Is there any way to remap the four bottom buttons on the Photon to different functions? In particular, I'd like to get rid of the way the long-press search button triggers voice command. (So if I can't remap the button, can I at least turn off voice command?)
Thanks in advance for any help!
Well -- not an answer yet, but I did figure out that you can freeze "Voice Command" and "Voice Search" via Titanium Backup, which will at least keep the prompt from popping up. Better than nothing, I guess.
Either download another app that utilizes the long press on search (like vlingo) to give you the menu of apps the next time you long press OR Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - tap on Voice Search - Clear defaults (or Clear Data) .
Do you mean that Vlingo always maps the search button long-press to an app menu, or just to set a default action? I did find that freezing voice command and voice search through Titanium Backup at least stopped the voice prompts from triggering...add benefit that it worked for Swype too.
The presence of any another voice-controlled app, like vlingo, makes the menu pop up.
Since its a...hold the home button, then Swype up to the virtual icon that pops up to activate Google Now.
Any ideas as to what they will do? I knew this button thing was a bad idea. :cyclops:
I think (though I may be mistaken) you can also access Google Now the same way you access voice search (the mike icon on the search bar on the home screen). This would obviously be much less convenient, though.
In my opinion they should kick s-voice to the curb! but thats just me
That's right...double tap brings up Voice. Maybe that's what they will do. Sucks that because of S Voice...there is a slight pause after pressing the button once to get back Home.
simple, replace long-press menu.
They might implement re-assigning the home button function, JB Voice looks pretty sweet.
I've had the S3 for a few days now and I prefer Google Voice Search to S-Voice. Is there anyway to replace the home button double press with GVS rather than S-Voice? If not is there a way to create a shortcut to automatically launch GVS? On my HTC Evo 4G there was a search button that would launch GVS if I pressed and held it. There doesn't seem to be that option for the S3. If I hold the menu button to the left of the home button then Google Search does come up but then I have to press the microphone to launch GVS. Is there a way to go directly to voice search?
Especially hope there is a way to launch GVS faster when jellybean is released. The videos seem to show the search is so much better than S-Voice.
Hold down the menu button.
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Holding down the menu takes me to search screen and then I can choose voice search by clicking on the microphone. I guess I'm looking for a way to go to voice search in one step like I could on my Evo.
I would also really like to figure out how to do this! Nobody has figured it out yet.
Ideally, double click on home would directly open the Google Voice search.
rdwing said:
I would also really like to figure out how to do this! Nobody has figured it out yet.
Ideally, double click on home would directly open the Google Voice search.
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This.
And also when using a Bluetooth headset, would like that to open voice search.
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Flash Cyanogenmod???
Seriously not the best solution but the only one I can think of of hand.
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Quickshortcutmaker works pretty good
I had the same problem. I used Quickshortcutmaker by sika524 ( available from the Play store) to make a shortcut to "voicesearch.....RecognitionActivity" . I then moved the shortcut to the Icon tray at the bottom of the home screen. That makes it 1 press and you are there. Unfortunately, that shorcut can't be added to the lockscreen, but still beats S-voice. I found this hint somewheres when I was wrestling with the same issue on a Evo LTE.
I discovered this method of replacing S-voice with Google Voice Search on another forum - credit to sorka of phandroid (not sure of proper protocol here - whether I should link to an external forum or provide the details here - feel free to let me know)
Anyway, this will allow replacing s-voice with google voice search
1) Install "Bluetooth Launch" from the play store.
2) Open Bluetooth Launch and select "Voice Search".
3) Expand it out and select "Recognition Activity"
4) Exit.
5) Double click the home button - or initiate call from bluetooth device
6) Choice of s-voice or Bluetooth Launch will be given
7) Select "Always complete using this activity" (optional)
8) Select Bluetooth Launch (for Google Voice Search)
Now whenever you double tap the home button (or activate from bluetooth device), Google Voice Search will run.
I didn't choose "Always complete using this activity" in order to test the two side by side. I ran into these problems:
1) if I hit "cancel" from inside of Google Voice Search, future pressing of the activate button on the bluetooth device (my car) didn't execute the program on the phone - I had to run s-voice to reactivate the prompt for some reason. Perhaps if I had chosen "Always complete..." it would have worked.
2) Google Voice Search didn't appear to use the car mic, just the phone mic. It appears s-voice is using the car mic. This is a challenge to verify, (covering up mics, etc.). I would like to hear other experiences.
In the end I went back to S-voice as it performed as well as Google Voice Search (neither great), but nice having the option to switch if I am frustrated with s-voice in the future.
this (Step 3) works great with JB leak
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194
One way is to disable S Voice, but then you can't use S Voice anymore anywhere (until you enable it again).
Disable it in Settings -> Applications manager -> S Voice -> disable
Don't know if this has any affects to other apps (it warns you about it), but it works for me and haven't got FC's
With smackhome on play store you can choose which app you want to open with search button
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Nova Launcher u can set it by long pressing the menu touch key or appoint it by using a swype gesture.
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Nova Launcher u can set it by long pressing the menu touch key or appoint it by using a swype gesture.
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That's exactly what I do. Using Nova Launcher, I have it set so that while at the Home screen, if I single-press the Home key, S-Voice comes up. If I double-press the Home key, Google Voice Search comes up.
This method allows me to have the best of both worlds because, arguably, S-Voice is better at controlling phone activities (e.g. "turn off Wi-Fi" or "text John Doe") whereas Google Voice Search is better at web searches (e.g. "What is the capitol of South Dakota?").
Similarly, in Settings > Language/Input, I have "Google" set as the Voice Recognizer. Question is...when I use S-Voice, is it properly using Google's servers for voice recognition, or is it going back to Vlingo (thus overriding the Language/Input settings)?
I'm looking for the simplest 'eyes-free' way to perform a voice command with the phone asleep. So my basic question is: can you execute a voice command, e.g: "Send message to Chris", without having to turn on the screen, unlock the phone, and double tapping the "Home" icon and then clicking the google-now mic?
I want to be able to perform a voice command without having to really look at the device. On the Iphone 4s, I can send a message or call a contact relatively eyes free by just holding down the home button and saying the command. This ability is a big convenience when you're on the road a lot and I can't figure out how to do this relatively simple action on the One.
If there's no default action, is there an app that accomplishes this and maybe lets you map the soft keys? Or put a widget on the lock screen to this?
Thanks for any tips or comments!
PS- since the Samsung SIV has a physical home button, is it doable on that phone?
In my Sgs3 I used to have a coma selected as a default function for a button on the left side of a spacebar. Generally if you hold that button and select a function you want from a popup menu, it used to be that button selected function until you changed it. Now, for some reason, few days ago my samsung decided it will be a microphone button regardless of what I use in a popup menu. It drives me crazy, because I dont use voice recognition. I use comas quite often on the other hand. I would love to know what caused this sudden change of hearts. Ideas anzone_