Garmin Viago Lost Spoken Street Names
Tue, 03/31/2015 - 3:11pm
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I was on vaction last week and when I was using the Garmin Viago app to navigate, I noticed that it was no longer speaking street names even though I have purchased that option in the past and selected a voice that offers that. When I would select a voice that does not speak street names, I did get the "turn right ahead". When I downloaded and selected a voice with spoken street names, I had no voice guidance at all.
Has anybody else here ran across this issue? About all I can think of to try is to simply delete the app and download everything all over again. unless anybody here can think of anything else I can try.
Check the text to voice settings
There may be something changed in the text to voice settings in your phone or tablet. Make sure you haven't selected the mute in the map menu in the upper right or the send directions using Bluetooth option.
There have been no updates to the Viago voices or the software since they quit offering the app purchase so something else must have changed.
If you start the app and select settings and then select audio and then languages and voices you will see the voices you have downloaded. select one that says it supports real directions and hold your finger on it for a couple of seconds and it will actually say a sample direction in that voice.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Garmin Viago Lost Spoken Street Names
I can get Michelle to say "enter roundabout", but I cannot get Samantha or Jack to say anything. Maybe it is a "feature" of my updated Android OS!
What androic viersion did you update too?
That may be it and you may have to check your text to voice settings now to see what service is being used for that and if there are any setting options.
As I recall mine are using Google voice with android 4.4.2 in both my phone and tablet with the Viago app.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Definetly something wrong
I can get Michelle to say "enter roundabout", but I cannot get Samantha or Jack to say anything. Maybe it is a "feature" of my updated Android OS!
When I select one of the real directions supported voices it gives a far more detailed direction sample including the direction and name of the street name for the next turn after the roundabout.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Garmin Viago Lost Spoken Street Names
I switched phone carriers and phones after work today. I downloaded Viago on the new phone and it works as it should. If anybody else here is running Viago on a device with Android 5.0.1, I would be interested in hearing your experience.
It is a Nexus 4 that is 5.0.1 that has the issue. I just checked my Nexus 7 tablet, which is 5.0.2, and it works properly!