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[Android Apps and Games] Mr Bigglesworth:
Realise the developer has not been able to spend time to further this app for a while, but this app seems to do much of what I need for relatively simple in car use and there seems to be a great amount of knowledge from users on this. Wondering if some of those users could help me with a couple of quick questions:

- does anyone know the shortcut activity to launch the utter voice recognition request. At the moment I have to pull down the notifications bar and press the utter notification, but I would like to assign a button to directly launch this (I haven't got it always listening). (i.e. actually tried a different way of searching the thread and think I just found the answer - think this might be com.brandall.nutter/com.brandall.nutter.EIH - will test this later when home, but if anyone can confirm, it would be appreciated)

- I've got v3.6 of google app on 4.4.4. Online recognition is good, but offline is not working. Do you have to have US selected as the language or does gapps (can see some reference to people installing different ones of these in this thread) need to be an certain version?

Thanks so much to anyone who can help with this!
[Android Apps and Games] kyleruggles:
Lets just make Utter! open source, don't let it die like this.
[Android Apps and Games] Mr Bigglesworth:
To answer some of my own questions - the activity/class issue was explained a Utter/Tasker user guide earlier in this thread. Offline voices does seem to be working to some extent now I've uninstalled the additional UK voice pack.
[Android Apps and Games] gilligan8:
Ok... how can one get utter to start listening with a button press from screen off?

I'm using Utter QL and Home2 Shortcut which works if the screen is not locked.

Ideally I'd like to be able to double tap a button (home button) while in my pocket and get utter to listen. I'd rather not turn on shake or persistent listen for battery purposes.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Is there a tasker way, or an app that supports button config? Is NFC an option? I'd say there might be a way with Tasker.
[Android Apps and Games] AgentJz:
[/COLOR]Programmed the long press on my power button to launch as well when locked
[Android Apps and Games] LBETech:
good app

good one
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Good to have this one
[Android Apps and Games] PhilipTD:
It may be that when Google started to focus more on Now's voice functionality and integration, it chilled the development of free-standing third-party apps?
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
That'd be my guess, too. But that doesn't mean there isn't opportunity in the space. Many of us are leery of Google's intrusive business model and would prefer a more secure (private) app. My solution was to use Utter and Xprivacy, deny permissions to Google, but authorize it for Utter, so that (for example) when I voice dial, my contacts are not being scrubbed by Google for their extracurricular profiteering adventures. Agan, I'm not sure if that's really working the way I hope... but it makes me feel better.
[Android Apps and Games] jonathancalderon:
hello,

thanks for this app

1. would like to request whatsapp support

2. i will be willing to translate to hebrew (google now dont support hebrew at this time and this would be a very good alternative)

thanks jonathan
[Android Apps and Games] kyleruggles:
Sadly the developer stopped support for this app over a year ago. :(
[Android Apps and Games] jonathancalderon:
that's too bad

this is something worth working on

is there any alternatives?

jonathan
[Android Apps and Games] kyleruggles:
I know! I can't believe he abandoned it! I still use it myself.

There are great alternatives, some are Hound, Indigo, Dragon Mobile Assistant, Robin,Cortana and Google of course heh. Hound is pretty damn sweet though, you can speak to it naturally and it's accurate. But nothing comes close to the configurability of utter, sad to say :(

But Google just announced Google Home at I/O and I'm excited for what Google will bring later this year. There's also Viv by the creators of Siri. Keep an eye on Viv and Google Home in the next couple of months.
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
So, do any of these apps work off-line for voice dial with a Bluetooth headset? This is really all that I need, and I'm using an old Rugby 2 flip because it works so well for it. I still carry a Rugby Pro for work email and have that number forwarded to the flip.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
I'm pretty sure that Google will work offline for simple (local) commands. Or, if all you want is voice dialing, you can still use Utter. Just install and configure, but don't launch Google. Utter will still work by using the Google engine, but (theoretically) not pass any contact info to Google. Not sure if it'll work with a BT headset, but I doubt see why not.
[Android Apps and Games] anasgeo:
You can also try cyberon

.....................

