diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1a28426..c6c3c40 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
   ~ Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
   ~
   ~ This file is part of FitoTrack
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
 
     <application
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
-
+        <activity android:name=".activity.VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity"></activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".activity.ShowWorkoutMapActivity"
             android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/FitoTrackSettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/FitoTrackSettingsActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63efc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/FitoTrackSettingsActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.activity;
+
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.media.Ringtone;
+import android.media.RingtoneManager;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.preference.ListPreference;
+import android.preference.Preference;
+import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.preference.RingtonePreference;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
+
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
+
+public abstract class FitoTrackSettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
+
+    protected void shareFile(Uri uri) {
+        Intent intentShareFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
+        intentShareFile.setDataAndType(uri, getContentResolver().getType(uri));
+        intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
+        intentShareFile.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+
+        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentShareFile, getString(R.string.shareFile)));
+
+        Log.d("Export", uri.toString());
+        Log.d("Export", getContentResolver().getType(uri));
+        try {
+            Log.d("Export", new BufferedInputStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri)).toString());
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void showErrorDialog(Exception e, @StringRes int title, @StringRes int message) {
+        new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
+                .setTitle(title)
+                .setMessage(getString(message) + "\n\n" + e.getMessage())
+                .setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, null)
+                .create().show();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A preference value change listener that updates the preference's summary
+     * to reflect its new value.
+     */
+    protected static final Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener = (preference, value) -> {
+        String stringValue = value.toString();
+
+        if (preference instanceof ListPreference) {
+            // For list preferences, look up the correct display value in
+            // the preference's 'entries' list.
+            ListPreference listPreference = (ListPreference) preference;
+            int index = listPreference.findIndexOfValue(stringValue);
+
+            // Set the summary to reflect the new value.
+            preference.setSummary(
+                    index >= 0
+                            ? listPreference.getEntries()[index]
+                            : null);
+
+        } else if (preference instanceof RingtonePreference) {
+            // For ringtone preferences, look up the correct display value
+            // using RingtoneManager.
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(stringValue)) {
+                // Empty values correspond to 'silent' (no ringtone).
+                preference.setSummary(R.string.pref_ringtone_silent);
+
+            } else {
+                Ringtone ringtone = RingtoneManager.getRingtone(
+                        preference.getContext(), Uri.parse(stringValue));
+
+                if (ringtone == null) {
+                    // Clear the summary if there was a lookup error.
+                    preference.setSummary(null);
+                } else {
+                    // Set the summary to reflect the new ringtone display
+                    // name.
+                    String name = ringtone.getTitle(preference.getContext());
+                    preference.setSummary(name);
+                }
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            // For all other preferences, set the summary to the value's
+            // simple string representation.
+            preference.setSummary(stringValue);
+        }
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    protected static void bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(Preference preference) {
+        // Set the listener to watch for value changes.
+        preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener);
+
+        // Trigger the listener immediately with the preference's
+        // current value.
+        sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener.onPreferenceChange(preference,
+                PreferenceManager
+                        .getDefaultSharedPreferences(preference.getContext())
+                        .getString(preference.getKey(), ""));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        UnitUtils.setUnit(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onMenuItemSelected(int featureId, MenuItem item) {
+        int id = item.getItemId();
+        if (id == android.R.id.home) {
+            finish();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.onMenuItemSelected(featureId, item);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
index 51e782d..6dff96e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
-import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -52,11 +50,11 @@ import org.mapsforge.map.layer.overlay.Polyline;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 import de.tadris.fitness.Instance;
 import de.tadris.fitness.R;
-import de.tadris.fitness.data.UserPreferences;
+import de.tadris.fitness.announcement.AnnouncementGPSStatus;
+import de.tadris.fitness.announcement.VoiceAnnouncements;
 import de.tadris.fitness.data.Workout;
 import de.tadris.fitness.map.MapManager;
 import de.tadris.fitness.map.tilesource.TileSources;
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
 import de.tadris.fitness.util.ThemeManager;
 import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
 
