How can i find Indian Accent in TextToSpeech class of Andorid

Question

I cannot find Locale.IN in Android, like Locale.UK, Locale.US.

Where could I find it?

yes i did it like this tts.setLanguage(new Locale("en_IN")); but it doesn't work. — Gagan Kumar Sharma, Sep 16 '15 at 10:57

Ravi Sisodia · Answer 1 · 2015-09-16T12:05:46.560

You can use Locale locale = new Locale("en", "IN"); to set English India for the TTS.

Locale locale = new Locale("en", "IN");
int availability = mTTSObject.isLanguageAvailable(locale);
switch (availability) {
    case TextToSpeech.LANG_NOT_SUPPORTED: {
        mTTSObject.setLanguage(Locale.US);
        break;
    }
    case TextToSpeech.LANG_MISSING_DATA: {
        mTTSObject.setLanguage(Locale.US);
        break;
    }
    case TextToSpeech.LANG_AVAILABLE: {
        mTTSObject.setLanguage(Locale.US);
        break;
    }
    case TextToSpeech.LANG_COUNTRY_AVAILABLE:
    case TextToSpeech.LANG_COUNTRY_VAR_AVAILABLE: {
        mTTSObject.setLanguage(locale);
        break;
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '15 at 10:53

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Locale.ENGLISH is available in Locale class

answered Sep 16 '15 at 10:53

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But i want it in indian accent – Gagan Kumar Sharma Sep 16 '15 at 10:59
Are you talking about local languages – Keyur Lakhani Sep 16 '15 at 11:04
No @KeyurLakhani i am asking about the English only in Indian accent – Gagan Kumar Sharma Sep 16 '15 at 11:11

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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Please refer to the list of Locale available in android specified here. In India either we speak UK based English or US based English. there is no such Indian accent in English. Generally we speak UK based English.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Sep 16 '15 at 11:18

Abhinav Singh Maurya

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 16 '17 at 11:22

I am not Indian, but if you set the language to Locale("hi", "IN") and let the tts speak English phrases they pretty much sound like the way my Indian friends speak. Might not be a perfect Indian accent you are looking for but close enough I think. Similarly if you want to put some "french accent" set the language to Locale("fr", "FR") and and let it speak English phrases.

How can i find Indian Accent in TextToSpeech class of Andorid

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