Interesting, so we can change blind square to use the apple voices with IOS 7? If so I will try that. Hopefully the seeing eye app will include this as well, that would allow the program to work when you lock your screen which I think is really important.
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Hello Kawal, you asked me to join the discussion so here I am :-)Yes, Apple opened SDK to produce speech on iOS7. Since I have BlindSquare users who has also iOS5 or iOS6 and I also support languages that Apple doesn't have, I have support both for iOS voices and Acapela. So, even iOS7 users can still use Acapela voices if they prefer to do so. This indeed would allow Seeing Eye to implement background operation on iOS7 devices. There is also another way to do it even with iOS5 and iOS6 by sending local notifications. Since voiceover reads push notifications, also local apps can cause phone to speak those. I have seen some apps doing that, but user experience is much worse than having an app that has full control what is spoken and when.
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawal_g@xxxxxx <mailto:kawal_g@xxxxxx>> wrote:
As of 21st November, Blind Square is now using IOS default voices. This is confirmed in what's new if you look in your updated App list in the App Store if you have Blind Square installed. I know the dchveloper is on this list and no doubt he will write and confirm. So I'm afraid Chris Sendero theeeing I app will have to follow suit!
Kawal.
Sent from my I phoneOn 22 Nov 2013, at 09:11 am, Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
https://audioboo.fm/boos/1742247-blindsqare-news-podcast-2-for-release-1-52 <https://audioboo.fm/boos/1742247-blindsqare-news-podcast-2-for-release-1-52>
----- Original Message ----- From: Kawal Gucukoglu <kawal_g@xxxxxx <mailto:kawal_g@xxxxxx>>To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:03:43 +0000 Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Sendero Seeing I App to follow by example.
Not if you have the update as you will see if you download it.
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On 22 Nov 2013, at 09:01 am, Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Technically it isn't VoiceOver thats speaking using Blindsquare, they are generating their own tts messages and have been doing so for a long time.
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From: Kawal Gucukoglu <kawal_g@xxxxxx <mailto:kawal_g@xxxxxx>>
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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:53:17 +0000
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Sendero Seeing I App to follow by example.
Hello.
Whilst I'm waiting forthe Seeing I App to come out in the UK, I am having to use Blind Square. So today, I discovered that Voice Over was speaking automatically withthe screen locked. So I am really hoping that by the time I get The Seeing I app, one can lock the screen andthe Seeing I app can announce things with the screen locked and thus saving battery life.
Kawal.
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