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[Android Apps and Games] LegendsCrazy:
I use Nova Launcher and have it set up to launch Utter! when I double tap on the home screen and left the swipe up to bring up Google Now. I believe that might be a premium feature of Nova, but well worth the money though.
[Android Apps and Games] try1231:
Permanent recognition trigger

Dear Brandall, is it possible to change the permanent recognition keyword from "Start Listening","Wake Up" to something else?
[Android Apps and Games] jackn11:
thanks for the update .. utter is a fantastic piece of software and it has really helped make my life easier ^^

I was just wondering if it was possible to use a Bluetooth headset with the new utter iteration ... I had the answer/end call button mapped to utter but there was a delay and breaking up of the voice when using headsets and also utter did not seem to pick up anything using the headsets microphone .. this might be just on my end but I was wondering if you had any advice on getting it to work :)
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
Yes you can change it under customisation -> replace words.
[Android Apps and Games] rignfool:
I can't help with the software...

But... I do know that most omnidirectional microphones have very limited... 'throw'... By design to keep feedback down...

What microphones are you using?

Its unfortunate but... I think you would need active microphones for this... Or some kind of 'phantom power' microphones... Which would prolly require tons of batteries...

Maybe try something billed as a chorus mic... They have longer throw than most
[Android Apps and Games] peauproductions:
Google Now cards aren't to the left of your homescreen by default with 4.4? Guess I'm spoiled with my Nexus 5 then. I have the swipe up feature launch utter. You should be able to create a widget that will launch utter or Google Now, so just make one an icon/widget and the other the swipe up gesture. Or there are a ton of apps on the Play store that will allow you to map other gestures to launch other apps/actions.

When you are on the Settings tab, it's not easy to realize that you can swipe left to bring over the Advanced tab and then click the Wake-up Configuration to add your own Wake-up phrase that utter will initialize on. You can continue swiping left once more to see the Power User tab with all sorts of goodies.

From my experience, I don't think the Replace Words feature works with the Wake-up Phrase, I think it's only for the Commands part once utter is listening. Correct me if I'm wrong though :)

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Here is a list of microphones I've tried (search Amazon for them):

HDE® Mini 3.5mm Flexible Microphone for PC

MXL AC404 USB Conference Microphone

Zalman Zm-Mic1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone

Edutige EIM-001 i-Microphone Voice Recorder

Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling Microphone

The ones I've used the most that I like are the MXL AC404 and Olympus ME-52W, with the Olympus being the one that's getting the most use because it pivots nicely and is small. None of them have any gain adjustment,and I've tried every (and I mean every) app on the Play store that is supposed to increase gain, etc but none work.

You can see an example of utter controlling my dining room in this video:

dropbox.com/s/22mzfl2tdl5psi6/2014-05-21%2020.08.54.mp4

The first part of the video went well (of which I edited to showcase elsewhere), but at the end you can see that it started to pick up too much ambient noise and would cut me off before I was even able to give a command. Frustrating to say the least, and far from being reliable enough for everyday use. I plan to put one of these in each room of my house eventually, but for now, starting with the one in the dining room and one in my theater room. Oh, and if anyone wants to know what Android device I'm using, it's the one I sell here: peauproductions.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_99&products_id=674

If anyone has a recommendation of good mics with an on-board adjustable gain please send some links. I've only seen the Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone but it's pretty expensive and huge in size. I've ordered the Yeti which will be here this weekend, will report back when I get it on how it performs.
[Android Apps and Games] ssaqib4e:
[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION] This is amazing ? Thanks so much for this superb app ?
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
[MENTION=5870003]peauproductions[/MENTION]

I look forward to hearing your opinion/review on this.
[Android Apps and Games] nicholes:
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I disabled the Google search that is why it was not working

Now after enabling it is working fine

Thanks for the reply
[Android Apps and Games] peauproductions:
Increasing Micro-Phone Gain Via App

Found a new app named Audiotricks here on the xda forum that increases the mic gain via software, both fine and course adjustments. Works well with utter, though I seem to be getting more false-reads with multi-word commands on average due to ambient noises, though I am able to stand much further away now from my Android microphone. Thought I'd share if anyone needed a good mic gain app.

[MENTION=1989457]themadproducer[/MENTION]

Oh! And I got my Yeti microphone just now: first impressions, holy hell this thing is a lot larger than I thought It'd be. But man, talk about good voice recognition with a quality microphone :) Definitely recommend for anyone that needs a little mic gain quality listening love. Plus having the different modes (stereo, cardiod, omni, bi) is great for different listening environments.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
[MENTION=5870003]peauproductions[/MENTION]

Can you share a link to the mic you bought?

It's usb right? Did you use an OTG cable?
[Android Apps and Games] peauproductions:
It's a Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone, bought on Amazon.

