Re: Assistant voice

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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