some testing.
You can use the Groups function of the Lite version to do the testing - it gives you almost everything youd want from the app anyway.
Please post comments here, but also use the "Write to us" dialog in settings.

This works perfectly on my is 2!

Hoever this is the incredible forum!

Have the pro version running cm7 on verizon network and it works perfectly. Not one chirp when a call is blocked. Love it!
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Excellent, please leave a review on the market!

Thanks for this! Brilliant!

Enjoy... and remember, an update is always just around the corner! If you have problems, use "Write to us" in Settings!

Could you guys please test the following behavior for me:
1. How the app behaves when a blocked number attempts to connect during call waiting
2. How a blocked caller is handled when "Dont answer" is set as the reject method and you are currently on the phone and have not enabled blocked call vibrate notifications within the app itself
Dont forget to send logs with descriptions as well

Come on people, i really need some feedback on this!

Nothing at all?

Works well for me.

Works awesome. Best call blocker i've seen. No issues so far, been using it for months.

Cool. If you ever have issues, don't be shy and get in touch!

I have not experienced any problems, this app is the absolute best, thanks!

This is good news!

Whats with 1.7.1? Any issues?

Guys, an update has been rolled out. It contains an important new workaround thast needs to be tested.
It may help those people who have data issues, especially on LTE enabled phones sometimes.
Please help me test this by installing the app, rebooting and waiting for data to return with the screen on. Please wait 3 minutes at least before sending logs via "Write to developer" in the app.
Dont forget to include a description. Thanks!

Working perfectly for me! Thanks, this is absolutely top class.

Excellent. No fc is the latest build?

Any issues to report?

Call Recording App

Can anyone point me to a Call recording app that can be used via phone line not speaker/hands free mode.
Ive tried "Call Recorder" and "Auto Call Recorder", both only record my end of the conversion. From what ive read from reviews of those two previously mentioned, the One S seems to have problems with some of these functions.
Thanks

That's funny... I am trying to get one to work myself and its fail.. I came to xda for help and this was newest post Lol
Add 'total recall' to the list too. I tried everything, and all it does is save 0 byte files regardless of format. Using a cm10 ROM
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It seems we need a kernal that supports Inline call recording... I looked, and don't immediately see a kernal that supports it. It seems to be in 'future features' in the bubba kernal..
I found this post from a russian site where they talk about a patch for the HOS kernal to allow it...
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=263718&st=2880#entry14545662
It says patch is not needed for CallRecorder 1.3 and up, but you tested and it didn't work?

Call recorder need root device to work properly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder&hl=it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643

cicciocant said:
Call recorder need root device to work properly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder&hl=it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643
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You're in XDA-Developers... probably a safe assumption we all have root here
I tried that call recorder app, would not do in line recording. Again, I think we need kernal support. I'm not that sick at kernals, so we gotta start begging dev's to implement that patch into their kernal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31216047&postcount=9

Can't Record Calls after Mashmallow? Tried Multiple Apps

Hi guys,
On my stock Z5C before Marshmallow update I was successfully running (and recording) calls with the "Voice Recorder" app from Splend Apps. It worked well, although the sound quality was not great. Well, recently I updated the phone to Android 6.0 and today I tried using Voice Recorder but it gave me an error message: "do you have another app trying to record the call" or something like this.
First reaction was to install another app and get it to work. Well, two apps later (ACR & Call Recorder) and now I suspect this is related to Android 6.0 and not the apps.
Any suggestion on how to tackle this? Preferably without getting into in-depth rooting and things like this?
Thanks in advance,
BB

This work for Z5 but have no idea if its working for Z5C

mrc77 said:
This work for Z5 but have no idea if its working for Z5C
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Interesting, but after reading some of the reviews I am not so confident this is 100% guaranteed to work.. and it does not seem like they offer a trail version. I explicitly believe the issues I have found are related to Android 6.0 and not the apps that I tried using, so unless I can try the app in advance I wont purchase it.
BB

Ok, but it works for me.

OldSkewler said:
Interesting, but after reading some of the reviews I am not so confident this is 100% guaranteed to work.. and it does not seem like they offer a trail version. I explicitly believe the issues I have found are related to Android 6.0 and not the apps that I tried using, so unless I can try the app in advance I wont purchase it.
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Read carefully app's description in play store, there's a link for the trial, right here, on xda forums.
It also works ok on my z5.
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