I am using a program called, "Jog Tracker," in my Droid X. In order for it to use a voice for reporting location, miles, etc., the program requires me to download the Speech Synthesis Data program. I am confused by this request. The phone already has a text to speech (TTS) program called Pico TTS in it. I already get voice directions when using Google Navigation.
1) If I already have a a text to speech program in the phone why is it necessary to download and install the Speech Synthesis Data program?
2) What does the Speech Data Synthesis program offer that the Pico program does not offer?
3) In the reviews for the Speech Synthesis Data program it was mentioned that it cannot be uninstalled? Does this pose any future problems?
4) Is there any way of knowing which other programs the Speech Data Synthesis program might affect other than the Jog Tracker program, which is the one requesting that I download the Speech Data Synthesis program?
Thanks.
Richard
I use Vlingo and it required Speech Data Synthesis to be installed because the one installed by default is configured to support stock voice apps but not all 3rd party apps are supported plus it supports multiple launguages that stock app does not.... Kind of like downloading flash on IE and Firefox, I can play flash on FF because I installed it for that browser but if I open IE it will want me to install a version that supports it... Thats the fun of programming, the developer can decide which method or software will function, sometimes its easier to support a 3rd party app with a 3rd part app plugin than develope for the stock apps.
Here is the description of the app..
Installs the data files needed by the Android TTS for synthesizing in the following languages:
English (US)
English (UK)
French
German
Italian
Spanish
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