Insult births impiety and phronesis the big wealth

Phronesis 6.5-N920C

✌?✌
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I've tried Cyberon. The closest that I've come to what I need has been utter! but it just isn't reliable and consistent enough. So many things wouls stop it from working. I don't want to dig down through my riding gear to restart it or turn off some other app that blocks it. I used Tasker to switch WIFI off when Bluetooth connected and vice-versa because it kept trying to connect via WIFI while I was riding. Anything that caused a notification seemed to block it from responding. I don't need it to read my texts or let me dictate or brush my teeth for me. I need it to respond to my Bluetooth headset button and dial the phone for me. Just like my Rugby 2 or my old Razr V3i.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
What a huge disappointment.

Months upon months ago, we were assured that Ben was going to open-source the program. Yet here we are still waiting.

I've tried 'Assistant' and I am unimpressed. The simplest thing that a program like this should do - ask you which number to dial when a contact has more than one phone entry - is not present. Instead, the user has to manually select which number to call.

Hound has a privacy policy which is totally unacceptable.

Google Now, while robust, also risks our privacy.

So, with the need for a good voice assistant, and Utter being MIA, what are our options?
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
Rugby 2 for me. Rugby 4 works but is very awkward and unstable OS, Razr V3i is in the drawer for a backup (adaptive voice dial works well, but it is a poor phone). What about a Windows phone?
[Android Apps and Games] Critical Detox:
I'm not angry that he stopped updating this app, I'm angry he stopped updating the app and didn't even tell his users why. A simple follow up on whether or not this app is dead or plans for the future would be great, but we've got neither of those. It's been 2yrs now.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Not an option. I'm committed to the Android platform, not only because of the investment I've made in software licenses (purchases) but also the data collected over the years.

I'd really like to find something as useful as Utter that actually works. The one thing I really think would make a difference is if we could change a few things about its behavior:

Change certain default programs (like email and calendar)

Change default search engine

Change launch behavior. Specifically, when you begin with "who, what, where, when, how, why", it's almost invariably a query, so Utter should launch your (preferred) search engine (in my case, DuckDuckGo) to do the search. This would be instead of being forced to use the default 'Search Yahoo for _____' command.

I see a number of you guys are using Tasker, but I have no experience with that. Maybe there's a workaround somehow?
[Android Apps and Games] Artimis:
Tasker with the autovoice plugin seems to be a popular option. It is just much more manual/involved to setup everything. Utter! automatically deals with a lot of the complexities out of the box.

Personally, I've tried just about every alternative out there and while some are better than others, I keep coming back to Utter! despite some of it's flaws due to lack of updates.

If you want to program very specific commands to perform very specific actions, you can try Zandra. But it definitely cannot perform complex tasks or make use of regex's, variables, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] markworksfx:
I guess this thread is dead but I'm still using utter such a waste this app had so much potential
[Android Apps and Games] rossimelthomas:
It's seems a great work
[Android Apps and Games] defilerx2:
Still trying to upload data to Google Servers!

Hello,

I have tried Utter specifically for the reason to be able to work with it completely offline to run custom home control apps but I sadly notice that if there is wifi it still trying to upload the voice sample for analysis to Google servers which will fail since I won't allow the phone to go out to internet but this causes 20-30 seconds delay before Utter actually start processing the sample offline.

How to stop connecting it there?

I have the latest version from appstore for Lollypop 5.0.

Thank ya
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I have used Tasker to watch for a Bluetooth connection, and switch WIFI OFF/ON. I used utter! to connect to my helmet Bluetooth headset and do voice dial. Worked, but not reliable enough. So, I went back to using my old Rugby II flip, which works perfectly for voice dial.
[Android Apps and Games] slakbas:
Device and media sound must be enabled

Anybody fixed this? Seems like a pretty old problem, but it's 2016 and I still have it...