Since my Android computer has full USB ports I don't need to use any cables just plug it in and it works perfectly.
[Android Apps and Games] Looloup:
[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]. Linked app...Shazaam listed.... I have Shazaam Encore loaded and this is not recognised. Also Utter tattoo engine play store link not working.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]

1. Utter is still not capitalising the first letter of sentences in dictated text. Also, please capitalise 'i's as well.

2. I created an icon to replace the drawer icon on my Home screen dock and set it to launch a Tasker task. The task mutes the media stream, starts Utter voice recognition and then restores media volume two seconds later. It silences the beep, which eliminates 90% of ambient noise errors, and then allows Utter to respond audibly once the command is issued. It works perfectly!

I know this is a hack but can you please make this the default behavior (with an option under settings to toggle it)? I cannot set up Tasker tasks to be launched by swiping up from the Home button. If I could, I wouldn't even request it of you -- that's how perfectly the task works.

3. I have set up "ok google" to launch Google Now's voice control. It's terrific! Works so seamlessly it almost feels like a built-in feature.

4. I have set up some commands that look for "joke" as the trigger word and tells you a random short joke for Sickipedia. It works great. If I say something like "repeat that joke" or "can I hear that joke again", it'll repeat it. If I say "save that joke" or any variation of that, it'll save it to a text file.

Can you provide a simpler variation of this as a built-in feature? You can host a text file somewhere and periodically check it to weed out unfunny and mature content. We can even make it a community endeavour. I know Utter is supposed to prioritise usability above all else, but I can tell from your placeholder for "tell me a joke" that you have something like this planned. I can share my Tasker task with you if it'll help.

If you'd rather not work on this, can you at least free up the "tell me a joke" command so I can use it for my own purposes. I hate having to come up with variations of it that don't sound natural at all.

More later. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] lightningdude:
Check out this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emptypath.taskerassist

It should let you use a task as you would with the Google Now swipe. You set the gesture up as a profile, if I recall correctly. I may just have to try this idea out myself.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
Excellent! I'd been searching for this exact thing on the Play Store but my combination of words never turned it up. I was sure it must exist. Thanks for pointing it out.

[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]

I still think you should implement this hack because of how much more reliable it makes Utter, but my problem is sorted now.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
I know you gave me an explanation for why Utter is so much slower than Google Now at initialising voice recognition, but I'm finding it difficult to swallow. Google Now always fires up instantly, no matter where you trigger it from. I can tap on the mic within the search bar on the Home screen or trigger it using a task in Tasker and it never lags. How can it have time to "prime" the recognition engine in those circumstances? Furthermore, if you use Tasker's AutoVoice plugin, it also always works instantaneously. It's a third party app doing exactly the same thing that Utter is, so surely it's doing something differently.

With the ambient noise issue all but gone, this is the only major issue I'm left with. There are times when I tap in the shortcut and have to wait over five seconds to get it to initialise. It feels foolish using it when that happens, and it does pretty frequently.
[Android Apps and Games] tonhuelos:
Minor workaround for bluetooth connectivity issue

As we all know there is an issue when connected to a bluetooth device you don't hear the commands and basically wait a second and start talking in the hopes it is listening. Once connected to bluetooth go into the bluetooth settings on your phone and uncheck the media over bluetooth box. It's not perfect, in my case I still don't hear the "I'm listening" but I now always hear the beep on my phone to know I can give a command. What does this change? Your phone functionality still works over bluetooth ie you can hear the person you are talking to and ring so on but media no longer plays over bluetooth. Until the issue is fixed this is a way to make things a little better. Hope this helps some of you.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
I'm a programmer at heart. I enjoy the tweaking more than the using.

Excellent! I look forward to these additions.

I tried using IVONA a few weeks ago but it was actually much worse with it, so I uninstalled it. Plus, IVONA is terrible anyway.

A) AutoVoice gives you the option to use it with or without the overlay. In either case, it works without delay.

B) If using the overlay will eliminate the delay, why not do that? The overlay is pretty unobtrusive and quickly gets out of your way, and I wouldn't mind it in the least. If it fixes the delay issue, it'll be absolutely worth the tradeoff, I think.

I look forward to it, but I'm quite apprehensive about other voice recognition engines. I've only ever seen Google give priority to Indian accents.
[Android Apps and Games] nicholes:
I think it did not alert me, if so I wound not have asked you about the problem

I remember one thing it keep saying " I have lost the connection" when I say anything.
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
I just installed it, but I can't see the 'without overlay' option anywhere? Could you point me in the right direction please!

Any kind of overlay within the app is a no-go really, just because that's what it advertises as it's unique approach...

I'll look forward to your feedback on the English-Indian recognition! :good:

Thanks for confirming :good: I'll see if I can replicate somehow.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
Create a shortcut to it on your Home screen. In the shortcut preferences, there'll be an option to remove the overlay. I then created a simple profile that looks for the word "test" and flashes the first match.

