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[Android Apps and Games] ggiraudon:
Utter on JB/KK and Headset Button

First off, thank you again Brandall for an amazing app. No phone is complete without Utter!. It outclasses all of the Assistant apps I've tested by far.

For any of you out there experiencing problems when trying to launch utter with your headset button while the screen is off or locked, there's a simple fix :

Short Version :

[Install Utter as a System app]

Root is required

Use a root enabled file browser (ES File Explorer works fine)

Make sure /system is mounted as RW

Find the utter apk in /data/app/

Move it to /system/app/

Make sure the permissions as rw-r--r--

Reboot your phone.

Long Version :

As of Android 4.0, there are 2 intents for Voice Command type applications to hook onto :

android.speech.RecognizerIntent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH and RecognizerIntent.ACTION_VOICE_SEARCH_HANDS_FREE

Both of which get triggered on long-press of the media key tagged as HEADSETHOOK (the pickup/hangup button on your headset is usually the one by default. If not, see you .kl files)

ACTION_WEB_SEARCH gets triggered if the screen is ON and unlocked. It gets dispatched to all system and user applications.

ACTION_VOICE_SEARCH_HANDS_FREE gets triggered if the screen is OFF or/and locked. It is apparently intercepted and only dispatched to system applications.

As such, the only way Utter can receive its trigger intent when your screen is off or locked is by installing it as a system application.

Side note for Brandall:

I wonder if that could be resolved in custom roms by patching frameworks/base/media/java/android/media/MediaFocusControl.java and simply changing the intent in startVoiceBasedInteractions to always be ACTION_WEB_SEARCH ?

I couldnt figure out where the intercept happens for ACTION_VOICE_SEARCH_HANDS_FREE. I thought it might be a problem with KeyGuard not working out the long-press even the same way but I'm a bit out of my league on that one.

I'm still digging around in the AOSP source to see if I can find a better explaination.

Alternatively, could one possibly create a simple system app that receives ACTION_VOICE_SEARCH_HANDS_FREE and redispatches ACTION_WEB_SEARCH if no other application uses the initial intent ?

cheers !
[Android Apps and Games] Otiscom:
Utter!

Just installed the app. Impressed so far. Once I get used to it I'll post some more.
[Android Apps and Games] pcgardner:
I'm disappointed that nobody has replied to my request for help re offline use not working. Has anyone else had this problem? I searched the thread and followed the advice to make sure the Google voice recognition files for my language (UK English) are installed and working, but still no joy with using Utter! offline, which is frustrating.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Try US English instead. Also make sure you're offline (wifi/mobila data turned off.)
[Android Apps and Games] ggiraudon:
ChatBot URL customization

Hi Brandall,

I know you guys are super busy with Memotion... I was just wondering if you might have time for a quick mod in Utter that could help me get some enhancements on their way :

At this time, when I choose the "Ask Chat-Bot" option in Utter's settings, the fallthrough queries go to you Pandora Bots ALICE bot.

My idea is to deploy my own chat-bot to trigger server-side events based on specific commands.

Right now I've bypassed the issue in 2 ways :

- Creating custom commands in Utter and triggering Tasker tasks which in turn make calls to web services.

- Proxy the Pandora Bots requests by fudging the DNS entry in my hosts file (I'm attempting that one as we speak).

If there was any way you could make the bot XML API url configurable, that would save me a lot of hoop jumping and headaches :)

Thank in advance.

G
[Android Apps and Games] leosash:
I'll apologize in advance if this has been addressed but I haven't had any luck finding it in this thread. The stream command won'twork for me. Whenever I try the stream command utter seems like it's trying then just stops. No results, no failed message. I've uninstalled/reinstalled Google Music and utter. Fixed permissions. I've tried a custom command setup and it will launch the app but not search/play music. Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] Otiscom:
Utter!

The app keeps saying lost network! I thought it worked off line?

