Low TTS volume in Android Auto

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Android
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Hey guys/girls, I have a small issue with low volume via TTS in Android Auto. I have tried all available volume settings in the car and phone. This worked well on my Pixel 6 but when I upgraded to the Pixel 8 pro the issue started. I have tried turning up the volume while the tts is coming through but it only raises the music volume. Phone volume is all the way up and guidance volume on the car is also right up but still I can only just hear the tts. Cheers

tts_text: Garage door is closing!
ttl: 0
priority: high
2

Try increasing the volume in the car the moment TTS starts to play in my Subaru that was the only way to adjust the volume level.

3

Hopefully you’ll find a fix with the actual volume of your car’s audio system, but otherwise you might be able to use the Chime TTS custom integration, which supports FFmpeg conversion jobs. You could use it to boost the volume of the TTS audio, eg:

service: chime_tts.say
target:
  entity_id: media_player.car_media_player
data:
  tts_platform: google_translate
  audio_conversion: "-filter:a volume=2.0"
  message: "This TTS audio is now 200% louder"
4

I have tried that and I believe that was the way I used to do it, Now it just raises the music volume. I might try it without music playing and see if that helps. Ill report back, Cheers

5

Good tip thanks. Might have a look when I run out of options.

6

What are platform or integration are you using to make the announcement?