The "Navigation" style enables Loquendo TTS to correctly expand address abbreviations typically found in Google Maps/Google Navigation or other navigation apps. The "Messaging" style includes an SMS abbreviation decoder which correctly reads the more common emoticons and acronyms used in text messages and emails. You can choose your current favourite reading style in the "Settings" screen. Currently the LTTS Demo will not be affected by this setting, but all applications using TTS will be.
The Loquendo TTS speaking rate can be adjusted via “Speech rate”, available in the Android general settings on the “Text-to-Speech Settings” page. You can adjust the speech volume and choose the “Reading style” (see below). Press the Menu button on your phone, then tap “Settings”.
Update data: in case an update of voice data is available.Pressing the Menu hardware button you get the following options: When installation is complete, or whenever you reopen your Loquendo TTS app, a screen appears confirming that the voice has been correctly installed. TTS Speed is a general phone setting and can be adjusted browsing to “Voice Input & Output” -> “Text-to-Speech Settings” -> “Speech rate”. Then tap on “Default engine” and, again, select your Loquendo TTS voice. Scroll down to the “Engines” list and check your Loquendo TTS voice in order to enable it among the possible default engines. To do this, tap on the “Settings” icon and browse to “Voice Input & Output” -> “Text-to-Speech Settings”. Your LTTS voice is not yet the default TTS on your smartphone. Now you are ready to try out Loquendo speech! Try playing around with the demo: edit the sample text to create your own sentences - with or without emoticons!Ģ. In this case, interrupt the installation and start over. your device hasn’t lost the network connection while downloading.Should the installation get stuck or fail, please check the following: NB: Downloading means that 30-45 MB of data will be downloaded from a Loquendo remote computer: if you don't have a “flat” data plan please consider connecting your smartphone to a Wi-Fi access point instead of using your GPRS/3G connection.
Tap the application icon “Loquendo TTS Susan” that has now appeared in your application menu: you'll be prompted to start the voice download and installation. Please note that user-installed TTS are only supported by Android 2.2 (Froyo) or later.ġ. Loquendo TTS voices on the Android Market have been created to enrich your Android phone with Loquendo's expressive and fluent synthetic speech to power your navigation apps, SMS/email readers, screen readers, task managers with vocal alerts and any talking application on your Android phone. Now any speech-enabled app can talk in Loquendo TTS! Natural & expressive, with SMS, emoticon, address & navigation decoders. American English Text-To-Speech female voice.