For example, maybe it would say "you've got mail" or "you've got text", or >even better "you've got text from your mother" or something descriptive?
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
Is there a way to get the notifications to speak out what they are?
For example, maybe it would say "you've got mail" or "you've got text", or even better "you've got text from your mother" or something descriptive?
For apps, it could say "Your maps app has sent you a notification", or something descriptive that points to something with that specific app.
How many different kinds of notifications are there anyway?
I know there's a history at Settings > Notifications > History but what I'm looking for is a real time verbal indication of the notification while the phone is still in your pocket or at your side on the desk or table.
I know there's a Settings > Sounds and vibration > Notification sound
but that happens for all notifications - which is relatively useless.
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying
"You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
On Sun, 3 Sep 2023 08:11:26 +0800, Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
For example, maybe it would say "you've got mail" or "you've got text", or >> even better "you've got text from your mother" or something descriptive?
The problem with that, is that if there are people around you, they
will also know what's happening.
If you are in a noisy environment, you will not hear what's being
said.
I have one of those smart watches. It will display notifications on
its screen. All you have to do, is to look at your arm.
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying
"You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
I have my phone set to say "You have email" when one arrives, and it can be done for any app that allows setting its own notification sound. I recorded my voice saying the message and set Gmail to use that as the notification. You can even have different ones for different Gmail accounts. If I'm anywhere where quiet is essential, I can divert all notifications to a
quiet beep on the watch and see who it is on the watch.
On 3/9/2023, Bob Henson wrote:
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying
"You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
I have my phone set to say "You have email" when one arrives, and it can be >> done for any app that allows setting its own notification sound. I recorded >> my voice saying the message and set Gmail to use that as the notification. >> You can even have different ones for different Gmail accounts. If I'm
anywhere where quiet is essential, I can divert all notifications to a
quiet beep on the watch and see who it is on the watch.
The trick is, as you said, the app (and not the operating system settings), has to be able to call its own notification messages of "you have text."
There is a great ad-free free "Tell Me" text-to-WAV app that creates them. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplycomplexapps.ASTellme
What I do is save those text-to-speech messages to a notifications folder. Then each app that can be set to a custom notification uses that WAV file.
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
On Sun, 3 Sep 2023 08:11:26 +0800, Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
For example, maybe it would say "you've got mail" or "you've got text", or >>even better "you've got text from your mother" or something descriptive?
The problem with that, is that if there are people around you, they
will also know what's happening.
If you are in a noisy environment, you will not hear what's being
said.
I have one of those smart watches. It will display notifications on
its screen. All you have to do, is to look at your arm.
Frankie wrote:
On 3/9/2023, Bob Henson wrote:
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying
"You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
I have my phone set to say "You have email" when one arrives, and it can be >>> done for any app that allows setting its own notification sound. I recorded >>> my voice saying the message and set Gmail to use that as the notification. >>> You can even have different ones for different Gmail accounts. If I'm
anywhere where quiet is essential, I can divert all notifications to a
quiet beep on the watch and see who it is on the watch.
The trick is, as you said, the app (and not the operating system settings), >> has to be able to call its own notification messages of "you have text."
There is a great ad-free free "Tell Me" text-to-WAV app that creates them. >> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplycomplexapps.ASTellme >>
What I do is save those text-to-speech messages to a notifications folder. >> Then each app that can be set to a custom notification uses that WAV file. >>
That's exactly how I do it - quite handy. Inbound phone calls I do with
music usually - if the phone plays "ride of the Valkyries" I know it's
SWMBO. :-)
Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
Why do you "have to ... search all over for why"?
Of course you have to 'open' it, assuming that means opening the cover
- if any - or/and switch it 'on' (so the display lights up) and hence it obviously doesn't work "while the phone is in your pocket", but once
switched 'on', all notifications should be on the Notification Panel,
i.e. the panel you see by sliding down from the top of the screen and
there is no need to search all over for why".
If you get a (audible/vibrating) notification, but the notification is
not listed on the Notification Panel, you need to change the
notification settings for that app to *do* show the notification.
On 2023-09-03 13:56, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
Why do you "have to ... search all over for why"?
Of course you have to 'open' it, assuming that means opening the cover
- if any - or/and switch it 'on' (so the display lights up) and hence it obviously doesn't work "while the phone is in your pocket", but once switched 'on', all notifications should be on the Notification Panel,
i.e. the panel you see by sliding down from the top of the screen and
there is no need to search all over for why".
If you get a (audible/vibrating) notification, but the notification is not listed on the Notification Panel, you need to change the
notification settings for that app to *do* show the notification.
And how do you find that app, if you only heard the notification?
Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2023-09-03 13:56, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
Why do you "have to ... search all over for why"?
Of course you have to 'open' it, assuming that means opening the cover >>> - if any - or/and switch it 'on' (so the display lights up) and hence it >>> obviously doesn't work "while the phone is in your pocket", but once
switched 'on', all notifications should be on the Notification Panel,
i.e. the panel you see by sliding down from the top of the screen and
there is no need to search all over for why".