-public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements LocationListener.LocationChangeListener, WorkoutRecorder.WorkoutRecorderListener {
+public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements LocationListener.LocationChangeListener, WorkoutRecorder.WorkoutRecorderListener, VoiceAnnouncements.VoiceAnnouncementCallback {
 
     public static String ACTIVITY= Workout.WORKOUT_TYPE_RUNNING;
 
@@ -86,8 +84,8 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
     private Intent locationListener;
     private Intent pressureService;
     private boolean saved= false;
-    private TextToSpeech tts;
-    private boolean ttsReady = false;
+
+    private VoiceAnnouncements voiceAnnouncements;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -108,10 +106,8 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
         recorder= new WorkoutRecorder(this, ACTIVITY, this);
         recorder.start();
 
-        tts = new TextToSpeech(this, (int status) -> {
-            ttsReady = status == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS && tts.setLanguage(Locale.getDefault())>=0;
-            Log.d("Recorder", "TTS-ready: " + ttsReady);
-        });
+        voiceAnnouncements = new VoiceAnnouncements(this, this);
+
         infoViews[0]= new InfoViewHolder(findViewById(R.id.recordInfo1Title), findViewById(R.id.recordInfo1Value));
         infoViews[1]= new InfoViewHolder(findViewById(R.id.recordInfo2Title), findViewById(R.id.recordInfo2Value));
         infoViews[2]= new InfoViewHolder(findViewById(R.id.recordInfo3Title), findViewById(R.id.recordInfo3Value));
@@ -187,40 +183,23 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
         }).start();
     }
 
-    long lastSpokenUpdateTime = 0;
-    int lastSpokenUpdateDistance = 0;
 
     private void updateDescription() {
         long duration = recorder.getDuration();
-        int distanceInMeters = recorder.getDistance();
+        int distanceInMeters = recorder.getDistanceInMeters();
         final String distanceCaption = getString(R.string.workoutDistance);
         final String distance = UnitUtils.getDistance(distanceInMeters);
-        final String avgSpeedCaption = getString(R.string.workoutAvgSpeed);
         final String avgSpeed = UnitUtils.getSpeed(Math.min(100d, recorder.getAvgSpeed()));
         if (isResumed) {
             timeView.setText(UnitUtils.getHourMinuteSecondTime(duration));
             infoViews[0].setText(distanceCaption, distance);
             infoViews[1].setText(getString(R.string.workoutBurnedEnergy), recorder.getCalories() + " kcal");
-            infoViews[2].setText(avgSpeedCaption, avgSpeed);
+            infoViews[2].setText(getString(R.string.workoutAvgSpeedShort), avgSpeed);
             infoViews[3].setText(getString(R.string.workoutPauseDuration), UnitUtils.getHourMinuteSecondTime(recorder.getPauseDuration()));
         }
 
-        final UserPreferences prefs = Instance.getInstance(this).userPreferences;
-        final long intervalT = 60 * 1000 * prefs.getSpokenUpdateTimePeriod();
-        final int intervalInMeters = (int) (1000.0 / UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getDistanceFromKilometers(1) * prefs.getSpokenUpdateDistancePeriod());
-        if (!ttsReady ||
-                (intervalT == 0 || duration / intervalT == lastSpokenUpdateTime / intervalT)
-             && (intervalInMeters == 0 || distanceInMeters / intervalInMeters == lastSpokenUpdateDistance / intervalInMeters)
-        ) return;
+        voiceAnnouncements.check(recorder);
 
-        final String text = distanceCaption + ": " + distance + ". "
-                + avgSpeedCaption + ": " + avgSpeed;
-
-        Log.d("Recorder", "TTS speak: " + text);
-        tts.speak(text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "updateDescription" + duration);
-
-        lastSpokenUpdateTime = duration;
-        lastSpokenUpdateDistance = distanceInMeters;
     }
 
     private void stop(){
@@ -344,9 +323,8 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
         mapView.destroyAll();
         AndroidGraphicFactory.clearResourceMemoryCache();
 
