Speech Instructions
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RouteYou also offers Turn by Turn instructions. This both visually and auditorily. Read more about that here.
When you don't get speech instructions
In case you do not hear speech instructions, this can have several causes. We recommend that you check the following things first:
- Are speech instructions enabled in your navigation settings?
- Is the volume of your device loud enough?
If you are still not getting instructions then we have some more TIPS.
NOTE: The settings for voice instructions are device specific. The step by step instructions below were tested on the most common versions of Android. There may be differences depending on the device you are using. Please check carefully which tips may apply to your device.
- Samsung users we recommend switching to Google's Speech Services. [help=707s#activating-google-speech-services-on-samsung-devices]Read more about how to do that and why here.[/help]
- Android users
- have the option to install additional languages or voices after activating Google voice services. Continue reading how to do that here.
- sometimes have better results regarding voice instructions if they install the RouteYou app through the Chrome browser. Continue reading how to do that here.
Activating Google Speech Services on Samsung devices
On many Samsung devices, there are two ways to have speech instructions spoken. You have the Samsung engine on the one hand and the Google engine on the other. From experience, we have found that the Samsung engine often does not give the desired results. So it's best to change it to the Google variant. Below we explain step by step how to do that.
TIP: If you don't see Google's Speech Services listed anywhere, you need to install it first from Google Play (Speech Services by Google).
TIP: On this test page, you can check at any time whether the voice instructions on your device are working or not.
Installing additional Google Speech Services
Sometimes the number of languages available for Google's speech services is limited. You can install additional languages and voices through the "Text to Speech" settings.
How to get there: tap Settings > General Management > Text-to-Speech > cog icon
Then select 'Install voice data' and choose the language you want to install. At this point, you may have to install an additional 'language pack' before you can go to the next step. You will then get a screen with the different voices you can select for a country-language combination. Choose the voice you want. This will now be used.