I think the quality of the voices on iOS is higher. People using android complain that they don't have the high-quality voices. I think that accounts for the difference in size, not that Apple has modified something. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Rajmund <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Shawn, > Apple already has them voices modified. Samantha, for example, is 169 MB on > IOS, 70 on android. Which leaves me to the conclusion, that apple has them > modified as they are, already. > > > > Sent from a Braille Sense > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Date: Friday, 3 June 2016 8:16 pm > Subject: Re: The Top 10 Things I'd like in iOS 10 > >> >> >> Hey guys. I've just tested a sentence with an abbreviation. I put in 30 >> cal.. shotgun and noticed something interesting. Out of all the voices I've >> tested, which are Alex, Daniel, the US Siri voice and Karen, the only one >> that didn't say calories for the abbreviation C Aa L is Alex. This leads me >> to believe that it's an issue with the Nuance voices specifically because >> Alex doesn't do that kind of thing. Granted, he still does abbreviations for >> days of the week, but that's all. If this were to be fixed, Apple would have >> to work with Nuance because those voices are from that developer. And I >> kinda wonder if Apple would want to take that extra time to do just that. >> That's why I think it would be cool to use other voices besides the Apple or >> Nuance voices. >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com >> >>> On Jun 3, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> The US Enhanced >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]On Behalf >>> Of rajmund >>> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2016 8:17 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: The Top 10 Things I'd like in iOS 10 >>> >>> Hello, >>> I'm laughing, too, but, no-now. The only TTS, that has issues with it, in >>> my opinion, is Daniel. Sieghard, what speech do you use? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 5S >>> >>> On 3 Jun 2016, at 4:10 pm, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:wfgal...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I hope this is not terribly "off topic," but Sieghart - you have caused a >>> major internal tremor in my bodily systems with your response! >>> >>> I am have one heck of a time to stop laughing at your dry, creative humor! >>> ---- >>> Bill & Leader Dog Holland >>> wfgal...@icloud.com <mailto:wfgal...@icloud.com> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn..com> >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - 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I've just tested a sentence with an abbreviation. I put in 30 cal. >> shotgun and noticed something interesting. Out of all the voices I've >> tested, which are Alex, Daniel, the US Siri voice and Karen, the only one >> that didn't say calories for the abbreviation C Aa L is Alex. This leads me >> to believe that it's an issue with the Nuance voices specifically because >> Alex doesn't do that kind of thing. Granted, he still does abbreviations for >> days of the week, but that's all. If this were to be fixed, Apple would have >> to work with Nuance because those voices are from that developer. And I >> kinda wonder if Apple would want to take that extra time to do just that. >> That's why I think it would be cool to use other voices besides the Apple or >> Nuance voices. >> >> >> Shawn >> Sent From My White MacBook >> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >> Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com >> >> >> On Jun 3, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> >> The US Enhanced >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of >> rajmund >> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2016 8:17 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: The Top 10 Things I'd like in iOS 10 >> >> Hello, >> I'm laughing, too, but, no-now. The only TTS, that has issues with it, in my >> opinion, is Daniel. Sieghard, what speech do you use? >> >> Sent from my iPhone 5S >> >> On 3 Jun 2016, at 4:10 pm, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: >> I hope this is not terribly "off topic," but Sieghart - you have caused a >> major internal tremor in my bodily systems with your response! >> >> I am have one heck of a time to stop laughing at your dry, creative humor! >> ---- >> Bill & Leader Dog Holland >> wfgal...@icloud.com >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups..google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - 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