Where exactly do I enable device and media sound? I've given utter all the permissions it needs...

---------- Post added at 10:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:36 PM ----------

Hi, i have android marshmallow and cannot seem to find the location on my settings that allows me to enable device and media sound. Can you help?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] defilerx2:
You forgot to mention that this is not free. I would even pay for it if I know for 100% sure that IT WILL NOT NEED INTERNET access to analyze your voice or it can cache it in once and then won't bother uploading it to servers every time.

I srsly only need this for a couple of custom commands (eg: I say lights it opens an app to turnon lights) not to use google maps, dial contacts and read smses etc etc.
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Utter! is free - who mentioned price to you? If you look through the thread the answers about using it offline are there - it's about keeping Google as an older version...
[Android Apps and Games] defilerx2:
Gotta love these stupid responses, you obviously didn't even bother reading my post just spit out this garbage here. I was replying to the previous guys comment who suggested TASKER, that it is not free. If you have the answer which google voice package should I use to have completely offline voice recognition why don't you just share that link directly to the .apk file.

Utter advertises itself as "OFFLINE" voice recognition, nothing could be farther from the truth...

Also in the kitkatt version the en_US women voice sucks big time, it's a nice voice on android 5.x
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
... junior member with 4 posts and you're abusing people already. I wonder how long before you get a ban here.

You're too lazy to search the thread, and abuse me for not handing the link to you on a silver platter? See ya.
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
So, my Rugby Pro runs 4.1.2 Android. I've updated to the latest Google (saved the old version). Is it worth the time to test Google Now with Bluetooth on this setup? I can't do it until the middle of the week (have a new helmet and waiting for Sena to deliver missing parts to install the headset. My old headset was ground off of my old helmet while I slid and tumbled down the interstate.) I spent too much time trying to get utter to work

reliably

, and would just as soon stay with the old reliable Rugby 2 flip if other solutions are not solid. I don't mind using other add-ins like Tasker to make it work. I was using Tasker to turn wifi off when Bluetooth connected and back on again when Bluetooth disconnected - that worked fine. BTW, both Rugbys survived the 45 mph get-off, leaving heavy bruises on my hip inside my protective gear. All gear was destroyed, but I didn't loose any flesh.
[Android Apps and Games] Tmobilefan906:
Dude. Flash a gapps package that doesn't have google app in it. Then download the apk for google app 4.3 and lower
[Android Apps and Games] :
Hey everyone !

I've been following XDA from afar this Utter thread. Big fan ! I too, as [MENTION=1034670]BillTheCat[/MENTION], agree with everything he said about Utter and the wait to know if it's discontinued or not...

Anyway, i bought a smartwatch a few days ago (the Sony Smartwatch 3) and wanted to know if anyone knew how i could make the recognition voice of utter work through the watch. I can't seem to find how to do it. Maybe i forgot something?... If someone could be kind enough to point in a direction i'd be thankful !

Thank you :)

[MENTION=2296281]Artimis[/MENTION] : i see you used autoVoice. Is it really hard to work with? I use Tasker a lot (big fan, so worth the money paid for it ! Really people, don't think, go get it ;) ). AutoVoice seemed a good alternative as i'd like to continue using Tasker in any case. What is your opinion?
[Android Apps and Games] markworksfx:
If you use autovoice you should know about autowear that's how you get voice recognition on your watch easy to set up it has a wizard
[Android Apps and Games] :
I don't use autoVoice, but Artemis used it if i understood well. But using Tasker i have heard of autoWear (and all the other auto apps !) :) i also found out about Wear Tasker, not sure if it's as complete as autoWear though
[Android Apps and Games] Tmobilefan906:
I'm on android 6.0 and I downloaded this apk from apkmirror... And I also installed the utter 3.12b fix. Make sure that if u wanna flash gapps, install a version of gapps that doesn't include Google search. Install utter.... Then reboot... Then install that apk (Google search)... Install all offline and online voice files.... Reboot... Now u can enjoy offline talking to utter!!
[Android Apps and Games] Tmobilefan906:
This apk
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
I still use utter! every other time I pick up my phone. "Call Tmobilefan906 at Work", "Make an appointment for 0900 tomorrow called Meet Ben Randall for Coffee", "Read my last message", "Navigate to my next appointment". It's a great pity that its maintenance was dropped.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
We're coming up on nearly a year, fellas. What's the deal? Would it be too much to ask Ben to click in here and just let us know his intentions? As the saying goes: "inquiring minds want to know".

