[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
V2.2.6.2.2A up!

Hey folks, you might have already seen the instructions I’ve posted for the latest version, you can link to them in the app from the main page under ‘User Guide’.

What’s new I hear you shout!!

Custom Phrases

• Start the voice recognition after the response.

This is so you can construct a mini conversation should you wish.

Phrase – How are you today

Response – I’m well thank you, and you?

* tick start voice recognition

Phrase – I’ve very good thank you, it’s polite of you to ask.

Response – It’s the kind of voice assistant I am.

• Sound effects

You can read more from the link in the User Guide (or here), but you can add any sound effect of your choice, as many times as you like within a response!

• Set response language

You can set the phrase and response to be in your native language.

• Translation support

It’s by no means a translation of the application, but you can configure utter! to listen and speak in your native language (see here).

Click on custom launcher shortcut in the main app and select the voice recognition language, followed by the voice engine language.

Enter a custom introduction in your language

Read on….

Replacing words and phrases

In the Customisation Tab, select replace words.

You can replace any of the command words with ones of your own, or alternatively enter the phrase/word in your native language and the structured command word or phrase it will replace. You can read more in the link from the User Guide (or here).

Combined with the translation support above, utter! can greet, recognise and execute any commands in your own language.

Read on...

Custom Launcher Shortcuts

You can configure the shorcuts to start listening and speaking in your native language. You can read more about the translation in the User Guide (or here)

Nicknames

Assign a nickname to any contact. There are some helpful suggestion when doing this, if you’re stuck for what to call them… Not much else to this!

Signatures

If you’re worried about people thinking you’re thick by auto-sending texts and emails, you can add a signature/disclaimer to the bottom! ‘Sent by voice whilst driving’ for example. Punctuation fixes coming soon!

I’m sure there’s more than the above…. I can’t remember any more though!

What’s not yet ready and needs to be for the next Play Store release.

1)	You can long press on activity in the command creation to add optional data extras. It’s not working yet

2)	The ticks and crosses don’t update until the page is refreshed

3)	More than one introduction and option to randomise them

4)	I’ve not fixed the AI level

5)	Sort out whether utter! should adhere to just the media stream for volume settings

6)	ES File Explorer and Root Explorer devs replied to my request for integration – quite pleased – got to build them in and construct a way to select your default. I can’t remember if I already told you that the Total Commander dev replied too and that is now the default file explorer (over File Magic).

7)	XML and cloud backup

8)	Custom shell commands

9)	Tidy up the UI and make it more HOLO’ish

10)	Run some speed tests - with so much happening prior to the command execution now, I need to establish the delay this has added once there are a substantial amount of commands/phrases/replacements etc

11)	Probably some more stuff, including some of your suggestions.

Finally

I’ve had a change of plan, I’m not going ahead with Kickstarter just yet, instead, WE ARE GOING BETA!

I think the app is ready for some scrutiny now, so when the testing of this version is complete, I’ll be releasing a new YouTube video announcing the beta. I’ll see what comes of the media reaction! If no funding appears, I’ll go down the Kickstarter route.

Rubbish News

Wolfram Alpha replied and confirmed they will go no lower than $1 per install… Bit gutted, but that’s the way it is…. I need to ponder over what to do.

Ok, well thanks again to you all for helping me get to BETA stage! We’ll see what happens…

Note - Please don't get too carried away with the custom phrases etc as the back-up isn't yet complete... If I have to make changes to the databases to get this to work, all of your customisations could be lost :(

EDIT: This release is virtually identical to the earlier 2.2.6.2.1 other than it has the Tasker plugin removed (credit gloscherrybomb) and I have improved the quality of fart2... honestly, I really have... it's a beast!

Feedback needed on how switching voice engines for non-English users is working out please!?