1. Speech settings
- System - no change
The application will use Android system speech settings (engine, language, voice, speed, pitch),
often called "text to speech" or TTS for short, available in each version of Android system.
The localization depends on the Android version and manufacturer, check for example:
Settings -> General management -> Text-to-speech
Settings -> System -> Language & input -> Text-to-speech output
- Application - (language)
When you select this option, which is selected by default,
the application will use the system text to speech engine,
but will also try to set the voice language to the same language as the application interface.
- Enter custom
To customize own speech settings independent from system, choose this option,
and customize own parameters (engine, language, voice, speed, pitch)
directly in application.
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2. Additional speech engines
Most android devices have pre-installed speech engines.
The most common are:
You can install additional speech engines and voices of your choice.
Some voices may require additional payment. You can try for example:
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3. Battery charge status 100% versus full
When you charge your device and it reaches 100% load,
you can see that it will still be in charging state,
and you will still see significant charging current (when the device supports).
Battery full charge status is when the device finishes charging the battery,
you should not see any charging current
and the device starts drawing power directly from the charger.
Keep in mind that it may take some time to reach this state
and requires the right cable and charger.
We noticed that some devices never reach this state,
and some with a long delay.
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4. Presenting charging current
Not every device shows the correct charging current.
A minus sign (-) before the current should appear during discharging,
the absence of the sign means charging, the battery is gaining energy.
It should be noted that some devices can have the opposite logic.
It is also possible that some weak chargers or USB are not able to provide enough power,
so you may see that the device is losing power even when connected to the charger.
Just try using a different cable or a charger with higher power.
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5. Background activity
Remember that every application in the background uses some power.
Every android device has battery saving procedures,
that are designed to save battery power.
The system may try to stop some apps from running in the background,
especially when the device is disconnected from the charger.
To avoid this behaviour, check the various system app settings, for example:
"Allow background activity"
"Ignore battery optimization"
"Remove from optimized applications"
If you only need the application as a charging assistant,
you can manually close the application once it's done charging.
Use the cross in upper right corner to completely close the application,
along with the notification.
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