# Xdrip-spoken alarms? **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Tags:** xdrip\ **Created:** [January 13, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270 "2022-01-13T20:46:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike\_g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/1 "2022-01-13T20:46:12Z")
Hey y’all, An obscure question, might be easy for an Android expert: is it possible to have xdrip alarms spoken? Like, “low glucose” spoken for a low glucose alarm? I don’t use text to speech on my phone, but thought it might be nice, sometimes meanings of the alarm tones are not clear, especially in the night. ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/2 "2022-01-14T04:47:04Z")
> [@mike\_g](#): > > sometimes meanings of the alarm tones are not clear I second that. For me the alarm tones are never clear; I just switch off the audio. It doesn’t seem that there is any way to do this on an iPhone, but Android is more configurable. ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/3 "2022-01-14T07:54:43Z")
You can select different sounds for the alarms. I use defaults, but learned they can be customized. Start xDrip+ and make the following settings (hamburger menu at top left) - Settings \> Alarms and Alerts \> Glucose Level Alert List \> Create Alerts (high and low) according to your needs. - The existing alarms can be changed with a long press on the alarm. - Settings \> Alarms and Alerts \> Calibration Alerts: disabled (reminded via the modified Dexcom app) ---
**Author:** ![mike\_g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/4 "2022-01-14T19:35:16Z")
Thanks for explaining that. I just now started tweaking the alarms, after using the default tones and one alarm setting for the entire day. Xdrip has a lot of customizable settings for this! As to the possibility of spoken alarms, it’s probably a question for an Android guru. I saw a post on Reddit which triggered this question. Maybe it’s only possible with adaptability settings where all notifications and everything else on the screen is spoken? I’m hoping it’s possible somehow to limit it to one app… Xdrip ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/5 "2022-01-14T20:08:48Z")
I found this regarding spoken bg and alerts in car. > > > I'm trying to be as precise as possible: > > The idea was to have the car read yo…ur values/alarms when you are driving and your phone is connected to Android Auto. > > In the first implementation I created a messaging style notification when a new value/alarm is detected and send it to the car when connected. The problem here was: > \- I had to migrate the whole project to AndroidX. This should be done in the future nevertheless but I think it would be quite good to have it in a separate PR. > \- To have the notification shown in the car, you would need to activate developer settings in Android Auto-app and then activate unknown sources because xDrip is not installed via Play Store. This may be quite complicated for inexperienced users, and we would have to explain it. > \- When the notification is received in the car, you need to press on it on your cars screen to have it read out. > > After some ideas, I thought the best way was to simply use the Text-to-Speech feature we already use in the app. I implemented two new Switches in the Settings -\> Speak Readings -\> \`Speak Readings in car\` and \`Speak alerts in car\`. I also added translation for German. Then every time it was checked whether Speak is activated I changed to also check whether Speak in car is activated && phone is connected to Android Auto. > > In SpeechUtil I changed the way currently played music is handled. As especially in the car (and I guess this is also way better if not in car than before) when music is currently playing we don't wait 40 sec and then just speak but now request Audiofocus, which means music will be paused for our Speaking Event and resume afterwards. > > I think it's now way better and easier to do it with the Text-to-Speech than firing an additional notification that can be read by the car. > > For the future it might be interesting to have a look into 'better' texts to be read out. Now for a new value it's "100 flat" and it might be cool to have sth like "Your blood glucose is at 100 and steady, it changed +4 since your last reading". This might also be choosable by the user whether to use long or short form. Before changing this I wanted to have your opinion on it. > > Fixes #1423 ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/6 "2022-01-15T05:42:48Z")
> [@mike\_g](#): > > I just now started tweaking the alarms, after using the default tones and one alarm setting for the entire day. Xdrip has a lot of customizable settings for this! I believe it’s possible to simply record something then set the recording as a notification. It’s not “spoken”, but if you only want a small number of special purpose notifications and are prepared to record them yourself it achieves the same result as text-to-speech. ---
**Author:** ![mike\_g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/7 "2022-01-15T12:57:14Z")
I never thought of that, thanks! That sounds like fun, too, recording in character voices, for instance. Now, to think of some good ones 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270/8 "2022-01-15T20:14:07Z")
Here are some ideas for sounds. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BokT_enrUn0/maxresdefault.jpg "30+ Funny Sound Effects YouTubers Use (Royalty Free)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BokT_enrUn0)