Incidentally, it also made me realise how excellent Utter's voice recognition is, despite it using the same Google voice recognition API as you do. I have no idea how you've achieved that.
[Android Apps and Games] GLDavis:
Hey guys. Using SVOX I get NO delay using utter.

I've tried the regular Google voice engine and the delay is noticeable and even worse with the high quality.

Using svox I get a voice prompt AND the beep to speak every single time without issue.

Even using ben's utter voices I could not get the same consistent results.

So........ there has to be a key there somewhere Ben.

EDIT-also works flawlessly using a Bluetooth headset.:):beer::):beer:
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
OK, giving it a shot right now. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] lightningdude:
I use CereProc Jess, and have no delay on mine, either.
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
I've tested it a bit and it seems to have taken care of the delay issue, but the TTS itself is so cringe-inducing that it's not much of a solution for me. It's like I'm back in 2007.

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I just bought it and it's downloading right now. The quality of the voice seemed almost too good to be true in the demo. Let's see how it works out.

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Whoa, this is terrific stuff! I listened to all the voices and thought Jess sounded the best. Downloaded it and it really is quite fantastic. And it seems to have taken care of the delay as well. Thanks a lot, [MENTION=3035282]lightningdude[/MENTION]! Have an upboat!
[Android Apps and Games] GLDavis:
Great. The idea is we pointed you in the right direction and have identified that Google seems to be the issue.

Another victory.

Ben's voices, when ready, should make for an experience even better.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]

Hey Ben, to confirm, you said... a full day as Utter sees it, is starting 1sec before midnight and ending at midnight. Is that what you meant? If yes, the issue is very obvious, isn't it? Those times overlap. End time needs to be 11:59:58pm. (2 seconds before midnight.

And even so... IMHO, it should actually be 12am to 11:59:59pm. This is how my calendar perceives the days? I am anxious to here your opinion.
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
I found an extra few areas where the users install may be corrupt :good: but, I couldn't find anything that would cause a response of 'I lost the network connection'?

Did you disable Google Search via the Android Application Settings, or via a 3rd party app?

My choice is Caitlin - she sounds very 'girl next door' ...... :p

Glad that's sorted it :good: Always good to blame Google! :cool:

I hope so! :cowboy:

You are absolutely correct, but the issue appears to be with the SQL Timestamp appearing not to respect EPOC time and daylight saving hours on your device. This makes the database query -8 hours and why events are historic or not detected. I either need to adjust the query time, or assume the event times are out...

I've had a go at both in the release coming very shortly - Will be awaiting your feedback! :victory:

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Just compiling the new test build now, so be back in 30 minutes!

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[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
[MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]

Well....um...no dice my friend.

Downloaded your latest version (still warm...almost burnt my fingers lol)

Did the usual time travel calendar tests.

Testing clearly indicates that Utter is NOT seeing 12am as the START of a day but rather the END of a day. Changing my event to 12:01am-11:59pm fixes the issue.

Audio ducking...didn't spend much time on this, but with Cyberon voice command, audio is ducked during the whole process. With Utter, audio is ducked when the app is talking but after the beep, music is resuming. Tested with Power Amp and Slacker.
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
DOH! Appreciate your lightning quick testing! :good:

I can replicate with PowerAmp, quite why it isn't respecting the request to pause the audio, I don't know... Spotify & Google Play Music are behaving as expected.......

I need some sleep before I can think again about the Agenda issue. I'll post another logging version again tomorrow that will spell out in plain English for us when I'm searching from and until and when the Events are stating they are from and until..... EPOC and milliseconds have given me a headache!

Until then...... and thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] nicholes:
Android application settings sir
[Android Apps and Games] aryayush:
I can confirm that capitalisation in dictated text is perfect now. You've even capitalised the 'i's. Thank you!

Tip for your Tasker users in the audience: you can easily set Utter to be launched by entering the wrong unlock code on the lock screen. Then if you just want to call or text someone, quickly enter '0000' on the lock screen and speak the command. I wish there was a faster way to achieve this though.
[Android Apps and Games] ahmedali09:
music still stops while using wake up phrase feature

:crying:this version of utter still have the same wake phrase problem >>>it works only when phone is online >>other wise it stops my music every 2 or 3 sec>>it looks like ther is nothing u can do
[Android Apps and Games] BobD1605:
Sorry, this still fails for me. Asking about May 4th still tells me I have two events, the all day re-occurring one on the previous day and the correct one on the day itself.

Sommersault? Fairly pointless. But nice :)
[Android Apps and Games] abimael08:
This is the greatest underrated app I've ever used. I hope [MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION] once you come out of the beta stage, you offer the final version at a decent premium price, you deserve it man. Way better than anything currently available and worth every single dime. :D
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
Glad it's working for you! I believe with the Secure Settings Tasker plugin, you could trigger utter! when the device was woken (if it's been off for > X Seconds) - if you say the correct 'phrase' you could unlock the keyguard. Alternatively, if you are at home, just say a command.

