Can anyone tell me if there's a custom rom or an app that allows you to search texts and emails (gmail) from the search bar?
I was told that the Nexus did this (ie search texts and mail as part of the universal search) but when I got it and looked in the settings for Google Now, there was no mention of including emails or texts in any searches
Anyone, please?
WOW, all you guys using custom ROMS and no one tried to search for anything using universal search?
Well, as I've understood it.
Apple have a patent for including search his on mail and local media/files, and I believe Google have removed that functionality from the OS. Or was this the galaxy SIII only?
/Edit: It was for the SIII, I also tried to search locally, and I got hits from my phone book on searches. It works, but you don't hit the search button (write the word and results show with hits locally without pressing the search button).
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Hey guys, I've installed the voice search 2.1 apk and it's working fine, but today I decided to see if I could voice dial, and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get it working. Everything I say simply ends up a google search. If I long press the Search button while on the Home screen to bring up Voice Search, then say, for example, "Call Dad Mobile", all it does is do a Google Web Search for those exact words...I can't get it to actually dial!!
What am I doing wrong??? I also tried, "Open Calendar", and surprise surprise, it did a web search for those words. Nothing is working!!!
When you hold down the magnifying glass and say call someone, and it provides you with a google search, rather than actually calling someone.....
The problem is you have the wrong voice keyboard installed.
You were probably and early adopter of the device and installed the first one you found in a thread on here.
I had the same problem, and deleted the keyboard, installed a later one, and now it works.
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And where is the later one?
Do you mean Voice Search app or Voice Keyboard? I'm using Jonas' v27 HTC IME mod as my keyboard (created from the online skin generator).
If you mean Voice Search, I'm using Voice Search 2.1 apk, that I got from another website. Should I replace this with the one on the market place?
I'm running Jonas' v27 too, and I think the 2.1 voice APK (didn't install it separately, came with the MCR FroYo ROM). Works a charm for me (though only for some names, such as Adam Green, as most of my contacts have Eastern European names ).
Just tried replacing Voice Search with the one on the market place, and it's still doing exactly the same! I can use it for entering text, but NO voice commands work, it always defaults to doing a web search! What am I doing wrong? I'm running stock rooted 1.21 firmware, no modifications (apart for Jonas' keyboard).
Hmm....I think I may have just figured something out...can someone on here run a test for me? I need someone to check in People and see if their contacts are set to "Google" or "Phone". I have all but one of mine set to "Phone", but it seems that the one I have designated by accident as a Google contact is the only one that voice dialing works with...is this because, for example, Google actually searches your online contacts only, rather than the contacts saved exclusively on your phone?
Also, it still doesn't recognise the "Open" command...can someone also test that out for me?
jedininja666 said:
Hmm....I think I may have just figured something out...can someone on here run a test for me? I need someone to check in People and see if their contacts are set to "Google" or "Phone". I have all but one of mine set to "Phone", but it seems that the one I have designated by accident as a Google contact is the only one that voice dialing works with...is this because, for example, Google actually searches your online contacts only, rather than the contacts saved exclusively on your phone?
Also, it still doesn't recognise the "Open" command...can someone also test that out for me?
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I wish I could help you.. seems all my contacts are Google contacts. I even made a new one, and he's still a Google contact :/
And I never heard of Open X commands working. Open Mail, Calendar, Messaging all point me to a google search, so it understood what I said.
It's in the market, but it lists the Galaxy Nexus as incompatible. Prior reading has shown that this has been an on going issue on many devices (listing it as incompatible when in actuality, it would install fine and work fine). So I was wondering if anybody could post the APK file for the latest one (it's a free app, so I don't think this is against the rules, if it is please close the thread).
If this doesn't work, I was also wondering if anybody could make it compatible?
Please and thank you regardless!
Try Googling the APK. If its unavailable for the nexus to download then most of the people in this forum may not have access to it.
They also probably didn't update it for ICS which is why it probably shows incompatible. And it might be with the ICS drivers.
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Check here http://www.myblueant.com/android/download.php
Email them, tell them to fix their app listing in the market so we can download it.
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Funny, I didn't know what this BlueAnt app was until I bought one today and went looking for the App in the "Play Store". Did a google search and this thread popped up that I previously replied too. lol.
Seems to be working fine as far as the app downloaded manually from their website. Using it now, although it seems useless outside of "reading text messages".
But I'm having a problem with Name Announce. I went through a Jawbone which claimed to do it... and used several 3rd party apps to try to make it work, until I gave up and got this. I've synced my phonebook 3 times now but my work number, under "Corporate", but when I call it just says the number.
I use Email for exchange which syncs my work contacts into my gmail contacts. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. I'm going to try to delete the work number and re-create it under my gmail listings and see if that works.
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Funny that worked. It won't sync my work exchange contacts, thus just reads the number. I would have to manually delete all the exchange contacts and physically add them in under my personal Gmail contacts.
This would work, but part of using the exchange is that it automatically keeps everything up-to-date with new/old employees.
I guess its time to report a bug to BlueAnt. Personal name announce is a step in the right direction at least... and I moved my main corporate number over so at least it covers 90% of my inbound work calls. We work in the field so I do get lots of calls from cellphones, which in this case wouldn't name announce.