Or does it need WiFi. If it does it' not very good.
[Android Apps and Games] PhilipTD:
When you reinstalled Play Music, did you do so from the Play Store?
[Android Apps and Games] Lupierus:
Utter! + Bluetooth + Permanent Recognition Issues

Hi All,

I am having issues when using Utter! with my Bluetooth headset with 'Permanent Recognition' enabled. This will automatically turn off 'Permanent Recognition' when the phone call starts, and re-enable it afterwards. But in some cases this disables the Bluetooth audio so that I cannot hear anything on a second phone call and only a reboot will fix it/restore it (turning Bluetooth on/off does not help). Speaker phone and regular audio are also somehow disabled.

I am using Tasker to initialize 'Permanent Recognition' when my Bluetooth in on.

Appreciate any help/insight!

-Lupierus
[Android Apps and Games] leosash:
Yes reinstalled from the play store.
[Android Apps and Games] geo307cc:
Problem opening the app!

Hi guys,I have a problem when I'm opening the app.When it opens the first time,it asks me to select the voice engine.It has 2 selections; pico tts and engine voice.Whatever I choose it forcecloses!Then it always says me that the app is stopped.Please help me with that!Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] CZ Eddie:
I'm having trouble creating Utter voice-activation shortcuts in CarHomeUltra and Quick Settings shortcuts.

When I go to create the Utter shortcut, it asks me my preferred language and I select English. Then it asks my TTS and I select that. Then it just sends the shortcut to the desktop instead of placing it where it's supposed to go, such as a tile in CarHomeUltra or a tile in my QuickSettings. Clicking on the tile would make Utter ask me what I want.

Any suggestions?

EDIT:

I forgot about this app for Utter. It'll probaby do what I'm wanting:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brandall.quicklaunch.nutter&hl=en

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Have you verified your TTS is working properly by testing it with Google Now?

Something similar happened to me and reinstalling Google Now resolved it for me.

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If you're rooted then you can freeze the stock messaging app, or even uninstall it or re-name the extension so it no longer acts as an app.

Otherwise I dunno how to help.
[Android Apps and Games] neo24gr:
hello all.

if some one can help me on this..

i have xperia m with jelly bean and igo primo gps software on it.

any solution for tts voice?

i dont have voice guide on igo primo..

loquendo tts not working...
[Android Apps and Games] PBurnout:
Hello guys, first of all, congratulations on the amazing app, but I'm having a problem with it.

First, some background:

I looked for an app like Utter! to use it while I'm driving. My idea was simply to press the bluetooth button in my car, and make Utter! pop on the car stereo, waiting for my command. Well, this works flawless! No problems at all, even offline. Kudos!!

The problem lies when I want to launch Utter in another language. I have no problems with English commands, but almost all my contacts are Portuguese names, so Utter have a hard time recognizing the names while trying to understand English names... I created the custom shortcut, and again, launching Utter from this shortcut works flawless! I even replaced some words, so I can use commands in Portuguese instead of English. Again, all of this in offline mode...

But I couldn't find a way to launch Portuguese Utter though the BT Button in the car stereo. It only launches in English. There is any workaround to make this happen?

Thanks in advance, sorry for any typos (English is not my native language), and congratulations again on the amazing app!
[Android Apps and Games] galaxytabyoyo:
multilingual package

Hello,

Sorry not to answer to your pb but i'm intersted by your experience, because i'm trying the beta version with french language and i'm having some troubles with some recognition and Utter speech.

Just like you, i've created a shortcut but for french language. Then Utter talks to me with his introduction in french then it switches back to english TTS (wich is normal i guess). I've also created some tweaks with french replacment words, but i'ts still difficult to make right recognition.

I'm trying it on a galaxy S2 with french package for Google offline TTS. Everything should be ok (some commands works easily), but unfortunately not all (ok i know it's a beta, and an english speaking one only). That's why i'm interested by your feedback wich seems almost successfull with "foreign" language :)

- Which settings are you using for speech recognition (engine etc..) ?

- Have you tried the Wake Up Phrase with your native language? It always failed for me with anything else than english.

- When you launch Utter with your portugese shortcut, does it switch randomlessly in language feedback? For example, mine respond randomlessly with french or english TTS engine. Well it's always funny to hear an english phrase with an awful heavy french accent, but i don't understand what i've missed in parameters...

Thx for your help.