If you get a (audible/vibrating) notification, but the notification is >>> not listed on the Notification Panel, you need to change the
notification settings for that app to *do* show the notification.
And how do you find that app, if you only heard the notification?
For many (most? all?) apps there will be an indication on/in the icon
of the app on the Home screen or Apps screen/pages.
But, probably/perhaps depending on your phone, there is/might_be a notification history.
For example on my Samsung Galaxy A51 (at the moment Android 13, but probably also on 10/11/12):
Settings -> Notifications -> Advanced settings -> Notification history.
This shows the notification history in date/time order, most recent
first. For example it says that my phone charged at 06:35! :-) It also
shows recent clock, Play Store update, WhatsApp :-), etc., etc. notifications. And it shows details of the notifications, for example
the text of the WhatsApp message.
Ain't Android (or Samsung?) great! :-)
On 2023-09-04 06:35, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2023-09-03 13:56, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Patrick <patrick@oleary.com> wrote:
I get all sorts of noises when "things happen" on my phone.
Sometimes the phone is in my hands but often it's out of sight.
All I get is a blip or a ding or a bong or a cling for a noise.
Then I have to open the phone and search all over for why.
Why do you "have to ... search all over for why"?
Of course you have to 'open' it, assuming that means opening the cover
- if any - or/and switch it 'on' (so the display lights up) and hence it >>> obviously doesn't work "while the phone is in your pocket", but once
switched 'on', all notifications should be on the Notification Panel, >>> i.e. the panel you see by sliding down from the top of the screen and
there is no need to search all over for why".
If you get a (audible/vibrating) notification, but the notification is
not listed on the Notification Panel, you need to change the
notification settings for that app to *do* show the notification.
And how do you find that app, if you only heard the notification?
For many (most? all?) apps there will be an indication on/in the icon
of the app on the Home screen or Apps screen/pages.
But, probably/perhaps depending on your phone, there is/might_be a notification history.
For example on my Samsung Galaxy A51 (at the moment Android 13, but probably also on 10/11/12):
Settings -> Notifications -> Advanced settings -> Notification history.
This shows the notification history in date/time order, most recent first. For example it says that my phone charged at 06:35! :-) It also shows recent clock, Play Store update, WhatsApp :-), etc., etc. notifications. And it shows details of the notifications, for example
the text of the WhatsApp message.
The history is sometimes cryptic to figure out, it may have only the
internal name of the notification.
Ain't Android (or Samsung?) great! :-)
Settings -> Notifications -> Advanced settings -> Notification history.
On 9/3/23 8:29 AM, Bob Henson wrote:
Frankie wrote:
On 3/9/2023, Bob Henson wrote:
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying
"You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
I have my phone set to say "You have email" when one arrives, and it can be
done for any app that allows setting its own notification sound. I recorded
my voice saying the message and set Gmail to use that as the notification. >>>> You can even have different ones for different Gmail accounts. If I'm
anywhere where quiet is essential, I can divert all notifications to a >>>> quiet beep on the watch and see who it is on the watch.
The trick is, as you said, the app (and not the operating system settings), >>> has to be able to call its own notification messages of "you have text." >>>
There is a great ad-free free "Tell Me" text-to-WAV app that creates them. >>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplycomplexapps.ASTellme
What I do is save those text-to-speech messages to a notifications folder. >>> Then each app that can be set to a custom notification uses that WAV file. >>>
That's exactly how I do it - quite handy. Inbound phone calls I do with
music usually - if the phone plays "ride of the Valkyries" I know it's
SWMBO. :-)
A friend had "Ding dong the witch is dead" for his mother-in-law.
The Real Bev wrote:
On 9/3/23 8:29 AM, Bob Henson wrote:
Frankie wrote:
On 3/9/2023, Bob Henson wrote:That's exactly how I do it - quite handy. Inbound phone calls I do with
Especially since there's no way to set it to a personal MP3 saying >>>>>> "You got a text from your mother" (or something verbal like that).
I have my phone set to say "You have email" when one arrives, and it can be
done for any app that allows setting its own notification sound. I recorded
my voice saying the message and set Gmail to use that as the notification.
You can even have different ones for different Gmail accounts. If I'm >>>>> anywhere where quiet is essential, I can divert all notifications to a >>>>> quiet beep on the watch and see who it is on the watch.
The trick is, as you said, the app (and not the operating system settings),
has to be able to call its own notification messages of "you have text." >>>>
There is a great ad-free free "Tell Me" text-to-WAV app that creates them. >>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplycomplexapps.ASTellme
What I do is save those text-to-speech messages to a notifications folder. >>>> Then each app that can be set to a custom notification uses that WAV file. >>>
music usually - if the phone plays "ride of the Valkyries" I know it's
SWMBO. :-)
A friend had "Ding dong the witch is dead" for his mother-in-law.
You can say a lot with music - my Dad wanted the organist to play "Rescue
the Perishing" at his wedding but they refused, so he changed religion from Church of England to golf.
The history is sometimes cryptic to figure out, it may have only the
internal name of the notification.
Well, on my phone it has - *without exception* - the icon or/and the
name of the app which gave the notification. What more could/would one
want?
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