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[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Not sure. I know this is off topic....but I didn't know about the VSD app. Sounds like it may do an even better job recognizing names so long as you pre program/record the NAMES and it dials right away. Hmm? But I believe CVC has a similar option built in....but CVC will always use the confirmation dialog which I prefer. CVC is definitely an OFFLINE hands free voice dialer but I'm not sure if VSD is? Probably it is.
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I read the descriptions better, and VSD is not adaptive - you have to give it a phrase for each contact. CVC is supposed to do voice recognition. I don't know. I think that I will go a few days using the flip for voice and text and the Pro for email and see how it works out. I hate that I have to carry both, but the Pro can stay in my backpack until I want to check for email. i just don't want to invest time into setting up still another app that turns out failing on me when I most need it (like an emergency call while I'm lying in a ditch somewhere). How does answering calls work with CVC? I understand that it does not announce the callerid, which is Ok with me.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
CVC does NOT answer, only outgoing.

It's 99% reliable for me...except noisy conditions. (partly my S3's fault)

It will do a few other voice things like launch apps, time...etc., but it's forte is hands free confirmation voice dialing.

BTW, last time I checked, Play Store offers a much longer REFUND WINDOW...something like 2hrs? Why not take the time, try it. It won't take too long to do the initialization. We better stop talking about it on this thread. ;) Good Luck.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Have you tried the 'nickname' feature in Utter?
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
No. How would I use this to get around the notification line holdup?
[Android Apps and Games] santabanta114:
Is it just me or the new Google app works fantastic with utter.

Was using 4.2 before.
[Android Apps and Games] user68734:
Is Utter! development dead?

What is the state of Utter! at this point?

I am using it on a Samsung Note 5 (Verizon) and everything works except offline voice to text. I cannot root the VZW note 5 so I am forced to use the latest version of Google that came with the phone, which I I believe is not allowing Utter! to make use of offline voice to text.

Is the author going to continue working on Utter! Have we seen the last of any updates?
[Android Apps and Games] kendall1004:
Discovered this thread a few days ago and was asking myself the same question.

I installed the latest version from here, tried all the tweaks and tips and still have some issues (offline use not working, beeping).

I bought Tasker & donated to Ben since this App is fantastic work IMO; i would love to see this continued.

Fingers crossed :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] jotters:
So thanks Gary... I wonder what he meant by 'soon', though :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] MillieBarnes:
When will this app move out of Bta?

This app seems to be stalled at about 2012, i keep downloading it every few months and give it a whirl. It's still too buggy, doesn't always wake up when asked. When will this be fully developed?
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
Well, I gave it one more chance today, and it didn't respond on my ride home, so.... turned OFF and forwarded the "smart" phone calls and texts to the flip-phone that has yet to fail me in voice-dialing. I'll check the company email on the Android brick, and use reliable technology for a phone. Obvious to me that Android is following Apple down the entertainment route. When I retire, I might try a Windows phone. I understand they have great off-line voice dial. Utter! is interesting, but not reliable for me.
[Android Apps and Games] R-berry:
Huh? Wait what??

Can anyone confirm that?

I'm trying myself.
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
I just accidentally updated Google. And it seems to work well in the few tests I've done.

Just a little response beep on return of data...;)
[Android Apps and Games] R-berry:
Offline too? No redundant Beep messing up your command?

How do you do dat?? (°0°)
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Too good to be true R-Berry!

OK - so my phone started to make weird beeps and chirps. Set to Aeroplane mode - fail, so no offline.

Uninstalled the Google updates, the beeps stopped, but offline doesn't seem to work. "How can I help" - reply is "there was a speech..." sentence doesn't complete.

So as it turns out my offline isn't working - clues?
[Android Apps and Games] R-berry:
Same here :/

but We tried ^^
[Android Apps and Games] BrickTheBoss:
I've been trying to make it work whole day!:(

Can someone plz explain me how do I do offline mode? I got so mad when it didn't work for the 1000 time so, I came to post this, and I really hope someone will be kind enough to give me some advice.