Note for dev. Brandall : Really good work :good: Do you still need some help for multilingual version?
[Android Apps and Games] PBurnout:
Okay, well, to be honest Utter depends heavily on what Google Engine will return to it. So if Google returns gibberish, Utter will do nothing. This is where the Replacement Words feature shines.

The default ones. The only difference is that, instead of using Google Speech to Text in English, I use it in Portuguese.

The problem lies that, when I speak in Portuguese, Google recognize the words correctly, and send these words to Utter to be processed. But Utter don't know any words in Portuguese. So I created some key replacements words (like call, play music, etc).

No, and to be honest, the Wake Up Phrase didn't work for me even in English. I'm not interested in this feature at the moment.

No, but Google don't have a TTS Engine in Portuguese, so this may be the reason. Which language is the default one in your cellphone settings?

Hope I helped you, fell free to ask.
[Android Apps and Games] dannyjpa:
Hello my friend

I am quite impressed with what you've done, and i want to thank you for it. I am an spanish Interpreter / Translator from Peru, I would like to help you translate this program , i just think this is a great tool that needs to be available in spanish so if you would do me the honor i will be more than happy to help you.
[Android Apps and Games] JimboAccy:
utter and kitkat samsung galaxy s2 i9100

Hi all

Not sure if this is the right place to contact the people that matter regarding this but here goes.

I have a samsung galaxy s2 and was looking for an offline voice command program and came across this little beauty. I have a bluetooth Avantalk adapter for use in the car (dont have one of these posh stereos with built in bluetooth) and managed to get it working offline a treat - all utter prompts were being played back through the avantalk device.

I put a custom ROM on my phone which was jellybean and utter still worked perfectly for me. Since putting another ROM on that is Kitkat (4.4.2) I have a problem. Bluetooth is working fine and the Avantalk pairs no problem with the 'use phone audio' option ticked by default in the properties of the device but utter does not use the avantalk for playback of prompts, it just uses the phones speakerphone. When in a call, the audio of the phone comes through the Avantalk speaker but I want the prompts from utter to be played to me through the Avantalk.

Would this be a rom issue or an utter app issue?

Jimbo
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
Hi folks, hope you're all keeping well.

I'm hard a work on the latest release and another related application which will help with the translation of utter! that I'm going to do this month! At last!

For anyone who is multilingual, I have once sentence I need translation help with please! Take a glance at this G+ post

Sorry I've not been around to answer your posts and thank you so much to those helping out in my absence.

I'm hoping to improve the switching between languages in the coming release. Also, allowing the wake-up phrase to be in any language.

Thanks for your offer to help. I've had the translation files set up for a long time, just no time to actually implement it.... Later this month your help would be much appreciated!

Bluetooth support is just a nightmare at the moment. Works well randomly and stops working well randomly.... I hear on the grape vine that Google are going to release an improve to the way Android handles bluetooth connections, so hopefully that will help cure these frustrating quirks.
[Android Apps and Games] JimboAccy:
Thanks for your feedback Brandall, much appreciated
[Android Apps and Games] Dark Keeper:
Dont work for me :((
[Android Apps and Games] ashuvyas:
fuzzy

I guess my device doesn't support offline mode cuz there is no option of download offline files for speech cognition in voice search settings
[Android Apps and Games] masterfisher166:
ok google now to launch Utter

Is there a way to have the stock ok Google now voice command prompt to activate the utter ready/listening state? The idea is this would save battery because utter active listening wouldn't have to be running in the background while the screen is off. I ave a little experience with the yasker app. My phone is not rooted. Thanks for any help.
[Android Apps and Games] remidesroques:
Hi guys , does anyone know how to turn off temporary the listening when Google voice is on . Every time I launch google now /voice it won't work because there is a conflict with utter listening as well. I have talked about it before and people told me that utter functions well at the same time with Google now but it doesn't, how could it? ! . I have a tasker task that kills the listening for all the apps where I am dictating things but somehow I cannot figure out how to detect that Google now is on.

