Android

The voice recently changed from the classic Google Assistant voice to one I presume is associated with the Gemini crap I've been doing my utmost to avoid. If I'm right, and this voice is associated with Gemini, then Google is doing themselves no favors with this switch because the voice sounds like a snotty bitch & I can't stand it. I've switched to another English-speaking voice (I alternate between UK & Australian), but - here in America, at least - the American voice is the only one that gives detailed instructions like what lane to be in.

Is there any way to change this crappy voice back? Preferably without changing the voice for every fracking device in my household, which is the only instruction I can find on Google?

TIA.

EDIT: just so happened that someone asked for a "Revanced" version of Maps over on lemmy.ml (unfortunately, since I try to avoid tankies raising my BP). I know what Revanced is, but not sure what they were looking for.

Anyway, one commenter mentioned the project Vela Maps, which grabs the useful stuff from Google while minimizing your data exposure (unless you choose to use the live traffic updates, which can't avoid telling Google where you are - but that's it. I figure Google knows that anyway, and since most of my traveling is for work it just serves to polute their data on me anyway). It's got some minor issues, but a lot of good features as well - including extensive voice options. Yay!