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Re: Assistant voice

From Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Assistant voice
Date 2024-12-05 19:24 +0100
Organization Camembert Normand aus Lait Cru
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On 05.12.24 14:31, Andy Burns wrote:
> OK, a Fuchsia question rather than Android, but it's all Google ecosystem.
> 
> I have several Chromecast and Nest devices, including a 1st Gen Nest Hub 
> with screen as my "alarm clock"
> 
> A couple of days ago, the voice that it uses changed from a very 
> synthetic sounding female voice to a quite natural (though rather flat) 
> sounding male voice, the firmware date is 2024-08-05 so not /that/ recent.
> 
> Anyone else notice a similar change?  Is it Gemini/AI?

My Google-Navigation-System in my EV was updated and showed the same
effect. The aural guidance is still this lovely girl's voice once the
trip started.

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Assistant voice Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-05 13:31 +0000
  Re: Assistant voice "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-05 15:28 +0100
  Re: Assistant voice Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-12-05 09:35 -0800
  Re: Assistant voice Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-05 19:24 +0100
    Re: Assistant voice micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-05 18:03 -0500
      Re: Assistant voice Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-05 23:07 +0000
        Re: Assistant voice micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-06 00:01 -0500

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