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] GLDavis:
Well, I don't have an answer for you. To make a long story short...prior to your referenced posting...Ben was very ill. When I replied at the time, I had just spoken with him for the first time in several months.

He was getting himself back together when he said he was going to outsource the app.

Unfortunately, I have not heard from him since, so I can't provide any more news for all of you.

In closing, hope you are all doing well and Happy Holidays.

Gary Davis
[Android Apps and Games] Dtrieb:
Hey everybody,

i have get this news today from Ben:
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
I'm old and have had a respiratory infection that is still healing, so.... not holding my breath.
[Android Apps and Games] iisarobots:
Whaaaaaat? the savior has come! Im going to go play the lottery today. Fanfreakintastic!!!! oh please let it be true!
[Android Apps and Games] PamelaGirl:
Ben Lives!

Did I read that right that an update to Utter will be in January 2017?

T.IA.
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Odd that my response to this seems to have disappeared, but I seem to recall having wished Ben a speedy recovery and hoped he was back on his feet soon.

Glad to hear this most recent update, it signals Ben is out of the woods. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled for a fresh release soon.
[Android Apps and Games] PamelaGirl:
Much thanks to the response.

And most important a healthy and positive life changing recovery for Ben!

I really want to make Utter! my choice and not deal with any of the newer cloud based services like Google home, Amazon Alexa and Siri.

Thank you All! :)
[Android Apps and Games] thecat131:
Turn Timer off

Hi there

Good to hear that you're on the mend Ben. Absolutely looooove Utter! but I'm hoping someone can answer this question for me

I can set a countdown timer using Voice but I've not been able to find a way to end the timer with voice (ie I have to touch the screen to stop/silence the alarm)

What am I doing wrong?

Cheers

thecat131

Galaxy Note 4

Android: 6.0.1

Utter! 3.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] ElectroXexual:
I used to use this app like a year or so ago. Now that I have returned to use this again it's still the same version. Is it being developed? If it's not open sourcing it will be a great help to everyone imo. Does anyone know any similar app to this? Ty
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
Hey Ho thecat131.

I don't reckon you can do this with Utter! as it is.

If you have Tasker, you might be able to do it. I tried to (you'll need to spend a couple of dollars) use Autovoice, but it interfered with Utter! and my effort was a fail.
[Android Apps and Games] ewingr:
Development has been long abandoned.
[Android Apps and Games] thejackalsmark:
After him working on "Gluru" and "fighting health problems" for the last 2 years, now that Gluru is out, it will be much appreciated by a million ppl or so, to hear from brandall himself... "Update" or NO update.

This far into the future, the "Possible" update will likely NOT work smoothly with my 4.1.2 Jellybean phone anymore, anyway. (3.1.1 doesn't... siiiiigh)

The 3rd party references to things he has apparently said, while better than nothing, ( I guess) are a reminder that we were all left to wonder what was going on for 2 years ..

While OP could find the energy and time to help on Gluru, taking a minute or two to post a comment himself, to show loyal fans that he didn't just leave everyone hanging, was "beyond" his power... :(

Other things going on and keeping the bills paid (and health problems) I understand and can't hate on....

Basically ignoring us all for 2 years and not the decency to explain or personally comment, imho, was a serious let down. :(
[Android Apps and Games] McAwesomePL:
Aaaaaaaand it's February now. Any news guys? The lack of any answer is killing me :/

Hopefully Ben is all good now though.
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
Hello strangers

I only read the last two posts and I feel too guilty to read any more :(

Firstly, please accept my apologies - especially to those who have been concerned for me, or been back to this thread on a regular basis despite my continued absence.