-        // Shutdown TTS engine
-        ttsReady = false;
-        tts.shutdown();
+        // Shutdown TTS
+        voiceAnnouncements.destroy();
 
         super.onDestroy();
         if(wakeLock.isHeld()){
@@ -403,9 +381,22 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
                 gpsFound= true;
                 hideWaitOverlay();
             }
+
+            AnnouncementGPSStatus announcement = new AnnouncementGPSStatus(RecordWorkoutActivity.this);
+            if (announcement.isEnabled()) {
+                if (oldState == WorkoutRecorder.GpsState.SIGNAL_LOST) { // GPS Signal found
+                    voiceAnnouncements.speak(announcement.getSpokenGPSFound());
+                } else if (state == WorkoutRecorder.GpsState.SIGNAL_LOST) {
+                    voiceAnnouncements.speak(announcement.getSpokenGPSLost());
+                }
+            }
         });
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onVoiceAnnouncementIsReady(boolean available) {
+    }
+
     static class InfoViewHolder {
         final TextView titleView;
         final TextView valueView;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
index da1ff05..b63f2a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -25,127 +25,28 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.media.Ringtone;
-import android.media.RingtoneManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.preference.ListPreference;
-import android.preference.Preference;
-import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
-import android.preference.RingtonePreference;
-import android.text.TextUtils;
-import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.NumberPicker;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
 import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
 
-import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.announcement.VoiceAnnouncements;
 import de.tadris.fitness.export.BackupController;
 import de.tadris.fitness.export.RestoreController;
 import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
 import de.tadris.fitness.view.ProgressDialogController;
 
-public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
-
-
-    private void shareFile(Uri uri) {
-        Intent intentShareFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
-        intentShareFile.setDataAndType(uri, getContentResolver().getType(uri));
-        intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
-        intentShareFile.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
-
-        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentShareFile, getString(R.string.shareFile)));
-
-        Log.d("Export", uri.toString());
-        Log.d("Export", getContentResolver().getType(uri));
-        try {
-            Log.d("Export", new BufferedInputStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri)).toString());
-        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected void showErrorDialog(Exception e, @StringRes int title, @StringRes int message){
-        new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
-                .setTitle(title)
-                .setMessage(getString(message) + "\n\n" + e.getMessage())
-                .setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, null)
-                .create().show();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * A preference value change listener that updates the preference's summary
-     * to reflect its new value.
-     */
-    private static final Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener = (preference, value) -> {
-        String stringValue = value.toString();
-
-        if (preference instanceof ListPreference) {
-            // For list preferences, look up the correct display value in
-            // the preference's 'entries' list.
-            ListPreference listPreference = (ListPreference) preference;
-            int index = listPreference.findIndexOfValue(stringValue);
-
-            // Set the summary to reflect the new value.
-            preference.setSummary(
-                    index >= 0
-                            ? listPreference.getEntries()[index]
-                            : null);
-
-        } else if (preference instanceof RingtonePreference) {
-            // For ringtone preferences, look up the correct display value
-            // using RingtoneManager.
-            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(stringValue)) {
-                // Empty values correspond to 'silent' (no ringtone).
-                preference.setSummary(R.string.pref_ringtone_silent);
-
-            } else {
-                Ringtone ringtone = RingtoneManager.getRingtone(
-                        preference.getContext(), Uri.parse(stringValue));
-
-                if (ringtone == null) {
-                    // Clear the summary if there was a lookup error.
-                    preference.setSummary(null);
-                } else {
-                    // Set the summary to reflect the new ringtone display
-                    // name.
-                    String name = ringtone.getTitle(preference.getContext());
-                    preference.setSummary(name);
-                }
-            }
-
-        } else {
-            // For all other preferences, set the summary to the value's
-            // simple string representation.
-            preference.setSummary(stringValue);
-        }
-        return true;
-    };
-
-    private static void bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(Preference preference) {
-        // Set the listener to watch for value changes.
-        preference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener);
-
-        // Trigger the listener immediately with the preference's
-        // current value.
-        sBindPreferenceSummaryToValueListener.onPreferenceChange(preference,
-                PreferenceManager
-                        .getDefaultSharedPreferences(preference.getContext())
-                        .getString(preference.getKey(), ""));
-    }
+public class SettingsActivity extends FitoTrackSettingsActivity {
 
     private final Handler mHandler = new Handler();
 