I am running Samsung GT-S7580

Andrioid v 4.2.2

Some one help please...:(:(:(
[Android Apps and Games] tonhuelos:
Doesn't work. When you open the app on the first page there is a troubleshoot menu and the very first thing in the troubleshoot menu is offline doesn't work. Sorry for the bad news, apparently it only works with Jelly Bean.
[Android Apps and Games] BrickTheBoss:
Well thanks anyway I guess, Ima have to get a new phone very soon anyway so I guess Im gonna try it out when I get it :D
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I'm actually considering a Windows phone. I've read that they do have a functional offline voice dial.

January 2017 - did just that. Lumia 640 running Windows Mobile 10 seems to fill my needs with Cortana.
[Android Apps and Games] Zobat:
ignore
[Android Apps and Games] PackerDroid:
tasker task to open voice search

"I've worked out the voice search part by creating a tasker task to open voice search and created a command to run the task m works exactly as I wanted it to[/QUOTE]"

Can you please tell me how you accomplished this? I was at the same point as you and I have everything working except no voice results with Google Now. I figured a new tasker task/command would do the trick but I don't know how to make it listen for utter to launch voice search. Directions would be so helpful! Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] markworksfx:
Hello brandall can you hear us help
[Android Apps and Games] aikeru:
Don't know if anyone has already reported this (I know it's been mentioned for lollipop), but on Marshmallow I can't install Tasker and Utter at the same time. :(

I really hope this can be fixed!
[Android Apps and Games] aikeru:
Utter and Tasker broken in Marshmallow

This is also a problem on Marshmallow. I really hope this can be fixed, because I've already paid for Tasker and would love to use the Utter + Tasker integration! They are both really cool apps!
[Android Apps and Games] tonhuelos:
Are you using the Play Store version of Utter or the version Ben put up in this thread to fix the problem in Lollipop? If you are using the Play Store version please use the version in this thread and report back as to if it also fixes the problem in Marshmallow so others will know as well. The fixed version in this thread can be found here
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Help me out here.

For those of us who want Utter to use offline recognition, since Google now supports offline mode, and Utter relies on the Google engine, is that not the same thing, or am I not understanding what's going on behind the scenes?
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Bump. Anyone?
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I gave up on Android and went back to my Rugby 2. Forwarded calls and texts to that number and check company emails when interested. Any phone OS should concentrate on phone tasks before others, but that doesn't appear to sell.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
How would we go about configuring Utter to:

1) Use Firefox and DuckDuckGo as the default search engine

2) Change the voice to use the Google Now TTS engine? The standard Utter voice is far too mechanical, and if there's already something on the system that works, why bother with Ivona or SVOX?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] tonhuelos:
1) Can't help with this. In Settings>Try Again you can tell it to search Google Now if it doesn't understand a command but there is no choice for DuckDuckGo or Firefox for this (Firefox is a browser the search engine would be Yahoo I guess)

2) Utter uses TTS settings on my phone (HTC One). Some phones come with their own voice engine. If you go to your phone settings>accessibility>Text To Speech Output make sure your system is set to use Google TTS and not something pre installed. I believe Samsung comes with it's own engine. I had to change the setting on my wifes note 2 to use Google. Under Language it may say use system language which is set under language settings however you can tell it to use another language and download the voice you like.

Hope this helps
[Android Apps and Games] tech128:
Well awhile back, one of the google now updates broke utter with regards to offline mode.

So now, when you're offline, it always says "There was an ambient noise error"

If I ever get time, I'd like to fix this, but I've got a little too much on my plate atm.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Any chance you might consider allowing any one of the many interested developers to take over? I'm pretty sure you'd have more than just a couple to help make it happen, and there are obviously more than enough users who would be grateful. For my part, this is absolutely an app I'd pay for.
[Android Apps and Games] tech128:
Well I'm just an end user who happens to have a little devel skill.

I don't have any access to the source unfortunately.

What I would do, is debug the app, then dive into the apk and disassemble it, then make binary patches that would be applied to the original apk.

I wouldn't want to re-release the apk in any form, as I consider that inconsiderate.

I also would release the patches in a separate thread.

I know from experience, that would be the best way of going about it.

The main reason I would do all of this is because I liked the way utter worked offline, and I want to see it work that way again.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Understood, and agree entirely. I thought you might have been the original developer who was re-registered with a different UserID.

I'd be great if Ben would release the code, or allow it to be continually developed as an installable app. Perhaps if it's a financial matter, a handful of us could get together via a 'crowdfunded' approach to getting it done.

Anyway, just thinking out loud.
[Android Apps and Games] imnotarobot:
Hi all, just figured I'd chime in. Ive been using Utter with minimal ( read as just about none) issues and wanted to sound out that on three devices it works just great. Followed advice to install older Gsearch and temp fix in this thread and couldnt be happier. Over 70 custom commands and multiple integrated with tasker and several other automation apps. Still on 4.4.4 on all devices so cant speak for others, the level of customization achievable is insane. Aside from an occasional misunderstanding its predictable and reliable. So to all those who want to spend some time setting it up ( tons of configuration options ). I'll just say you'll be in the company of at least one person who is more than satisfied with the results. Cheers!@ brandall
[Android Apps and Games] junkaholic:
I have Utter installed as a must have app for the last 2 Years. I'm somewhat disappointed original dev has given up on this app. It's a must have. It dials numbers right away. I text so often with it. I shake to wake it (but using Tasker shake as Utter shake too sensitive). Google Now does not replace this. Is better than Google Now in many ways. I donated. Sigh. Wish dev would see it's fulfilling a need.
[Android Apps and Games] Handsomenicor:
Help! :)

Hi! My phone is a nokia x2 dual sim. It is jelly bean based but utter somehow unable to work offline. It always say there is an ambient noise something. Please help me! Thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Hi - I'm pretty sure this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62490731&postcount=7768 is the solution for this problem - I resolved it ages ago by reverting to an old version of Google, and blocking updates.

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 PM ----------

I've just played with an app called Clipper, and Utter!

Fantastic! Kick off Clipper.

Say to Utter! "Remember this" and your note - Clipper will accumulate your verbal clips so you can then combine them into a note.

Cool.
[Android Apps and Games] wzguizw:
Does not work offline for me

Hi, every time I turn wifi off and use utter, its saiys "there is a ambient noise". I try to change the offline recognition to English UK and US, the search language to English UK and US, but I got no sucess.

Any idea will be apreciated !
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
What Android and Google search version are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
I think after all this time we can abandon any hope of Ben updating Utter.

Can anyone suggest a solid alternative? I've seen 'Assistant', Dragon, Robin, and so on. Looking forward to a few suggestions.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] GLDavis:
Ben and Utter....

I spoke with him recently. His plan is to open source the app and he has a company in mind for that.

Can't say much more than that, but he is well and working.

Gary
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Gary, much as I'd like to say that's encouraging, it's also pretty much what we heard some six months or more past. Please forgive my skeptical tone, but I really wish we had more to go on. Is there anything we can do to help move this along?

In the meantime, if someone can make a suggestion per my post above, that would be appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
It's really true what [MENTION=225372]Gary[/MENTION] writes!

I have talk to [MENTION=222023]Ben[/MENTION], too and he said he wants to make utter open source!
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
That's awesome news. Let's hope it happens soon!
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Anyone able to suggest how I might control the choice of app when I make an appointment? At the moment Utter! assigns them to Outlook app. I want to change that to the native calendar app (for sync reasons - I use Myphoneexplorer).
[Android Apps and Games] freworld:
So utter is having issues

I just got my one plus 2 and wanted to use utter on its lollipop ?

So what do u guys suggest as good alternative for utter other than Google now as such?
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
I'm going to give this one a try.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant
[Android Apps and Games] vtwalk:
I went to assistant once utter! Wasn't updated. It has a lot of potential but can very sluggish at times. I have seen an assist app that was as fast utter! When working properly.
[Android Apps and Games] bombicri:
I am on Galaxy S5 with android 5.0.

I installed utter and I observed that a lot of names can not be understood by utter. I am in Romania.

I tried to define some nicknames in phone contact list but they are not recognized by utter.

I tried to define some nicknames from inside utter.

So I tap "nicknames".

Contact list opened and utter say "please select the contact".

I select the contact for which I want to set a nickname, on screen remained the contact list and nothing is happening.

How is possible to make utter to recognize non-English names?

How is possible to make utter to work with nicknames from phone contact list?

How is possible to set a nickname from inside utter?

Thank you for your time.
[Android Apps and Games] joelstitch:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and use utter a lot. I also use it with a headphone jack button (pressy) to activate utter. I was wondering if there's a way to make utter use the top microphone on the phone instead of the bottom one?
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Welcome to the thread, you'll get most of your answers by browsing back through the posts!:D
[Android Apps and Games] kyleruggles:
Custom responses to Wake-up-Phrase

Hey guys,

Was wondering if anyone knows how to set multiple responses to the Wake-up-Phrase?

Like "whats up?, What can I do for you?, I'm too busy but sure go ahead"

Thanks!

Hope Ben gets the open source ball rollin' cuz I really do miss utter! progressing.
[Android Apps and Games] kyleruggles:
Cereproc is awesome!

Hey guys,

I know there isn't much going on but I found out a cool thing which I couldn't find any info here about it, so I'd thought I'd fill you in.

Cereproc has emotional tags! which can be used to convey emotions, it works in utter!

<voice emotion='happy'>the sun is shining.</voice>

I think tags also work for sound effects such as laughing, crying etc. as in the pdf

Currently using the Sarah UK voice

Check the link, get back to me on your findings

https://www.cereproc.com/en/about/randd

https://www.cereproc.com/files/CereVoiceCloudGuide.pdf
[Android Apps and Games] Darkjl:
Yo :laugh:,

checking on that extra box or implement of OR/not voiced commands to add multiple custom command phrases for tasker, if you could give an update, or maybe i didn't notice, if i can be pointed by to look it up, please and thank you and been enjoying the app quite a lot, thanks for all your hard work :)
[Android Apps and Games] wvallen:
I don't believe multiple responses are a feature. However, I use Tasker to randomize responses for custom commands. As far as I know, one can't do this with the custom intro.
[Android Apps and Games] Darkjl:
Sorry may have been confusing, i simply mean, in utter!, In the customization where we set an "activation phrase" has it been made possible to add OR statements to activate task. There was talk about how to add more than one phrase for same "task", without having to make many different entries, which would make it more fluent. (i read that he'd try to do this 2012 or so lol)

Ex.: (task adds details to a To-Do list)

Activation phrase from utter!: "add to list", "add task", "add new entry", so on all in a single box separated by something to let utter! Know it's an OR statement. (there was mention of using the symbol "|" or brackets "[ ]".
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
Has anyone tried VoiceDial by Sensory Inc.? I've loaded it but have not had time to really test it. Not nearly as flexable as utter!, but for voice dialing offline it may be the trick.
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Hound? Supposedly can't use in Australia, but I'm trying via the APK now.

The demo video is impressive.
[Android Apps and Games] burtshulman:
utter stopped working error

I've been using utter for 2 years on a jelly bean ...it stopped working yesterday after clearing the data section of the google service to free up some memory on my phone. Has there been some change to a google app recently that would have killed utter?

I installed Indigo assistant and it is working. Also is 3.1.2B any different than 3.1.1?

also to show my ignorance how might I side load the 3.1.2B zip file...In the past I just loaded the .apk file.
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
The 3.1.2b apk is linked in this forum. Look back a few pages to find a quick link to it.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Gentlemen, it's been over two months and there are many of us who are anxiously awaiting news of some sort. I hold out hope that Utter has a future, but it's hard to imagine that will actually happen with the months of dead silence that have passed. Can we get some sort of confirmation from Ben - or better yet, can we get Ben to jump in here and post his intentions? I'm sure others here would like to know.
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
Hey Guys!

I have news for you! [MENTION=222023]Ben[/MENTION] is still preparing all to make utter open source.

But it isn't easy as he think so please don't worry.

If I have more news I will tell you.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
I'm pretty sure I asked this question before, but can't seem to locate the answer.

Is there a way to change the phrases that Utter uses when waking up or responding? For example, when waking the phone first thing in the day, "Good morning, sleepyhead" is a bit too 'cutesy' for me. All I'd like as a confirmation is 'listening', or 'ready'.

Also, is there a way to force a different default search engine, instead of having to specify 'search Bing for...' or 'search Yahoo for...'? I'd rather use DuckDuckGo for that.
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
... all under Customisation menu option - Custom Intro, Create Commands would be where you should experiment.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Thanks. I think that did the trick.

I'm looking into other apps. So far "speaktoit" (a/k/a 'assistant.ai') works pretty well, and I just found out about Maluuba. Gonna live with 'em for a little while to see what it brings.
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Yeah, it's a shame Brandall dropped the ball on Utter! Reading between the lines he had a biggish win with Gluru, so good luck to him. I think Utter! will be outgunned in the next couple of months.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Agreed. Periodically we see messages that indicate there will be some progress, but nothing seems to materialize.

I've been using (speaktoit) assistant (api.ai) and it works well so far. I have always preferred function over flash and would like for it to be more serious, line-of-business oriented.

There are some things I would like for it (assistant) to do (like run unobtrusively in the background and use installed apps instead of its own window) and some things I wish it didn't do (like prattle on instead of STFU when the task is done, and give up on the hokey 'colorforms' avatars) but on the whole it gets the job done.

I still hold out hope that we can see Utter make a comeback. I think it has the opportunity to be a serious minded "grown up" productivity app instead of a hokey novelty, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
[Android Apps and Games] Critical Detox:
2 year mark is basically almost here, if there still isn't a reply or some sort of progress to this app then it'll be safe to assume the app completely dead, Android N is not far off and I don't think utter will survive another iteration of android without an update.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
I understand your sentiment, though I don't know if I agree. Because Utter 'bolts' on top of Google, it can ride on their research and advancements in their interpretive natural language analysis. And, as I've mentioned before, being someone serous about my privacy, I am able to use Utter and Xprivacy to allow local data access on my phone while blocking Google. Not sure if that actually works... but it makes me feel better.

What I find interesting is that it seems ALL articles and reviews on Virtual Assistants came to a screeching halt at about that same time - roughly 2 years ago. There are lots of articles from 2012-2014, and then.... crickets. I don't know why that might be, since this sort of technology seems to be an area where research is continuing to evolve and improve. It's odd, that's for sure. You'd think that there would be articles on 'best virtual assistant' on a regular basis. There was only one recent comparison in 2015 on Joy Of Andorid, the rest are all ancient history.

I'm of a mind that Utter has more potential than other apps, because we can exercise more control to tweak it to our needs. I've held off buying something else in the hope that there might be some progress with Utter. It's not that spending a few bucks only to switch later is a problem. I've wasted more money on beer and pizza in my life than you can imagine. It's the lost time and effort in customization and training. When you start with something like a Virutal Assistant, there's bound to be a lot of effort in getting it to work the way you want, and losing that investment is frustrating. And then, of course, there's that whole privacy-thing that worries me.

Anyway, though I know he doesn't 'owe' us anything, it'd be nice to hear from Mr. Randall himself in the form here to learn what his plans are.