Update: Added a YouTube device to search YouTube Update: Added Volume Gain and Device Profile to CloudTTS device settings Update: Added prefix-pause and suffix-pause to CloudTTS device settings (for Chromecast users) Use the newest Google Cloud Services, starting with the new Text-to-Speech, …

I’m not getting prompted for “Project ID” and “Service Account JSON” during the setup/when adding device and there’s no such fields in the device settings? I am adding the correct device , “Text-to-Speech”, not the “Text-to-Speech (non-cloud)”? Thanks

Well, that’s embarrassing, I was looking at the “device” settings, completely forgot about the actual app settings which I found in the meantime. However, I’m still getting the “Did you configure the JSON and Voice in the settingspage?” error, although I copy/pasted the JSON that was downloaded from…

I have installed the app, created a Project, added a service user, downloaded the JSON and pasted it into the settings. I have also filled in “Project ID”. But the list of voices are empty and the action card “start saying…” is failing. EDIT: The instructions told me to enable TTS and then select/c…

[image] Andersh: How dows the “Start speaking” flow tell the several URL triggered flowd wich one to fire and send URL to the correct speaker? Basically: create a TTS device for each separate speaker.

Ah, Of course. Brainfart. Is there a equaly simple solution to that my Sonos speakers seem to loop and play the URL over and over again? “Repeat” on the device is turned off! :slight_smile:

Since a couple of weeks one of my home minis stopped working with TTS non-cloud, cloud is working just fine. Do you have any tips to fix this? Already tried the default stuff from google.

[image] Andersh: Is there a equaly simple solution to that my Sonos speakers seem to loop and play the URL over and over again? “Repeat” on the device is turned off! Well, not through my apps. The Google app only creates an URL/mp3 file to play. How Sonos handles it has to do with the sonos …

reviving an old thread here since TTS isn’t free anymore, perhaps that should be updated. :slight_smile: It’s now 60 minutes per month and then 0.016c per minute.

@Thyg0d Where did you get that information? I just checked Google Cloud, and it still says the first 4 mil characters are for free. [1000332430]

[APP][Pro] Google Services - App for Translate and new Text-to-Speech for any device with url input

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Arie_J_Godschalk October 7, 2026, 2:14pm 528

Version 2.0.0 is in test now

The Google Services app has some new images and icons.

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TTS Non-cloud image and icon

Translate image and icon

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