I'm afraid the new implementation only works online.

Next solution is coming soon!

DOH! Ok, thanks for letting me know. I'll upload the logging version again at some point where I'll clearly make it detail the start and end times of the events and when I'm searching from and till....

Thanks for your kind words :highfive: Appreciated.

Thanks - Final question please! What Android version are you running?

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For back page arrivals latest test build (new yesterday!) can be found here - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52923973&postcount=6375

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[Android Apps and Games] guy4jesuschrist:
Ben invited me to his TTS app's beta, but then I noticed in the G+ comments that it's going to cost a monthly subscription fee when it's released? Is that true? I haven't installed it yet, because honestly, I don't want to get used to the greatness of it, knowing that I will not be using it, if it cost a monthly fee just for a TTS voice for my phone. Seems a bit extreme if this is the case. Sorry to seem so critical, [MENTION=984710]brandall[/MENTION]. I definitely appreciate the invite, but I'm wanting to make sure before I start testing/using it, as I can't constitute paying a monthly fee for a TTS voice capability.
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
It will be a premium only application, but not for you - forever free :good:
[Android Apps and Games] mahootzki:
Also, imo Facebook and twitter as much as I love them, would love to see productivity like call, text and email before those.

Sent from the heart of my bottom.. er.. bottom of my heart!
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
Noted, thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] rygo:
Galaxy nexus all good time works .on the part about having utter stay awake

how bout an option such as say personal assistance where it will stay awake and listen

so if I am driving I can hit personal assist and go open Pandora play radio and the if someone calls I could say answer or hung up that would be sweet. Good work loving it so far
[Android Apps and Games] freak4dell:
Agreed...but that's mostly because I never use Twitter at all, and I don't use Facebook from my mobile devices.
[Android Apps and Games] RoboJoe:
Can I respectfully request that the send text function use whatever intent that is required to trigger google voice? It seems like many similar apps don't give that option.
[Android Apps and Games] WarLion:
I always think that kind of app need to be able to leave it open and only response when a specific command , I had my phone and tablet mount on my car dash

And I will love to say "utter can you call john thanks" but if I'm talking with someone more utter remain waiting for the specific command in this case "Utter"
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
I hope I can integrate this - I say 'hope' as I haven't done any tests yet regarding background noise - Your ringtone would be 'heard' and there's nothing I would be able to do to stop the 'noise' being sent to the Google server to analyse it for speech content.

The same applies to music playing (which most likely has voice content) and actually talking to someone in the car of course! If the device is docked, I don't have to worry about battery issues, but permanent listening involves permanently sending and receiving voice data, which for those on a tight data plan wouldn't work - I've yet to monitor the data usage of voice processing, so it's an unknown for me at the moment.

The above considered, I'd have to integrate the most uncommon of 'activation' words - something that wouldn't ever be detected otherwise - "My Pants Are Made Of Gold" or something... Now, shall I stick with that, or make it user-configurable.... ? :D
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
Noted, thank you.

You can indeed :) I don't think it's available here in the UK yet, so when the time comes I'll need some testing assistance please!
[Android Apps and Games] vcallas:
Brandall, have you taken a look at Vlingo? I believe it has a function when docked that it is listening and commands are triggered by starting commands with "hey Vlingo ". Utter should be rare enough to begin commands.
[Android Apps and Games] rygo:
Guess what I was thinking was to have 2 modes one where u click and talk to it then it could go back to sleep and 1 that u could click and it would stay live till switched off and I would think that if u had so to listen you could just say (Android ,answer phone) or to be able to set your word for phone to get its command ? Don't know if that would be possible or extremely hard. Thanks for your hard work and listing to peoples opinions. Sure to be a great app!
[Android Apps and Games] mistermentality:
I think Brandalls point is that every single sound would be picked up and sent to google thinking it was voice data and therefore eat up the users data allowance and quite possibly eat up a lot of cpu time thus draining the battery.

Dave
[Android Apps and Games] jonas2295:
But you could possibly add this feature later, brandall :)

You could warn the user that the CPU will used and use much more data.

Not as standard feature but as extra feature as it seems a pretty cool feature.

Like you are lying in your bed and listening to music or just chilling without music(maybe phone is playing music from dockspeaker) and you put your phone in this let's say mode.

And you would just want to stop the music or change the title.

Have to admit that music shouldn't be too loud so that utter can hear you but this just my opinion :D

Checking this thread everyday and following your progress and huge motivation.

Sent from my Leedroid powered HTC One X
[Android Apps and Games] vcallas:
I believe in Vlingo that is not the case. It has that wake up phrase stored locally, and does not need to search until after the wake up phrase is spoken.