@@ -166,7 +67,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
             return true;
         });
         findPreference("speech").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
-            showSpeechConfig();
+            checkTTSandShowConfig();
             return true;
         });
         findPreference("import").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
@@ -180,6 +81,24 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 
     }
 
+    private VoiceAnnouncements voiceAnnouncements;
+
+    private void checkTTSandShowConfig() {
+        voiceAnnouncements = new VoiceAnnouncements(this, available -> {
+            if (available) {
+                showSpeechConfig();
+            } else {
+                // TextToSpeech is not available
+                Toast.makeText(SettingsActivity.this, R.string.ttsNotAvailable, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+            }
+            voiceAnnouncements.destroy();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void showSpeechConfig() {
+        startActivity(new Intent(this, VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity.class));
+    }
+
     private void showExportDialog() {
         new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
                 .setTitle(R.string.exportData)
@@ -305,44 +224,6 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         d.create().show();
     }
 
-    private void showSpeechConfig() {
-        UnitUtils.setUnit(this); // Maybe the user changed unit system
-
-        final AlertDialog.Builder d = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
-        final SharedPreferences preferences= PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
-        d.setTitle(getString(R.string.pref_spoken_updates_summary));
-        View v= getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.dialog_spoken_updates_picker, null);
-
-        NumberPicker npT = v.findViewById(R.id.spokenUpdatesTimePicker);
-        npT.setMaxValue(60);
-        npT.setMinValue(0);
-        npT.setFormatter(value -> value == 0 ? "No speech" : value + " min");
-        final String updateTimeVariable = "spokenUpdateTimePeriod";
-        npT.setValue(preferences.getInt(updateTimeVariable, 0));
-        npT.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
-
-        final String distanceUnit = " " + UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getLongDistanceUnit();
-        NumberPicker npD = v.findViewById(R.id.spokenUpdatesDistancePicker);
-        npD.setMaxValue(10);
-        npD.setMinValue(0);
-        npD.setFormatter(value -> value == 0 ? "No speech" : value + distanceUnit);
-        final String updateDistanceVariable = "spokenUpdateDistancePeriod";
-        npD.setValue(preferences.getInt(updateDistanceVariable, 0));
-        npD.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
-
-        d.setView(v);
-
-        d.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null);
-        d.setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, (dialog, which) -> {
-            preferences.edit()
-                    .putInt(updateTimeVariable, npT.getValue())
-                    .putInt(updateDistanceVariable, npD.getValue())
-                    .apply();
-        });
-
-        d.create().show();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set up the {@link android.app.ActionBar}, if the API is available.
      */
@@ -354,19 +235,4 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onDestroy() {
-        super.onDestroy();
-        UnitUtils.setUnit(this);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onMenuItemSelected(int featureId, MenuItem item) {
-        int id = item.getItemId();
-        if (id == android.R.id.home) {
-            finish();
-            return true;
-        }
-        return super.onMenuItemSelected(featureId, item);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/ShowWorkoutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/ShowWorkoutActivity.java
index e4a5401..9edc6cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/ShowWorkoutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/ShowWorkoutActivity.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ShowWorkoutActivity extends WorkoutActivity implements DialogUtils.
 
         addTitle(getString(R.string.workoutSpeed));
 