Very briefly, I've been locked in a very dark room, for a very long time... very literally. I needed to find a way to make utter! everything it could have been, as well as being 'tomorrow proof' - and I believe I've achieved that. My brain is fried.

Today, I'm in the final throws - writing user guides and tutorials - the core code is complete. I've delayed informing you all until this point, as my original deadline to reach this stage is a forgotten memory and I didn't want to make any false promises. But,... I am now weeks away from being able to share something to test, which of course will be for the XDA crew only.

I'll need to initially keep it away from prying eyes, so it'll be a private G+ Group. I'm going to duck out for a few weeks again now and finish these damn guides and then I'll be back to post the link. Some of you, and you know who you are, will already be honourably invited.

I hope you are all well. Thanks and apologies once again - your support got me here and that's not something I've forgotten, or I take for granted, despite appearances :( I'll make it up to you.... :angel:

Back in a few weeks.

Ben
[Android Apps and Games] gbossley:
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Great Ben, if nothing else it's been an adventure for you.

Looking forward....

G
[Android Apps and Games] peterxmac:
Hey Ben, thanks for the update! Looking forward to the upcoming release :good:
[Android Apps and Games] tweakradje:
Wow. Nice to have you back Ben. Even though it has been a while no other product has surpassed Utter. Hope to see new up-to-date version. Best wishes!
[Android Apps and Games] BillTheCat:
Ben, great to hear from you, and even better to hear you're back on your feet. Obviously if there's anything I can do to assist, I'd consider it a privilege to be included in the beta group.
[Android Apps and Games] pidjones:
Afraid it has taken a bit too long for me. Went to a Windows 10 mobile and Cortana does all that I need.
[Android Apps and Games] Artimis:
I'm still using utter daily and was just about to start a new home automation project with it so this couldn't come at a better time! So stoked!
[Android Apps and Games] thejackalsmark:
I hopefully, speak for many, when I say this...

" While it's Great to officially hear that a long awaited update is on the horizon...

SCREW the update!"

"What is BETTER, is to finally hear from you PERSONALLY, Ben. It's EQUALLY good to hear that your health is OK!

I've followed your work and posts, on XDA and various other spots, for a long time.

" Your MANY contributions to the "Tasker" community, were a Godsend and inspiration when I was a complete NOOB and struggling to get through the "Learning Curve"!

("Your sense of humor didn't hurt either, as I made many permanent dents in walls with my head." :D )

As for "utter!", It's been indespensable since the first betas and one of the key reasons why I"ve STAYED with 4.1.2 Jellybean, Even while everyone on L, M, and now N look at me like a stubborn old "Hippie". lol

"In spite of the quirks of earlier versions, it's still served its purpose quite well (Especially in combination w Tasker) on my continually aging device."

"I thank you Greatly, for the time and effort you put into it!"

"If you think it's worthwhile to try and is still compatible, I would still like to test out the update when you roll it out, but I'd guess, as far behind the current android versions as mine is now, I shouldn't get my hopes up."

"Either way, it IS good to FINALLY hear from Y O U, yourself, Ben! Your absence has been felt and you've been missed in a number of places."

"Don't be a damn stranger!" :P

- With much Respect,

The Jackal's "MARK"
[Android Apps and Games] Artimis:
Just an FYI, I was doing the same thing until I bought a phone that came preloaded with N (LG V20).......and utter + tasker work perfectly fine with it.
[Android Apps and Games] ewingr:
Brandall...it's great to hear from you. I look forward to your upcoming product. Google voice stuff is still a disappointment, at least to me.

I'm glad I kept the subscription to the thread. I had hopes that ultimately something would turn up. And voila!

Good luck with your continued efforts. I suspect you have a gaggle of volunteers for testing. I'd certainly be willing.

See you here soon...:highfive: