Currently double-clicking the home button starts S-Voice, which in my opinion has poor recognition. Is it possible to change the double-tap default to Google Now voice search?
You can use simplistic framework mod to assign any app for double click home button. ....... from original Android development thread
Other ways.. long press menu button for Google now. ..why should you use home button?
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I've noticed that I can't seem to get an icon on my home screen (besides in the search bar) for Voice Actions. Its installed, according to the Market, but I can't seem to add it to stock or to Nova for me to trigger it without using the search bar. Advice?
Is there really no way to get voice actions as an easy-to-hit widget or button? I know it's in the search bar, but that's difficult to hit with a thumb or while driving.
I've been searching all over for this as well, and I wish I had some good news for you but all I can give is a bump!
This really has been driving me mad. The Icon is so damn hard to hit, it makes voice commands impossible to use while I'm driving!
Yes, I put in a request for this in the Themes and Apps section.
Soft key support with short press = search and long press = voice search would be ideal.
Have we still found no solution for this? It'd be great to have a voice search command which works without the google bar and within thumb's reach.
It's not soft key support, but you can put a shortcut on your home screen using this xShortcut: https://market.android.com/details?id=ex.chinyang.android.xshortcut&hl=en -- and the voice actions shortcut will stay on your home screen even after uninstalling xShortcut.
And naturally, after using Voice Actions once, you can then access Voice Actions using the multi-tasking button from any app.
Or, as per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420277 you can use Launcher Pro to create a custom shortcut.
rjax said:
It's not soft key support, but you can put a shortcut on your home screen using this xShortcut: https://market.android.com/details?id=ex.chinyang.android.xshortcut&hl=en -- and the voice actions shortcut will stay on your home screen even after uninstalling xShortcut.
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That worked like an absolute charm. Thank you so much!
Hi Everyone!
I wanted to ask if anyone knows the fastest way to access the voice search on our phones? I currently unlock my phone and hold down the search button for it to open. Couple questions...
1. Is there some kind of shortcut I can map to one of the lock screen shortcut (octo lock) that will open voice search?
2. Any possibility of having a visible "search" soft key at the lock screen?
3. Maybe there's a hardware mod that lets you hold down the volume key to execute a command?
Just throwing out random ideas if any of these exist. My goal is to basically open a voice search from the lock screen if possible. If anyone knows a better method then unlock and hold down the search soft key, Please let me know...
Thanks everyone!!
Galaxy Nexus LTE
AOKP Build 26
Stock Kernel
Just set one of your applications to voice dialer/ search and then slide to said application on the lock screen.
I'm assuming your on aokp?
Edit: they already have led flashlight from the lock screen by long pressing lock button... wonder if they could mod it to launch apps.
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add it to your navigation bars.
the softkeys mod offered with this ROM (not sure if you can use it by itself) makes the third softkey a dedicated search button and if you long press it at any point it does a voice search. also if you long press middle button it gives you the recent app list. ideal imo.
Thanks for all the responses!
I already have my nav bar at the bottom set up with a dedicated search key. I was looking for more of a method of accessing the voice search without unlocking the phone (from just the lock screen). I was hoping to map a app/command to one of the lock screen shortcuts that would open the voice search. Not a big deal... just wondering if I could access voice search even faster than just unlocking and holding the search button on my nav bar.
Shooshi said:
1. Is there some kind of shortcut I can map to one of the lock screen shortcut (octo lock) that will open voice search?
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I used this to create a shortcut on my launcher home screen, so I assume you can use it to make a shortcut for octo lock: QuickShortcutMaker: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut&hl=en -- use the Voice Search entry that ends in RecognitionActivity.
rjax said:
I used this to create a shortcut on my launcher home screen, so I assume you can use it to make a shortcut for octo lock: QuickShortcutMaker: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut&hl=en -- use the Voice Search entry that ends in RecognitionActivity.
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Perfect solution!! This is exactly what I wanted. I was able to add a shortcut through activities and found the voice search with the recognitionactivity at the end. Now I can slide to the shortcut and it opens a voice search. Thanks dude!
Is there a long press home button to bring up search mod available.. For ARHD 7.2.2
I want to be able to have that funtion like the DHD search key, so when you long press it you can choose an app to search from
Would be particularly useful for voice search.. like the galaxy S3
from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
Reading up I see this may require a kernal modification..
Thinking along the lines of swipe 2 wake.. with faux kernal..
I can't believe HTC missed the boat with this function.. SG3.. has the idea to a T....
I use third party app assistant.. which as voice recognition apps go is pretty solid..
Long press home = voice search
*shakes head at HTC*
heres how to get google now/search back by long pressing the menu button.
must be rooted and have xposed installed.
Install the xposed additions module
open xposed additions app>
button re-map awake>menu>long press>search>reboot
now when you long press the menu button good now/search should pop up like the note2...it will not vibrate when pressed though
link for exposed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482230
92slammer said:
heres how to get google now/search back by long pressing the menu button.
must be rooted and have xposed installed.
Install the xposed additions module
open xposed additions app>
button re-map awake>menu>long press>search>reboot
now when you long press the menu button good now/search should pop up like the note2...it will not vibrate when pressed though
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Could you link us to the mobile?
gramsey1911 said:
Could you link us to the mobile?
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not sure if this is what you were wanting but here is the link and info regarding xposed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482230
When I did this, my Home button long press brings up the power menu. Odd. Menu brings up Google Search, though. I had to go in and remap the Home button long press to bring up recent apps.
I was trying to make double tap home to goto google now, are you guys doing menu or home button? and which app are you picking in wanam? voice search or google search
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Just "Search". I have long press menu set to bring up Google Search.
where is that option at?
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Install Xposed installer, and open it. Go to "Download" and scroll down to "Xposed Additions" to install that.
Go back to the beginning of Xposed installer and open "Modules" to ensure "Xposed Additions" is checked on.
Reboot.
Go into your Apps drawer and open "Xposed Additions," and you'll see "Button Re-map Awake." Open that to remap any buttons you want while your screen is on. For the "Menu Button" the "Long Press" option you want to choose is "Search"
If anyone wants double click home to open Voice Search, you can try the app Home2 Shortcut from the Playstore. Assign it as your main launcher and from within the app pick your real launcher to be assigned to 1 click of the home button. Then select voice search as the double click action. This take you directly into voice commands instead of having to say "ok Google" to launch it in Google Now
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If anyone wants double click home to open Voice Search, you can try the app Home2 Shortcut from the Playstore. Assign it as your main launcher and from within the app pick your real launcher to be assigned to 1 click of the home button. Then select voice search as the double click action. This take you directly into voice commands instead of having to say "ok Google" to launch it in Google Now
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Very cool, without root!
I have come to learn that I would only want root for titanium backup as there are so many unrooted options for things I thought I needed root for like wifi tether or app permission management.
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When I long-press Home button it opens Google app, but I would like to change to DuckDuckGo, I had it working on S5 but I can't find where to do this in the Note 7 settings?
Try this? It's for a different app but this is how I can get home button launcher to launch any app while holding the home button instead of Google assistant.
http://dynamicgandroidapps.svn.cloudforge.com/main/sites/m6/marshmallow.html
You can set in the app whatever you want to launch while holding the home button.
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Hello! I'm John, and i got a problem with long-press action on home button on my Eurostar-Onyx running Android 6.0...
the problem is the long-press action launches overview insted of now on tap, then overview button was set as menu! Thats what i hate about OEMs...
Is there any way to change it?
help me pls....! Thank you
try "all in one gestures" in, play store