-        addKeyValue(getString(R.string.workoutAvgSpeed), UnitUtils.getSpeed(workout.avgSpeed),
+        addKeyValue(getString(R.string.workoutAvgSpeedShort), UnitUtils.getSpeed(workout.avgSpeed),
                 getString(R.string.workoutTopSpeed), UnitUtils.getSpeed(workout.topSpeed));
 
         addSpeedDiagram();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a806b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.activity;
+
+import android.app.ActionBar;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.NumberPicker;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
+
+public class VoiceAnnouncementsSettingsActivity extends FitoTrackSettingsActivity {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setupActionBar();
+
+        setTitle(R.string.voiceAnnouncementsTitle);
+
+        addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences_voice_announcements);
+
+        findPreference("speechConfig").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
+            showSpeechConfig();
+            return true;
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    private void showSpeechConfig() {
+        UnitUtils.setUnit(this); // Maybe the user changed unit system
+
+        final AlertDialog.Builder d = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
+        final SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
+        d.setTitle(getString(R.string.pref_voice_announcements_summary));
+        View v = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.dialog_spoken_updates_picker, null);
+
+        NumberPicker npT = v.findViewById(R.id.spokenUpdatesTimePicker);
+        npT.setMaxValue(60);
+        npT.setMinValue(0);
+        npT.setFormatter(value -> value == 0 ? "No speech" : value + " min");
+        final String updateTimeVariable = "spokenUpdateTimePeriod";
+        npT.setValue(preferences.getInt(updateTimeVariable, 0));
+        npT.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
+
+        final String distanceUnit = " " + UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getLongDistanceUnit();
+        NumberPicker npD = v.findViewById(R.id.spokenUpdatesDistancePicker);
+        npD.setMaxValue(10);
+        npD.setMinValue(0);
+        npD.setFormatter(value -> value == 0 ? "No speech" : value + distanceUnit);
+        final String updateDistanceVariable = "spokenUpdateDistancePeriod";
+        npD.setValue(preferences.getInt(updateDistanceVariable, 0));
+        npD.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
+
+        d.setView(v);
+
+        d.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null);
+        d.setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, (dialog, which) ->
+                preferences.edit()
+                        .putInt(updateTimeVariable, npT.getValue())
+                        .putInt(updateDistanceVariable, npD.getValue())
+                        .apply());
+
+        d.create().show();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set up the {@link android.app.ActionBar}, if the API is available.
+     */
+    private void setupActionBar() {
+        ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
+        if (actionBar != null) {
+            // Show the Up button in the action bar.
+            actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/Announcement.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/Announcement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad1232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/Announcement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+
+public abstract class Announcement {
+
+    private Context context;
+
+    Announcement(Context context) {
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEnabled() {
+        return PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).getBoolean("announcement_" + getId(), isEnabledByDefault());
+    }
+
+    protected String getString(@StringRes int resId) {
+        return context.getString(resId);
+    }
+
+    public abstract String getId();
+
+    abstract boolean isEnabledByDefault();
+
+    abstract String getSpoken(WorkoutRecorder recorder);
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementAverageSpeed.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementAverageSpeed.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d163b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementAverageSpeed.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
+
+public class AnnouncementAverageSpeed extends Announcement {
+
+    public AnnouncementAverageSpeed(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return "avgSpeed";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isEnabledByDefault() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    String getSpoken(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        String avgSpeed = UnitUtils.getSpeed(recorder.getAvgSpeed());
+        return getString(R.string.workoutAvgSpeedLong) + ": " + avgSpeed + ".";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDistance.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDistance.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..634e41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDistance.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
+
+public class AnnouncementDistance extends Announcement {
+
+    public AnnouncementDistance(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return "distance";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isEnabledByDefault() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    String getSpoken(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        final String distance = UnitUtils.getDistance(recorder.getDistanceInMeters());
+        return getString(R.string.workoutDistance) + ": " + distance + ".";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDuration.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4abfe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementDuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+
+public class AnnouncementDuration extends Announcement {
+
+    public AnnouncementDuration(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return "duration";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isEnabledByDefault() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    String getSpoken(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        return getString(R.string.workoutDuration) + ": " + getSpokenTime(recorder.getDuration()) + ".";