In the end I believe that this function should be inside the program and each time Google now/ voice/ dictating Google voice is launched the listening should be stopped and restarted as soon as G now is not used . It is actually doing it when you say okay google then it stops but that's the only situation

Btw, I am not using the okay Google from utter because somehow it is not the same than when you launch it by itself . If you send an email it will prompt you and send it without having to touch anything on the original Google now but when you launch it through utter these prompts does not happen .
[Android Apps and Games] Thwip:
Beep,,,beep,,,beep,,,beep...

Google Search auto updated a short while ago on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1/2014. Since the update, with Permanent Recognition on, Utter beeps every couple seconds.

I thought I had seen a beep option somewhere in Utter to toggle beep but can not find it. Is there such an option?
[Android Apps and Games] remidesroques:
Yep, same here
[Android Apps and Games] brandall:
What doesn't?

What device do you have?

This is possible with the xposed framework, but it's on my list to look at.

Hi Remi, an exclude list of apps is coming in the next release - utter! will monitor when they start and stop and react accordingly.

Thanks to you both to reporting this and [MENTION=907600]Dtrieb[/MENTION] too.

Google have changed the beep from system stream to the notification stream. I'm not sure what else they've changed. Investigating now. Let the mass of users emails begin! DOH! :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] keith456:
its good !!

just a thought maybe changeable voices eg a male and female voice
[Android Apps and Games] cristianu:
Hi. I'm new on utter...

I see one trouble

I've been setting Romanian language. So I can dictate sms in Romanian but when I receive a message utter read it with English.... can you fix this please?

I must say to you that your app is only one that work with dual SIM phones that read caller I'd and message together...

I tried a lot of this kind of apps.

Can do something to start utter when Bluetooth or headset is connected?

I appreciate your work indeed...
[Android Apps and Games] Thwip:
I was thinking this would be cool too. Examples:

Me: Computer on.

Utter response #female: Waking up the silicon *****.

or

Me: Turn computer on.

Utter response #male: Shall I fondle her floppies sir?
[Android Apps and Games] keith456:
the offline functionality still needs lots of work ,app works better with internet on , on my xperia z it mixes 2 voice engines together whilst ofline while online it works fine using only one voice engine .
[Android Apps and Games] Robles23:
Help guys!

Howdy guys! I need assistance with this app. Long ago I disabled the Google Voice Search on my phone. Now, everytime I try to use the app it says "something went wrong, please check you google voice search" I completely understand that this is a problem on my end, not in the app. However, I just cant seem to find a way to enable Google Voice Search again! I go to Settings --> Apps --> All and Voice Search is NOT on the list! And when I look it up on the play store, it shows "Installed" I then downloaded the APK from the internet to try and install it again, but it says "App not installed" So now I am completely lost. I would love to try this app as it looks promising.

Could anyone give me a few instructions or assistance on how to enable Voice Search again.

Here is my current device:

Epic 4G touch (Sprint)

CM 10.1

Jelly Bean 4.2.2

Any type of assistance would be gladly and very much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
I've always wanted to use offline voice recognition with utter! even when I'm online for various reasons. I wanted to post about this earlier here, but didn't have the time. Anyway, I wrote an Xposed module to be able to do that (although I've made it usable with any app :)) if anyone's interested. I remember some people asking about how to force offline voice recognition a while back.

Here's the module's XDA thread.

It relies on Google's offline voice recognition. Contact Google. :p

It's integrated in Google Search now, so install that if you haven't already.
[Android Apps and Games] scissorscrush:
Yes and this happens on all voice recognition apps.
[Android Apps and Games] a10fjet:
App store search

Made this in tasker. when i say to utter "search for an app" it says "which app" then executes this tasker task

App Search

Get voice

variable set %tosearch to %VOICE

variable split %tosearch by spaces

%loopx=1

Anchor R1:

variable set %processedsearch to %tosearch(%loopx) append

%loopx+=1

variable set %processedsearch to %20 append ; this is what play store uses as word dividers in url...

goto R1 if %loopx-1<%tosearch(#)

browse URL https://play.google.com/store/search?q=%processedsearch

then select google play to open this type of link always

really disappointed this wasn't included in utter! and i was forced to make it myself... developer should be able to make a filter that catches "search/look/find ... app named/called X" and have it do this automatically.
[Android Apps and Games] afarkas:
Hey, in googlePlay, in the description you are askin users to give you feedback, but i dont really get HOW?

