O.M.G. What the heck happened to the navigation voice?

[TabGuy]

One of the things I liked best about my Note 2 was the turn by turn voice. Very nice, soothing female voice. In fact, I never used directions on Waze because the Google voice was much better. It's the same voice used on Google Now.

The Note 3, however, uses a Samsung TTS voice that is simply horrible. In fact, I'd say horrible would be a compliment. Very nasally and computer-like. What happened to the Google female voice? She's still there on Google Now, how do I get her to be there on navigation? I'd hate to think that Waze is the best I can do.

Help me, please!

 

[TechBSwift]

One of the things I liked best about my Note 2 was the turn by turn voice. Very nice, soothing female voice. In fact, I never used directions on Waze because the Google voice was much better. It's the same voice used on Google Now.

The Note 3, however, uses a Samsung TTS voice that is simply horrible. In fact, I'd say horrible would be a compliment. Very nasally and computer-like. What happened to the Google female voice? She's still there on Google Now, how do I get her to be there on navigation? I'd hate to think that Waze is the best I can do.

Help me, please!

go download google maps, problem solved

 

[TabGuy]

go download google maps, problem solved

Google Maps are already installed. It's within Maps that I'm hearing this terrible voice. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling Google Maps. Same result, no change.

 

[jackslee21]

i found that if you install the "HD" version of the voice through Samsung Apps it makes it much better. you have to go to text to speech options then try install voice

 

[abe_cedar]

One of the things I liked best about my Note 2 was the turn by turn voice. Very nice, soothing female voice. In fact, I never used directions on Waze because the Google voice was much better. It's the same voice used on Google Now.

The Note 3, however, uses a Samsung TTS voice that is simply horrible. In fact, I'd say horrible would be a compliment. Very nasally and computer-like. What happened to the Google female voice? She's still there on Google Now, how do I get her to be there on navigation? I'd hate to think that Waze is the best I can do.

Help me, please!

install ivonna tts it free and much better that all tts-es out there. kendra is the american english version. I have tried some other languages they work nice.

 

[TabGuy]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I installed the HD female voice and the Ivonna American English voice. They're OK but neither one of them is anywhere near as good as the Google Now voice. Is there no way to use the Google Now voice?

 

[ssmaster]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I installed the HD female voice and the Ivonna American English voice. They're OK but neither one of them is anywhere near as good as the Google Now voice. Is there no way to use the Google Now voice?

So far from what I have seen in other threads for other carriers, it will require root to install google TTS voice.