+    }
+
+    private String getSpokenTime(long duration) {
+        final long minute = 1000L * 60;
+        final long hour = minute * 60;
+
+        StringBuilder spokenTime = new StringBuilder();
+
+        if (duration > hour) {
+            long hours = duration / hour;
+            duration = duration % hour; // Set duration to the rest
+            spokenTime.append(hours).append(" ");
+            spokenTime.append(getString(hours == 1 ? R.string.timeHourSingular : R.string.timeHourPlural)).append(" ")
+                    .append(getString(R.string.and)).append(" ");
+        }
+        long minutes = duration / minute;
+        spokenTime.append(minutes).append(" ");
+        spokenTime.append(getString(minutes == 1 ? R.string.timeMinuteSingular : R.string.timeMinutePlural));
+
+        return spokenTime.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementGPSStatus.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementGPSStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9055e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementGPSStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.R;
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+
+public class AnnouncementGPSStatus extends Announcement {
+
+    public AnnouncementGPSStatus(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return "gps-lost";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isEnabledByDefault() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    String getSpoken(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public String getSpokenGPSLost() {
+        return getString(R.string.gpsLost);
+    }
+
+    public String getSpokenGPSFound() {
+        return getString(R.string.gpsFound);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementManager.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a59828f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/AnnouncementManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class AnnouncementManager {
+
+    private Context context;
+    private List<Announcement> announcements = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public AnnouncementManager(Context context) {
+        this.context = context;
+        addAnnouncements();
+    }
+
+    private void addAnnouncements() {
+        announcements.add(new AnnouncementGPSStatus(context));
+        announcements.add(new AnnouncementDuration(context));
+        announcements.add(new AnnouncementDistance(context));
+        announcements.add(new AnnouncementAverageSpeed(context));
+    }
+
+    public List<Announcement> getAnnouncements() {
+        return announcements;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/VoiceAnnouncements.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/VoiceAnnouncements.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93fea5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/announcement/VoiceAnnouncements.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FitoTrack
+ *
+ * FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *     (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.tadris.fitness.announcement;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import de.tadris.fitness.Instance;
+import de.tadris.fitness.data.UserPreferences;
+import de.tadris.fitness.recording.WorkoutRecorder;
+import de.tadris.fitness.util.unit.UnitUtils;
+
+public class VoiceAnnouncements {
+
+    private TextToSpeech textToSpeech;
+    private boolean ttsAvailable;
+    private VoiceAnnouncementCallback callback;
+    private final AnnouncementManager manager;
+
+    private long lastSpokenUpdateTime = 0;
+    private int lastSpokenUpdateDistance = 0;
+
+    private final long intervalTime;
+    private final int intervalInMeters;
+
+    public VoiceAnnouncements(Context context, VoiceAnnouncementCallback callback) {
+        this.callback = callback;
+        UserPreferences prefs = Instance.getInstance(context).userPreferences;
+        textToSpeech = new TextToSpeech(context, this::ttsReady);
+
+        this.intervalTime = 60 * 1000 * prefs.getSpokenUpdateTimePeriod();
+        this.intervalInMeters = (int) (1000.0 / UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getDistanceFromKilometers(1) * prefs.getSpokenUpdateDistancePeriod());
+
+        this.manager = new AnnouncementManager(context);
+    }
+
+    private void ttsReady(int status) {
+        ttsAvailable = status == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS && textToSpeech.setLanguage(Locale.getDefault()) >= 0;
+        callback.onVoiceAnnouncementIsReady(ttsAvailable);
+    }
+
+    public void check(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        if (!ttsAvailable) {
+            return;
+        } // Cannot speak
+
+        boolean shouldSpeak = false;
+
+        if (intervalTime != 0 && recorder.getDuration() - lastSpokenUpdateTime > intervalTime) {
+            shouldSpeak = true;
+        }
+        if (intervalInMeters != 0 && recorder.getDistanceInMeters() - lastSpokenUpdateDistance > intervalInMeters) {
+            shouldSpeak = true;
+        }
+
+        if (shouldSpeak) {
+            speak(recorder);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void speak(WorkoutRecorder recorder) {
+        for (Announcement announcement : manager.getAnnouncements()) {
+            speak(recorder, announcement);
+        }
+
+        lastSpokenUpdateTime = recorder.getDuration();
+        lastSpokenUpdateDistance = recorder.getDistanceInMeters();
+    }
+
+    private void speak(WorkoutRecorder recorder, Announcement announcement) {
+        if (!announcement.isEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        String text = announcement.getSpoken(recorder);
+        if (!text.equals("")) {
+            speak(text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private int speakId = 1;
+
+    public void speak(String text) {
+        if (!ttsAvailable) {
+            return;
+        } // Cannot speak
+        Log.d("Recorder", "TTS speaks: " + text);
+        textToSpeech.speak(text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null, "announcement" + (++speakId));
+    }
+
+    public void destroy() {
+        textToSpeech.shutdown();
+    }
+
+    public interface VoiceAnnouncementCallback {
+        void onVoiceAnnouncementIsReady(boolean available);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
index f9882c5..e54aa06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public class UserPreferences {
     }
 
