Can this be done? I am coming from a Nexus 4, and i use google now and search so often its scary to have to go in and actually create an icon for it. Wondering if i can get to it via HOME button?
raerae28 said:
Can this be done? I am coming from a Nexus 4, and i use google now and search so often its scary to have to go in and actually create an icon for it. Wondering if i can get to it via HOME button?
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When I long press the home button, I get a window for Google that says "Type or Speak", but it is not marked google Now in my apps drawer. Not sure if this helps.
Long pressing home brings up Google Now.
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Yeah i think before i opened Google Now for the first time it didnt respond properly. User Error. Thanks guys for responding.
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So I find that Voice Search is no longer integrated into a button (long press). It also doesn't even have a damn button for it. I have to launch Google Search and THEN launch Voice Search. Please tell me there is an easier way to do this...I don't want another launcher at this time either.
svinyard said:
So I find that Voice Search is no longer integrated into a button (long press). It also doesn't even have a damn button for it. I have to launch Google Search and THEN launch Voice Search. Please tell me there is an easier way to do this...I don't want another launcher at this time either.
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I found an app that's a shortcut, called "GVS" in google play on my pc (didn't see it on th e mobile version of google play for some reason). I downloaded it and put it on the home page...its perfect! .
ICS only uses 3 buttons as the standard, this has been known for a long time.
Just use the integrated Google search bar. I believe it's on the 2nd homescreen. Press the microphone and say what you want to search for, send a text, whatever.
I don't care about a search capacitive button. I know it only has 3 buttons smh. I just want my long press. Its all about hands free texting etc in the car. I dont want to have to switch pages and then find the search button on that page while driving. Guess i'll wait till a Sense 4.0 rom gets it right. Love the fun but this was a step backward for a VERY handy feature. Maybe they are planning to roll out Sense Speak or something soon.
The app I mentioned is a shortcut to Google Voice Search, I put it on the bottom bar (whatever that's called), so it's on every page...you can see it here
I was under the impression a long press on the multi-tasking button would launch Google Voice Search? Is this not the case? In any case, yeah, give it a week or so and someone will come out with a mod for the capacitive buttons like the One X has.
even better, i want the camera button hard press (not long press, which brings up the camera) to be the voice search button. i know i saw a thread on this, i asked for it in another post.
...Soft press i guess can be just a regular search button, if you are into that freaky ish
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GVS was banned today. Hopefully Google just has an issue with the name.
wlpywd said:
even better, i want the camera button hard press (not long press, which brings up the camera) to be the voice search button. i know i saw a thread on this, i asked for it in another post.
...Soft press i guess can be just a regular search button, if you are into that freaky ish
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There's a mod available for soft press search and long soft press voice search...works great.
EDIT* http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681034
easycheese said:
GVS was banned today. Hopefully Google just has an issue with the name.
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What? Link?
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What? Link?
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I'm the dev ....still waiting on a response from Google...if I don't have anything by Sunday I'm uploading as a new apk
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anywhere to get this?
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I'm on Mean Rom and I can hold camera button half way down to bring it up
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Just an FYI on cm10 you can make a longpress set to voice search. I personally use long press recent app button for voice search. Just thought I'd point this out.
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Where did the voice search shortcut go? It would have been nice if a long press on the recent apps button brought up voice search. When I'm driving, I want to be able to "call home", or " "navigate to Best Buy". I tried to create a shortcut, but the voice search is not a app or widget, so I have no easy way to get there without multiple steps.
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I noticed this too :/ I use the Dragon Go! assistant app and it has the same problem.. The quickest way to get to it is to use the google search widget. It's voice button gets you straight to it.
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Yes, that's what I've been doing. Just wish there was a voice search only widget so I could put it on my home screen and not clutter it up, or a long press on the useless recent apps button.
Also, where did the Sound Hound app go? I can create a shortcut, but if I go to the apps area, it's not there! Tried to uninstall and reinstall market Sound Hound and you can't! Total garbage!
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Vlingo app is awesome for this...
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.companion.GVButton
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I think this is why google slapped their search bar on every screen on the gn
Aircraft800 said:
Yes, that's what I've been doing. Just wish there was a voice search only widget so I could put it on my home screen and not clutter it up, or a long press on the useless recent apps button.
Also, where did the Sound Hound app go? I can create a shortcut, but if I go to the apps area, it's not there! Tried to uninstall and reinstall market Sound Hound and you can't! Total garbage!
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Soundhound is under Music now.
found a workaround
I've been looking for this shortcut (soundhound) and a couple others that seemed to disappear from the all apps drawer. The program is listed as installed, but you can't start it easily! This is what I found posted:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/177215-missing-voice-search-button-heres-fix.html
Easier to download google voice button from play store.
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I modded mine to use the focus button on the camera (half press of the camera button). Whenever you're not in the camera app, hold it at half press, and voice actions pops up. I'm putting it into a zip right now, link to follow.
I'm sending ian in here to help u all out, he make a key remmaping the focus button to voice actions
Ok, after a long (LONG) day. I've got the zip, and I've managed to get it uploaded. This just makes the focus key (half press of the camera button), act as the search key, outside of the camera app. Hope you like it. Thank ticklemepinks appropriately for getting me to post this
http://goo.gl/q4Z92
There's a way to bring back the "Voice Search" shortcut. I have it on my dock right now.
Someone at AndroidCentral created a thread about it, but since I don't have that many posts right now to send you guys the link, here are the instructions:
1) Download "QuickShortcutMaker" from the Play Store.
2) Launch QuickShorcutMaster.
3) Do a search for "Voice Search" and you'll get a list of Voice Search Activities.
4) Select the one that has "RecognitionActivity" in the description.
5) Select OK.
6) The "Voice Search" shortcut should now appear on your Home screen.
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Ok, after a long (LONG) day. I've got the zip, and I've managed to get it uploaded. This just makes the focus key (half press of the camera button), act as the search key, outside of the camera app. Hope you like it. Thank ticklemepinks appropriately for getting me to post this
http://goo.gl/q4Z92
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Thanks for posting this, but since it's not an apk, and I don't think it's a kernel file, I don't actually know what I'm supposed to do with this zip. For the record, I tried changing the extension to apk and that didn't allow it to be installed. My evo is a stock, unrooted one at present.
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Thanks for posting this, but since it's not an apk, and I don't think it's a kernel file, I don't actually know what I'm supposed to do with this zip. For the record, I tried changing the extension to apk and that didn't allow it to be installed. My evo is a stock, unrooted one at present.
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You have to flash the file via custom recovery. Not something you can accomplish completely stock.
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You have to flash the file via custom recovery. Not something you can accomplish completely stock.
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Ah, okay, I just got the phone yesterday and haven't installed any custom recovery yet. I should probably get on that. I ended up with an evo3d on 1.50, and therefore wasn't able to take advantage of such niceties. Thanks for letting me know.
You you possibly map it to a long press of the recent apps key? That would be more practical, think the half press of the camera key would happen too easily.
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Aircraft800 said:
You you possibly map it to a long press of the recent apps key? That would be more practical, think the half press of the camera key would happen too easily.
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Exactly what I'd like to see. Rom creators take notice.
Aircraft800 said:
You you possibly map it to a long press of the recent apps key? That would be more practical, think the half press of the camera key would happen too easily.
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firebirdude said:
Exactly what I'd like to see. Rom creators take notice.
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I actually prefer to have it launch voice search when I short press the camera button.
Vinchenzop said:
I actually prefer to have it launch voice search when I short press the camera button.
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Well then your problems are solved.
But I'm sure the vast majority of people want it back to the way we became used to it.
This may be a stupid question but how do i access google now?
Do i have to long press home everytime and select the 'g' from there?
Thanks
Long press menu
Claytop said:
This may be a stupid question but how do i access google now?
Do i have to long press home everytime and select the 'g' from there?
Thanks
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[Edit] long press the menu button
sent from here, there, somewhere!!
Thanks for replies
How come in all the reviews, it says you swipe up from the bottom? Is that not available on the S3?
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Thanks for replies
How come in all the reviews, it says you swipe up from the bottom? Is that not available on the S3?
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Your right mate.
Not only this factor.
Many things like the flicking of shortcut to remove button directly removes widget /shortcut.
But, in S3 we need to drag till the button.
Then, Full Screen Calls , Deleting images through gallery by flicking then up , etc.
Google Now comes with Jelly Bean only.
Where is Google Now? I updated to JB 4.1.1 with Sense+ and I do not see it anywhere. I read I was supposed to go into settings and it would be in there, but I don't see it in there either.
You try the mic icon on search bar?
via eVo.
Couple ways to access it. In the app drawer, it's simply the blue Google icon. Doesn't say Google now, but just Google. Or, you can hold the home button down for a second or two, and it'll bring it up.
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Abominabel said:
Couple ways to access it. In the app drawer, it's simply the blue Google icon. Doesn't say Google now, but just Google. Or, you can hold the home button down for a second or two, and it'll bring it up.
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Hit the nail right on the head
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Ok thanks, I brought it up via the home screen button, made me go through a little walkthrough and now all is good. Thanks!
Just got my Note II; coming from DNA. I have no complaints about the DNA, the battery lasted all day, but I realized I needed even more battery life than that. I do miss the screen honestly. Now that that is out of the way:
I got a minor question. When I hold down the button on the left at the bottom of the phone to bring up Google Now, Google Now pops up, but so does the keyboard (like the search box is already selected). I know I can hit the back button to remove the keyboard and see all my cards on the full screen, but how can I make it so that Google Now pops up without the keyboard (unless I manually tap the search box)? The keyboard covers my cards .
Would somebody give that a try for me, and see if their keyboard pops up by default when they go into Google Now?
Thanks!
My keyboard pops up but I didnt even know that got you to google now ive been going it by holding home and clicking google at the bottom
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My keyboard doesn't pop up. I'm using SwiftKey if that makes any difference.
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My keyboards popup too. Not sure how anyone's doesn't or wouldn't...
Holding the menu button is to get to Google search (which integrates with Now) . That's why the keyboard auto pops up. Google Now is when you hold Home button and press Google.
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Holding the menu button is to get to Google search (which integrates with Now) . That's why the keyboard auto pops up. Google Now is when you hold Home button and press Google.
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Ahhh I see it makes sense (I just noticed the first replier was holding the home then hitting google, but I didn't try it). Works good; thanks!