CONFUSED Google Maps users have taken to social media to complain about a mysterious voice being dubbed “the ghost of Google Maps”.
A Reddit thread and several Twitter posts have complained about a man with what’s said to be an Indian accent interrupting their journeys.
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The popular Reddit thread explains: “Hi. It’s usually a female voice. I use the English voice.
“On my return journey home today, it used mostly the female voice. Then suddenly for one instruction, it spoke in what sounded more like a deep male voice with a slight Indian accent.
“Has anyone had this? Sounds crazy.”
Many people were puzzled and replied to the comment.
One said: “I have the same issue! I find it entertaining tho lol.”
Another said: “Had this happen the other day. Surprisingly, the Indian-accented fella sounds more human in his directions than other voices.
“Kid and I find this random voice swap entertaining. Funny thing is try finding this voice in the catalogs of voices for Google maps/assistance…. I haven’t been able to find it as an option.”
On both Android and Apple phones, the mystery voice was heard.
One user was confused by the response from Google Maps Twitter account. It said: “Hi there. We apologizes(sic).
“The team is working on a fix and it will be rolled out soon. Thank you for your patience.”
So it seems Google should be rolling out a fix for the “ghost” and if you want to spot him you better be quick.
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