     public int getSpokenUpdateTimePeriod(){
-        return preferences.getInt("spokenUpdateTimePeriod", 5);
+        return preferences.getInt("spokenUpdateTimePeriod", 0);
     }
 
     public int getSpokenUpdateDistancePeriod(){
-        return preferences.getInt("spokenUpdateDistancePeriod", 1);
+        return preferences.getInt("spokenUpdateDistancePeriod", 0);
     }
 
     public String getMapStyle(){
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_record_workout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_record_workout.xml
index ed8d804..d477e42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_record_workout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_record_workout.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                     android:id="@+id/recordInfo3Title"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:text="@string/workoutAvgSpeed"
+                    android:text="@string/workoutAvgSpeedShort"
                     android:textAlignment="center"
                     android:textAllCaps="true"
                     android:textStyle="bold" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 4459871..43b4d61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
     <string name="pref_weight">Dein Gewicht</string>
     <string name="pref_weight_summary">Dein Gewicht ist zur Kalorienberechnung wichtig</string>
 
-    <!-- please translate -->
-    <string name="pref_spoken_updates">Spoken Updates</string>
-    <string name="pref_spoken_updates_summary">Choose the time and distance between spoken updates</string>
-
     <string name="preferences">Einstellungen</string>
     <string name="recordWorkout">Workout aufzeichnen</string>
     <string name="restore">Wiederherstellen</string>
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@
     <string name="trackerRunningMessage">Dein Workout wird aufgezeichnet</string>
     <string name="trackingInfo">Tracking Info</string>
     <string name="trackingInfoDescription">Info über den laufenden Tracker</string>
-    <string name="workoutAvgSpeed">Durchschnittsgeschw.</string>
+    <string name="workoutAvgSpeedShort">Durchschnittsgeschw.</string>
     <string name="workoutBurnedEnergy">Verbrannte Kalorien</string>
     <string name="workoutDate">Datum</string>
     <string name="workoutDistance">Distanz</string>
@@ -112,4 +108,19 @@
     <string name="uploadFailed">Upload fehlgeschlagen</string>
     <string name="uploadSuccessful">Upload erfolgreich</string>
     <string name="uploadFailedOsmNotAuthorized">Nicht autorisiert, nocheinmal versuchen</string>
+    <string name="ttsNotAvailable">Sprachausgabe ist nicht verfügbar</string>
+    <string name="workoutAvgSpeedLong">Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit</string>
+    <string name="and">und</string>
+    <string name="announcementGPSStatus">GPS Status</string>
+    <string name="gpsFound">GPS Signal gefunden</string>
+    <string name="gpsLost">GPS Signal verloren</string>
+    <string name="pref_announcements_config_summary">Wähle die Zeit und Distanz zwischen den Sprachansagen</string>
+    <string name="pref_announcements_config_title">Auslöser der Ansage</string>
+    <string name="pref_announcements_content">Inhalt der Ansagen</string>
+    <string name="pref_voice_announcements_summary">Konfiguriere Sprachansagen, die dich während des Trainings informieren</string>
+    <string name="timeHourPlural">Stunden</string>
+    <string name="timeHourSingular">Stunde</string>
+    <string name="timeMinutePlural">Minuten</string>
+    <string name="timeMinuteSingular">Minute</string>
+    <string name="voiceAnnouncementsTitle">Sprachansagen</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 522bf2d..b09b1e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,26 @@
     <string name="setPreferencesTitle">Set Preferences</string>
     <string name="setPreferencesMessage">You can set your preferred unit system and your weight in the settings.</string>
 
+    <string name="timeMinuteSingular">Minute</string>
+    <string name="timeMinutePlural">Minutes</string>
+    <string name="timeHourSingular">Hour</string>
+    <string name="timeHourPlural">Hours</string>
+    <string name="and">and</string>
+
+    <string name="announcementGPSStatus">GPS Status</string>
+
+    <string name="voiceAnnouncementsTitle">Voice Announcements</string>
+
+    <string name="pref_voice_announcements_summary">Configure voice prompts that inform you during the workout</string>
+
+    <string name="pref_announcements_config_title">Announcement Trigger</string>
+    <string name="pref_announcements_config_summary">Choose the time and distance between voice announcements</string>
+
+    <string name="pref_announcements_content">Content of the announcements</string>
+
+    <string name="gpsLost">GPS signal lost</string>
+    <string name="gpsFound">GPS signal found</string>
+
     <string name="workoutTime">Time</string>
     <string name="workoutDate">Date</string>
     <string name="workoutDuration">Duration</string>
@@ -57,7 +77,8 @@
     <string name="workoutPace">Pace</string>
     <string name="workoutRoute">Route</string>
     <string name="workoutSpeed">Speed</string>
-    <string name="workoutAvgSpeed">Average Speed</string>
+    <string name="workoutAvgSpeedShort">Avg. Speed</string>
+    <string name="workoutAvgSpeedLong">Average Speed</string>
     <string name="workoutTopSpeed">Top Speed</string>
     <string name="workoutBurnedEnergy">Burned Energy</string>
     <string name="workoutTotalEnergy">Total Energy</string>
@@ -112,8 +133,6 @@
     <string name="exportAsGpxFile">Export as GPX-File</string>
     <string name="pref_weight">Your Weight</string>
     <string name="pref_weight_summary">Your weight is needed to calculate the burned calories</string>
-    <string name="pref_spoken_updates">Spoken Updates</string>
-    <string name="pref_spoken_updates_summary">Choose the time and distance between spoken updates</string>
     <string name="pref_unit_system">Preferred system of units</string>
     <string name="settings">Settings</string>
     <string name="exportData">Export Data</string>
@@ -128,4 +147,5 @@
     <string name="cut">Cut the first/last 300 Meters</string>
     <string name="trackVisibilityPref">Track Visibility</string>
     <string name="description">Description</string>
+    <string name="ttsNotAvailable">TextToSpeech is not available</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
index 3342d39..2b22513 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
         android:key="speech"
         android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
         android:singleLine="true"
-        android:summary="@string/pref_spoken_updates_summary"
-        android:title="@string/pref_spoken_updates" />
+        android:summary="@string/pref_voice_announcements_summary"
+        android:title="@string/voiceAnnouncementsTitle" />
 
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/data">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_voice_announcements.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_voice_announcements.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4062c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_voice_announcements.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--
+  ~ Copyright (c) 2020 Jannis Scheibe <jannis@tadris.de>
+  ~
+  ~ This file is part of FitoTrack
+  ~
+  ~ FitoTrack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  ~     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  ~     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  ~     (at your option) any later version.
+  ~
+  ~     FitoTrack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  ~     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  ~     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  ~     GNU General Public License for more details.
+  ~
+  ~     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  ~     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+  -->
+
+<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+
+    <Preference
+        android:key="speechConfig"
+        android:title="@string/pref_announcements_config_title"
+        android:summary="@string/pref_announcements_config_summary" />
+
+    <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_announcements_content">
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="announcement_gps-lost"
+            android:title="@string/announcementGPSStatus" />
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="announcement_duration"
+            android:title="@string/workoutDuration" />
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="announcement_distance"
+            android:title="@string/workoutDistance" />
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="announcement_avgSpeed"
+            android:title="@string/workoutAvgSpeedLong" />
+    </PreferenceCategory>
+
+</PreferenceScreen>
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