Deploy: 2026-05-23 01:28:41

backend/app/Services/GeminiService.php

@@ -425,9 +425,20 @@ class GeminiService
             if ($audioData) {
                 return $audioData;
             }
-            error_log("[TTS Service] ElevenLabs failed, falling back to Gemini TTS.");
+            error_log("[TTS Service] ElevenLabs failed, falling back to Google Translate TTS.");
         }
 
+        // Fallback to Google Translate TTS (free and reliable)
+        $googleTtsAudio = \App\Services\TTSService::textToSpeechArabic($userMessage);
+        if ($googleTtsAudio) {
+            return [
+                'audio' => $googleTtsAudio,
+                'mimeType' => 'audio/mp3'
+            ];
+        }
+
+        error_log("[TTS Service] Google Translate TTS failed, falling back to Gemini TTS models.");
+
         // Gemini Fallback Logic:
         $models = [
             'gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview',