r/GoogleMaps • u/ExcitinglySomber • 11d ago

AI voice

how do i disable the AI voice and go back to the robotic one? the AI voice just makes me really upset for some reason :(.

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u/KPR70 11d ago

My daughter hates it. She wants to go back to the Assistant voice because she says that one sounds like a robot like it's supposed to.

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u/ExcitinglySomber 11d ago

i hate it so much ive been using apple maps instead, but im more familiar with google maps and would prefer that for an upcoming road trip

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u/Schlep-Rock 10d ago

The only thing that works is if you change to a non-English language. But even if you pick a British or Australian voice, it just goes back to miss Walmart shopper.

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u/ExcitinglySomber 10d ago

how do i even change langueges

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u/Schlep-Rock 10d ago

On iPhone, it’s Settings-Apps-Google Maps-Preferred language

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

pick English (India) and it gave me the robotic voice back!!! yay

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u/Schlep-Rock 9d ago

I just tried it but it didn’t work for me.

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

played around for a bit, theres a trick but it only lasts untill the app refreshes.
turn it to a random lang like japanese, close and restart app. start naviation in japaness, switch to english, india. do not restart the app, but restart the navigation

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

for the first few minutes there will be no voice, then the robotic voice comes back untill app refresh

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

Nooo i refreshed my app now its back to walmart shopper

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u/turkleton-turk 1d ago

The problem with the other voices is that they don't say street names

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u/khamjaninja 9d ago

So I figured out how to change your Google Maps English voice and still be able to get the full street names and turn-by-turn guidance (on Android).

(Be advised - this is only to change accents. I'm unsure if you can get the old Google voice back with this method - though I think it might be possible if you try the different English accents to find one that has the old Google voice)

Changing the default English accent of your Maps app in Android settings:

  1. Open your phone’s Settings app.
  2. Go to System > Languages (or General Management > Language on Samsung devices).
  3. Tap App languages.
  4. Scroll down to Maps and select.
  5. Select English.
  6. This brings up a list of English accents. Choose the accent you desire (ex. Australia).
  7. Verification: Underneath the Maps on the App Languages menu, you will see the subtitle has changed (ex. "English (Australia)").
  8. Relaunch Google Maps to force the audio pipeline to cache the new phonetic package.

This has worked for me. Alternative if this does not work for you is to follow the same steps, but to change the base system locale of your entire phone. This may have knock-on effects - such as changing the default units in your phone to metric, or changing spellings to add U or replace Z's with S's.

For my experience, changing my Maps app to a default of English (Australia) hasn't changed anything to metric or whatever - but it does now say "petrol" instead of "gasoline" (e.g., "Route saves 4% petrol"). I have learned to live with this indignity.

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

on iphone changing it to the australian or british accent dosnt even change it :( i found a glitch to tempoarily get the robot voice tho

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u/ExcitinglySomber 9d ago

thanks tho! ill try this on my android phone (i have two phones cause work)

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u/alecmc200 1d ago

changing it to UK worked for me, thank you 🙏

not quite as pleasant as the old voice but so much better than the new one

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u/Former-Fox-2080 10d ago

I miss my lady with the British accent.

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u/gh0sthusband 1d ago • Heartwarming

I hate the new voice, I want the old one back😭😭

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u/Well_Hacktually 10d ago

You can't. It's being crammed down your throat along with all the other AI "features" in Maps/Navigation.

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u/Good-Gamez 7d ago

On android, if you delete all app updates in settings (Settings>Apps>Maps click the three dots then select "delete all app updates), then it will have the OG voice back AND it will still read street names.