Description
Did you know that your mobile can speak UK English?Have Oliver read aloud texts from your e-book, navigation, translation and other apps in a UK English male, high quality and natural-sounding voice powered by SVOX.
When combined with TTS-enabled apps, Oliver can:
- give directions, allowing you to keep your eyes on the road while you're driving
- read a notification containing the caller / sender's name, and read the content of an incoming call / sms / mms / email
- read aloud your favorite e-books or pdf documents
- help you learn English by reading aloud the correct pronunciation
and much more… the possibilities are limitless!
Browse http://svoxmobilevoices.wordpress.com for a list of compatible apps and voice demos.
NEW! Pronunciation correction feature: correct the default output according to your preferences!
== INSTRUCTIONS ==
1. Install and run the voice app once
2. Install free SVOX Classic Text-to-Speech Engine
3. Go to Android Settings -> Voice Input & Output -> Text-to-Speech settings.
Activate SvoxClassic at the bottom of the screen.
Select SvoxClassic as the Default Engine.
4. Run the voice app, click “Continue”, then follow the instructions.
5. Your SVOX Voice main screen will be now visible. Don’t forget to try the new pronunciations correction feature (‘pencil’ icon)!
6. Download other free / paid apps to combine our voice with. For example, you could try: Google Navigation (on Android 2.2 and later, only with Navigation < 5.9), Moon+ Reader PRO, Voice Actions Plus, TalkToMe Classic, Book Speech Audio Books, Transzilla, Good Morning, WakeVoice...
Browse http://svoxmobilevoices.wordpress.com/faq/ for a list of frequently asked questions.
And now … enjoy your new SVOX voice!
== PRONUNCIATION CORRECTION FEATURE - HOW TO ==
1. Run the voice app
2. Click on the ‘pencil’ icon. The pronunciation correction screen will now be shown.
3. Tap on the Android menu key and select ‘Help’
== NOTES ==
1. Google Navigation requires that the Text-to-Speech voice matches the phone language. You can change the phone language in Android Settings -> Language & keyboard -> Select language
Compatible with Google Navigation version < 5.9
2. On Android 2.1 and earlier, only some apps, like Google Translation, support changing voices.
mark
Apr 22, 2012 12:42:34 AM
Oliver Not updated no need to. Superb on HTC Nexus. Clear and certainly NOT robotic. People talking crap.
lauri
Apr 21, 2012 5:08:16 PM
Help I bought and used and loved Oliver. But then he just disappeared! I still have the vox app. Just no oliver. How do I reinstall him? Without paying again?
Rena
Mar 21, 2012 11:51:45 PM
Could not import voice into another program If I could give it lower than 1 star, I would! And within the 15 minute time window, I clicked refund and uninstalled the app. It is still showing up as purchased in the market and after emailing the seller, I still haven't received my refund!
Anonymous
Feb 25, 2012 6:25:22 AM
EXCELLENT HTC 4G INSPIRE
LORD RUPERT
Jan 29, 2012 4:17:40 PM
WARNING THE PREVIEW SOUNDS GREAT BUT THE VOICE YOU GET SOUNDS ROBOTIC AND A LOT OF CRACKLING THE FRENCH & GERMAN ARE FINE SO OLIVER SORT YOURSELF OUT!
Johann
Jan 27, 2012 8:18:38 PM
Excellent Sound Quality Not perfect yet, but more natural-sounding than the default TTS engine.
Andrew
Dec 13, 2011 6:15:22 AM
No good Can not even update as I get an error msg stateing app can not be installed on usb or sd card. Junk!
Pud
Nov 29, 2011 10:51:09 PM
Getting worse. since update voice is not being recognised as installed, also voice itself is now stuttering on sone words.
Fosdick
Nov 15, 2011 5:53:24 PM
Bad SVOX TTS version. This release of version 3.0 makes all my purchased voices sound crappy, clipped, truncated and staccato. I'm sure it's not with a particular voice because I have purchased three voices and they were all OK but have now all become bad using this new version 3.0. Please fix ASAP!!! (Update on Nov 15, 2011) The new release 3.01 sounds better now (and thus one more star). Please apply the update changes to Mandarin and all other voices.
AlanJenney
Nov 15, 2011 5:19:28 PM
Brilliant voice, just disgraceful customer service Brilliant, clear and the standard that voices should be measured against. However, when there was a problem, all attempts to get support from the developer got no response whatsoever! Instead of letting us know that there was a known problem with some devices and that they were working on a fix, they let us continue to spend hours on trying to overcome the error, including reformatting my SD card and factory-reseting the phone. Shameful communication.