So when I was looking at the settings for google now, there's a setting called tablet search which is a select list of your apps that google now presumably uses in order to answer your question to the best of it's ability. You can enable or disable whether or not google uses that app to give you an answer.
My question to you is do you know of any additional apps that will appear on the tablet search menu?
I haven't done much searching but I downloaded the IMDB app and it showed up on the list, and I enabled it.
Thank you,
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Holding the menu key down does bring up the Google search, but going through the settings I don't see anything for Google Now. I don't have Google +. Is this needed? I added a valid gmail accound as well to my phone.
Figured it out. I needed to make the gmail account the primary account. I tried to delete the thread but perhaps it will be helpful to someone else.
I see it in the notification pulldown, but not in the top bar. Wonder if there's a setting for that.
paul2834 said:
Figured it out. I needed to make the gmail account the primary account. I tried to delete the thread but perhaps it will be helpful to someone else.
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Just quick question how do you make g mail your primary account?
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In the google (now) app, there's a Privacy and accounts option in the settings when you hit menu. Click on that and click google account to choose which one to use. It'd be nice if we could use a non gmail account with Google Now. My university (utexas) partners with gmail, so it technically is gmail but without some of the perks like google now.
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In the google (now) app, there's a Privacy and accounts option in the settings when you hit menu. Click on that and click google account to choose which one to use. It'd be nice if we could use a non gmail account with Google Now. My university (utexas) partners with gmail, so it technically is gmail but without some of the perks like google now.
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Thanks for the info, I just checked I don't even have the Google now app icon anywhere, I might have chosen not to use it when I first setup the phone, ... what can I do to get it back?
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It's the Google app. The one that searches.
OK I found it just open Google search, setting, there is option to turn it on,...played with it for two minutes, I found it no use to me, turn it back off...
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OK I found it just open Google search, setting, there is option to turn it on,...played with it for two minutes, I found it no use to me, turn it back off...
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Of you leave it on it remembers what you do so now when I leave to go to work I have a card shoeing goitre long the commute is b4 the ravens play the matchup shows the Gabe time ect. During hurricane sandy emergency weather showed up . Its actually cool the longer you use it the better ( and scarier it gets) loll
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I you use chrome and search for a landmark, after you find it, say a specific McDonald's, next time you open google now it will present you with navigation to that McDonalds.
Google now is amazing. I arrived at BWI on Sunday and when I turned my phone on, it had directions to the hotel up, restaurants listed near the hotel, and the local weather. It does sometjing similar at home too. Probably one of the nicest upgrades thats functional.
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Is there any other faster/easier way to open the VPN list or a connection other than going into Menu, Settings, More Settings, VPN?
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You could try something generic like the Bar Shortcut app which let's you put a shortcut to any app or setting in your notifications bar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinsoft.android.barshortcuts.
Or something more specific to VPN like 5VPN https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doenter.android.vpn.fivevpn
I don't know if either of these is compatible with your device but my point is there are apps like these out there. A quick search through the play store should reveal them.
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You could try something generic like the Bar Shortcut app which let's you put a shortcut to any app or setting in your notifications bar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinsoft.android.barshortcuts.
Or something more specific to VPN like 5VPN https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doenter.android.vpn.fivevpn
I don't know if either of these is compatible with your device but my point is there are apps like these out there. A quick search through the play store should reveal them.
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Thanks... I was hoping to not have to use a 3rd party app. The second one you mentioned requires payment for a one-click solution. I'd rather do it the original way if I can't find a built-in solution.
For whatever reason I only see my appointments for the day when I launch google now. I do know under settings everything is enabled and it remembers my location and search history. So what gives? Does Google Now have a steep learning curve do I have something setup incorrectly?
goto settings.. apps...find Google search
clear data/cache reboot and relaunch Google now
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Hi all
I don't have Google Now installed.
But when I want to use Google regular search, either from the search bar on top of homescreen or from the app drawer, Google Now keeps trying to install itself. Can I permanently remove Now? And just have regular search?
It is almost like Google Search is advertising Now, but I don't want it ask me to install Now every time, I just want to go straight to search.
Even hitting the microphone opens the Google Now install window, then I must hit the back button to go back to regular search.
This is for CM10.1
Thanks
Heeter
Uh Google search is Google now, that's the evolution of search, the only way I know to not get Google now is to search from Google Web page if you install Google search it is all your going to get.
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Interesting and I've never noticed that before but I've never not had a reason to.
Looking at the app, Google Now is what Google has built their app around. You can go to your browser and do a search without getting this issue correct?
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Hey guys
Thank you for your responses
Will have to figure out something else then.
Thanks again
Heeter
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Perhaps try turning off the history?
It says it "may" disable functions such as Google Now, but I doubt it can be disabled. Search from webpage is my guess.
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Hello. I searched XDA beforehand, but couldn't find any definitive answer.
I love the old Facebook Messenger version 2.7.2. Primarily, just for the SMS integration. It's awesome!
I don't want to update the the latest Facebook Messenger, because it no longer support the SMS integration.
I'm trying to prevent auto updating, but to no success. It keeps on UPDATING.
I've tried (1) set Google Play NOT to update (2) In Titanium Backup, I "detached" from the Market.
Non of these seems to work.
Any suggestion would greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
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In the play store under settings cut off auto update
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The settings help for any new app you download. If apps were already automatic, I had to go into each app press setting button then uncheck auto update. This was a few versions back of play store, I don't know if it has been corrected.
Set your settings to not auto update then check a few apps to see if they got updated. I would be curious to know if it works now.
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