2.6.3.2: Problem Solved (Frozen after 1st played message on iGO all versions after 2.6.1.1.2)

Cook,  

I did a lot of changes for TTS in this new version.

I just published a new version to Google Play.  

You can get it early, while it is being processed by Google here:
https://soundabout.forumotion.com/f8-download-beta-versions

2.6.3: Most of strange behavior seems cleared BUT have same problem than all version after 2.6.1.1.2

In iGO frozen after 1st played message. This behavior apeared with version 2.6.1.1.2.

Before 2.6.1.1.2 need send many TTS message to froze with last message stay on the stack and played wen press "play a sample".

After 2.6.1.1.2 froze at the end of 1st iGO played TTS message and nothing on the TTS stack. Try android Settings "play a sample" just play a sample and nothing else. But TTS from iGO stay frozen. Nothing is played anymore. Until iGO reboot.

This problem happen even if TTS is set to "let app choose" and so use internal phone speaker.

So playing a sample seems to work OK, even over Bluetooth mono?

Based on your response, It seems that the messages played, while using iGo, are expecting some kind of OK or Error response.

Cook,


I've been fixing some issues that were tough to find the past few weeks and am just getting back to answering emails/messages.

I just uploaded a new Beta version here.
https://soundabout.forumotion.com/f8-download-beta-versions

Reboot after installing.

2.6.3.2 Just works quite perfectly.

Normal use with iGO through Internal speaker ("Let app chose") -> Perfect

Torture test with iGO through Internal speaker -> Perfect. Same behavior than normal TTS engine. A new TTS message interrupt the previous one.

Normal use with iGO through Bluetooth mono -> Perfect

Torture test with iGO through Bluetooth mono -> 99% Perfect. Some part of message are played through the internal speaker during hard torture test but next message is played again through Blutooth mono. No frozen anymore. Never. Very very very good.

Like this, Soundabout is perfectly usable.

Thanks a lot !!!

Excellent. Thank you.

Test in real use (While driving).

Sometime some part of TTS message goes through the internal speaker.
Cannot understand when.
Sometime message start to play through Bluetooth mono as usual then, in the middle of the message, continue to internal speaker.
Next message is OK, goes through Bluetooth mono.

Frozen problem is definitively solved.

Is it the end of the last message that plays part of the message over the internal speaker instead of Bluetooth mono?

The beginning of TTS message is always correctly routed to Bluetooth mono.

Sometime, in the middle of the message switch to Internal speaker. In this case remain on internal speaker until the end of message.

Next message will be played correctly thru bluetooth Mono.

2.6.4 : still have some freeze (need to restart iGO) but very uncommon. Switch back to 2.6.3.2 seems less freeze but maybe it's a placebo effect. Too rare to be sure.

I found that there is a bug in Vocalizer TTS. If I use it as the main Android TTS engine and try a "Listen to an example", it will work. If I change the language and then then try "Listen to an example" right away, it doesn't work. If I click "Listen to an example" a second time, it finally works.

The same thing happens when using Vocalizer TTS from within SoundAbout TTS.

If I use SoundAbout TTS as the main Android TTS engine and choose Vocalizer TTS as the real engine for SoundAbout TTS. They I try a "Listen to an example", it will work. If I change the language and then then try "Listen to an example" right away, it doesn't work. If I click "Listen to an example" a second time, it finally works.