Can't use Samsung TTS

[Sgbmad]

Hi there!

I' coming from a S24 Ultra and I have used a custom backup. After setting up everything in my new S25 Ultra, I notice that it always use Google TTS instead Samsung TTS despite I have selected the Samsung TTS. For example, in a macro from Macrodroid app.

I've tried to uninstall all Samsung downloaded voices and reseting the Accesibility settings but it doesn't work.

Any suggestion before to try reset everything? 😒

[Akiren]

Just got forced onto One UI 7 and I use TTS on my apps and now it's googles I completely disabled googles and it still won't use samsungs TTS if anyone's got a solution let me know

[Akiren]

So I have found out an answer to the question not a solution but a reason on why samsung tts no longer works in other apps

Samsung in the One UI 7 update changed their policy and their TTS is only available on Samsung apps all other apps are no longer allowed to use their tts program

[chartry315]

It would be annoying, but still usable if samsung had a pdf reader with tts. I tried to use both the samsung browser and samsung notes and neither let me use a tts feature. So I'm not sure which samsung app the voices are restricted to.

[User1977]

So it's a feature, not a bug. Does anybody know a good third party tts app with a better voice than the ones from Google or a way to use the Gemini voices for tts? 

[Members_Gd0RMbq]

The main thing would be ultimately not to use Samsung devices anymore speak with your wallet, that's what I'm thinking of doing especially since this is a "policy" not a bug.  I've said this already, before this "policy", I was looking to upgrade to the s25 or s26 Ultra. Not anymore. I think iPhones have some good offline voices I might be going there. I seriously only kept a Samsung device for the past 6-8 years was for their text to speech engine. 

Here are some links 

https://fbreader.org/en/faq/question/tts/samsung-android15?hl=en-US

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/Samsung-TTS-is-now-limited-with-a-lot-...

I will try submitting something to the members app but if this is a "policy" and not a bug, I highly doubt they'll do anything about it. Looks like I'll be stopping by the cell store to look at some iPhones. Good luck Samsung.

[Akiren]

I found some good tts engines on fdroid which is a free app repository I'm going to look there for a while

This new update just made my phone feel like an iPhone might try getting a red magic or asus rog phone at this point

[Members_Gd0RMbq]

If you find any good ones can you post them here?

[userTZzi1xNyf4]

I second this. This has ruined my morning. Ive had poor luck finding a replacement. I will not be buying another samsung if this continues, the tts was literally the only reason I did

[vladmk]

SherpaTTS looks very good

[mrdiegos85]

for me samsung died with that stupid decision. i used their tts in book reader and its so much better than any voices. for now its no point for me to live with other problems on my s23ultra without able to use this TTS. ill swap to any other anrdoid, because TTS was sell point for me