there is no "fedback / contact developer" option in the app ... or at least i did not found it ...

i am fan of this kind of technology, i thing this is the wasy to explore and i would like to participate ... i already have some feedbacks, but ... HOW can i bring you these feedbacks on your desktop?
[Android Apps and Games] a10fjet:
there is "send developer an email" in main screen... this thread is probably better way though
[Android Apps and Games] jaime4272:
Hi. love this app. I just install it but I have a very annoying beeping sound when I have utter listening. and because of that I have to quit it.

so does any body tell me how to do to stop this beeping. I know that there may be somewhere in here but there are so many pages thenks
[Android Apps and Games] afarkas:
same here

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thank you, did not noticed that.so, my feedbacks would be the anoying beeping sound when in listening mode, and a question - is it possible, and if yes how, to get it talk in other than english language? (slovak for example)

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] kaliakman:
[MENTION=5495633]afarkas[/MENTION] [MENTION=1107223]jaime4272[/MENTION]

The answer was just a page back :)
[Android Apps and Games] afarkas:
wake up phrase

reacts on (custom wake up phrase) ALWAYS for second time on galaxy note 2

pronauncing it exactly the same, reacts on second time ... always
[Android Apps and Games] Thwip:
Beep be gone!

How I got rid of constant beeping with Permanent Recognition on:

Open Play Store, search for "Google Search".

On Google Search page, uncheck Automatically Update. Click on Uninstall Updates.

Turn Permanent Recognition on.

Works fine on my Samsung tablet. YMMV.
[Android Apps and Games] afarkas:
some feedback and question

here is a feedback again:

when asking to "create new event" the answer is ALWAYS "sory, but i could not structure that event" ...

had try a hundreds times, never works ...

and here is the question:

in the description the developer states, wants to make custom languages supported by "plugins" to make the app lightweighted ...

Is there anything i can do (translate phrases) to help you?

I would like to have utter speaking and understanding slovak ...

I already did translation of lang files for SmartTools for example
[Android Apps and Games] RazzMcTazz:
Can Utter launch Google Navigation when Waze it its default navigation?

I have Utter! 3.0.9.1 installed on an Android v2.3 Optimus S.

I have Waze installed, but often I prefer to use Google Navigation. If I tell Utter! to "Navigate to XXX" Utter! launches Waze by default. But sometimes I'd like to be able to launch Google Navigation.

If I say, "Open Navigation" or "Open Google Navigation" Utter can't find it.

If I try to create a custom command, there is no "Navigation" app to choose from. I tried launching some of the "Maps" activities but the first few likely candidates failed, and it's very time consuming to implement a custom command (and no way to quickly edit the launched process which would be a nice feature) so I gave up.

1) Is there a name for Google Navigation that Utter! would recognize and launch? If not...

2) Is there an activity (process) that I could open to launch Google Navigation voice search (so that I could be completely hands-free)?

3) Is there an activity (process) that I could open to launch Google Navigation?

Ideally (perhaps a future feature), I'd like to be able to say to Utter, "Google Navigate to XXX" (and maybe "Waze Navigate to XXX").

Thanks in advance for any help!

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If I say, "Kill Utter!" Utter! can't find itself as an app. Can I have Utter! kill itself?
[Android Apps and Games] markworksfx:
Just say navigate to xxx it should open google maps app

And for utter to close or clear any app off the screen just say home
[Android Apps and Games] wmandel:
read back text messages?

does utter have the ability to read back to you text messages you receive? i havent figured out how to get it to do that. and its real important to me as i'm in my car a lot. Text By Voice by Sonalight does it. utter should be able to also.
[Android Apps and Games] Leavard:
Try "read my last text message" or "turn on driving mode"
[Android Apps and Games] wmandel:
i tried read my last text nessage and it tells me i have no text messages to read. what section is driving mode located under?

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] markworksfx:
There's no driving mode just continously listen I think you may have to use the stock messaging as default