Just a heads up for XDA and Google reference.
I've been trying Jelly Bean on my GN for a couple days now and, while the whole experience has been awesome, there is a particular feature announced at I/O that does not work: the Search Assistant. You know, those Siri-like cards with info that show up after you perform a Google search while a voice reads them out.
Is that working for you guys living in the USA? What about those who, like me, live abroad? Does it have a geographical restriction? Is it just still not live yet?
Would welcome some help about this.
one of the option in the google now/voice thing is "use google.com instead of localised google". If you check that as 'yes' then you would get the cards with pics how up, but if you say "what is the weather" or "what is the time" it would always default to Washington DC, USA no matter where you are outside USA (And other issues like "what is the weather in waterloo shows me waterloo, USA instead of waterloo, canada).
that being said...
the voice search works fine otherwise with localised search. As much as it bugs me to not have those cards with the pic show up after a voice search, its mosly a "for looks" thing. voice search assisstant works perfectly however, it also shows cards (just not with pictures) for results as it should.
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one of the option in the google now/voice thing is "use google.com instead of localised google". If you check that as 'yes' then you would get the cards with pics how up
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Not in my case. I asked it to use google.com, disabled using my location and even changed the language to US English, but to no avail. Maybe it just also works in Canada?
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Not in my case. I asked it to use google.com, disabled using my location and even changed the language to US English, but to no avail. Maybe it just also works in Canada?
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try turning it off and back on, or erasing data/cache for that app, sometimes resetting it does the trick.
Hm... no, no dice. What I would really like is to know if this is also happening to other folks in Europe.
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Hm... no, no dice. What I would really like is to know if this is also happening to other folks in Europe.
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Works "alright" here in the UK. I can set alarms, send texts and if I say "weather" it brings up the weather in my location as well as speaks it back. Also works for weather in other locations. Cards with images and data DO pop up, but it is a bit hit and miss. A lot of the time you just get a google search. However, the navigation if I have just searched for a place on Google works well. I done a search for an address earlier to see where it was in relation to me, 30 seconds later I had a navigation card informing me of the route a possible delays. I'm happy with it, when it works (which is most of the time) its a fantastic addition.
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If you are still having trouble, you may want to check out this tutorial which made it work for me in Germany: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28043720&postcount=1
Interestingly, after I had google.com set as search engine, Google Now always thought I was in Washington and thus only showed Washington-based Information to me. Thus I switched back to google.de, now getting local information about my actual location. Google Now still works for me without having the search engine set to google.com
Cheers
CT
From what I read, Now is supposed to do thing from voice. My understanding is it does it, but for me it does not actually comnplete it. I need to then click something for it to finish.
For example: "Text <a contact> This is a test", will put the message "This is a test" there and show the contact, but I must press the send. Same for email.
I suspect what I"ll here is the above is normal.
Another thing, I ask for a stock quote, and it gives it to me in Indian Rupies. Although if I ask "What is the stock price of <company> USA, it give it to me in dollars. I don't know why it defaults to India.
And I read somewhere that I could launch apps with Now by saying "Launch <app>". but that doesn't work, it just does a web search on the words "launch app"
I really would like to see the functionality that the OLD Microsoft Voice Command provided. Could launch apps, lplay music that is on the phone by genre, artist, or song (not have it just search online for it), and many more handy things. The voice dial in MVC worked very good, although the Google voice dialing is improving.
SGS3 has Google now?
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For the contacts, they have to be stored on your phone and not from sync like facebook, etc... and I thought they had disabled launching apps with it because of a security issue.
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SGS3 has Google now?
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Not by default. But there are custom ROMS that have it (my ROM listed in sig); and there is a mod for replacing S with it (I'm not sure, but may require Root access.)
yeah mine isnt working either. i dont know why. it was working this morning and now it keeps loading.
I put the new Google Search v3.1.8 update on my Note 3 and my EVO LTE and it works far better on the EVO LTE (although GEL won't work on that as it keeps forcing the search app closed). On the EVO LTE it can search my calendar, call history and voicemail. On the Note 3 it can't search any of those! The phone search option in the settings is really bare? The Note 3 is missing some of the biggest phone options to search! That sucks! If anyone find a workaround or anything let me know, thanks. And no I don't want to use S-Voice, lol.
For those who don't have it yet (adds the ability to have the phone ask you questions when sending texts, etc and it also makes using and customizing Google Now much easier):
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...y-fixes-gel-on-tablets-and-more-apk-download/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...can-hold-a-conversation-for-certain-commands/
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Fifth313ment said:
I put the new Google Search v3.1.8 update on my Note 3 and my EVO LTE and it works far better on the EVO LTE (although GEL won't work on that as it keeps forcing the search app closed). On the EVO LTE it can search my calendar, call history and voicemail. On the Note 3 it can't search any of those! The phone search option in the settings is really bare? The Note 3 is missing some of the biggest phone options to search! That sucks! If anyone find a workaround or anything let me know, thanks. And no I don't want to use S-Voice, lol.
For those who don't have it yet (adds the ability to have the phone ask you questions when sending texts, etc and it also makes using and customizing Google Now much easier):
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...y-fixes-gel-on-tablets-and-more-apk-download/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...can-hold-a-conversation-for-certain-commands/
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Anyone?