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Long press search capacitive button FC current app

I was on a quest to replace the crappy vlingo voice dialer with the stock google one and noticed that when I long pressed the search capacitive button it will FC any application in the foreground. Is this an issue with all phones or just with the mods that I've done to my phone? As and aside, is there any way to replace the vlingo app when using a bluetooth for voice dialing with the stock google voice dialing app?

nacron said:
I was on a quest to replace the crappy vlingo voice dialer with the stock google one and noticed that when I long pressed the search capacitive button it will FC any application in the foreground. Is this an issue with all phones or just with the mods that I've done to my phone? As and aside, is there any way to replace the vlingo app when using a bluetooth for voice dialing with the stock google voice dialing app?
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Well if you have the lockscreen mod that's probably the culprit for the FC. There's a setting in the lockscreen settings that allows you to assign the function of long press search button
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jdefran said:
Well if you have the lockscreen mod that's probably the culprit for the FC. There's a setting in the lockscreen settings that allows you to assign the function of long press search button
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OMG, I didn't even notice that function. Thanks! lol.

When you first long press the search button, it asks you whether to use google out vlingo. I picked google as my default, and forgot about vlingo till today.

adaaaam said:
When you first long press the search button, it asks you whether to use google out vlingo. I picked google as my default, and forgot about vlingo till today.
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The problem I was having was with the lock screen mod because it was remapping the longpress to an app that didn't exist.

Launch google voice search from home button

S Voice doesn't work that well for me. It has a habit of cutting me off mid sentence and when it does work it is often very slow.
Here is a way to to access google voice search directly by double clicking the home button. (I didn't see that this had already been posted).
http://sgs3mod.blogspot.com/2012/07/heres-how-to-launch-google-voice-search.html#!/2012/07/heres-how-to-launch-google-voice-search.html
This link has seven steps, make sure S Voice is set to Lauch by double pressing home before doing step 1.

GeorgeP said:
S Voice doesn't work that well for me. It has a habit of cutting me off mid sentence and when it does work it is often very slow.
Here is a way to to access google voice search directly by double clicking the home button. (I didn't see that this had already been posted).
http://sgs3mod.blogspot.com/2012/07/heres-how-to-launch-google-voice-search.html#!/2012/07/heres-how-to-launch-google-voice-search.html
This link has seven steps, make sure S Voice is set to Lauch by double pressing home before doing step 1.
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Very interesting, thanks for this. I'll have to give it a try and test it out. I however turned of the launch feature for S-Voice due to the lag it would create when hitting my home screen. Have any idea if it would still create this lag even if changing the actual app it launches?

Death&co said:
Very interesting, thanks for this. I'll have to give it a try and test it out. I however turned of the launch feature for S-Voice due to the lag it would create when hitting my home screen. Have any idea if it would still create this lag even if changing the actual app it launches?
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Just tried it. Yes the lag is present. I tried disabling the double tap launch for S voice after setting the blue tooth launch app and the voice search feature went away.
Sad to say if you want the double tap for Google voice search, you will have lag.
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[Q] bypassing Screenlock b on incoming calls

Does anyone know how I can bypass the Screen Lock on a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Rooted stock 4.2.2) when an incoming call is ringing the phone?
I have hd caller ID that has an easy way to answer the phone, but my wife does not know how to open the Screen Lock so she can't answer the phone when I'm busy in the yard, garage, etc.
I've been looking for a quick fix, but I have not come across anything usable.
Thanks all of you for all your help to everyone that asks for it. Your answers often helps many individuals that have the same needs!
Aloha!

I am not sure if I completely understand. Are you saying that you have to unlock your phone to answer an incoming phone call? :/
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xdapowerapps said:
I am not sure if I completely understand. Are you saying that you have to unlock your phone to answer an incoming phone call? :/
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Yes, the screenlock is still showing the big orange balloon.... I have to swipe the dots, then press answer.

That's weird cause even with screen lock, if there's an incoming call you should only need to swipe to answer or reject.
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bobolinko said:
Yes, the screenlock is still showing the big orange balloon.... I have to swipe the dots, then press answer.
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Are you running any lock screen programs like GoLocker or something similar? Default Android behaviour is to allow you to accept incoming calls without putting in your PIN/Pattern/Password. If you are not running another locker, then open up your dialer, press the menu soft key, and check your "call settings" options. Check the behaviours where you can press the home button to accept calls and see if you can accept calls that way. If not, remove your security code, restart your phone, and set it again. Let us know if any of these work for you.
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thanks, I'll try what you suggested

[Q] Best Voice Dialing Hands Free app

Back long ago, I had a Motorola E815 flip phone.
I could use my wired headset and press the headset button and speak a name from my contacts list and the phone would dial the contact.
Simple; Hands Free; no internet connection; no complications like needing to look at the screen or press a selection or answer confirmation questions;
Just press the button; speak the name and connect;
My Nokia Dark Knight could also do this;
My Moto DroidX and Thunderbolt could also do this;
But, they needed special apps that were not quite as accurate and not quite as fast as the simple flip phones;
When I got the Galaxy S3; The Samsung voice app and Vlingo all tried to help; but, they were slow and inaccurate and required confirmation prompts.
I've just received the G3.
Is there an app or combination of apps that can take me back 10 years to just "press the button" ; "speak the name" ; dial the number.?
Thanks!

maria137137 said:
Back long ago, I had a Motorola E815 flip phone.
I could use my wired headset and press the headset button and speak a name from my contacts list and the phone would dial the contact.
Simple; Hands Free; no internet connection; no complications like needing to look at the screen or press a selection or answer confirmation questions;
Just press the button; speak the name and connect;
My Nokia Dark Knight could also do this;
My Moto DroidX and Thunderbolt could also do this;
But, they needed special apps that were not quite as accurate and not quite as fast as the simple flip phones;
When I got the Galaxy S3; The Samsung voice app and Vlingo all tried to help; but, they were slow and inaccurate and required confirmation prompts.
I've just received the G3.
Is there an app or combination of apps that can take me back 10 years to just "press the button" ; "speak the name" ; dial the number.?
Thanks!
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Google search can do this! In the app or on the launcher just say "Ok Google." then when the mic pops up and the phone beeps "say call CONTACTS NAME, PHONE LOCATION." PHONE LOCATION = mobile, home, work, etc.
It can do some other cool stuff too. Just Google it!
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dragonsofcp said:
Google search can do this! In the app or on the launcher just say "Ok Google." then when the mic pops up and the phone beeps "say call CONTACTS NAME, PHONE LOCATION." PHONE LOCATION = mobile, home, work, etc.
It can do some other cool stuff too. Just Google it!
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yeah - it does - sort of - but not super accurately and it seems to need internet connection.
- it just amazes me that those old flip phones could do this reliably without internet...

Want to use Google Now instead of Voice Mate - Possible?

I am a motorcycle rider and recently switched to LG G4 from iPhone 6. I would be a happy camper if I had something on par with siri. I have a bluetooth (SENA) headset installed in my helmet. I need the ability to activate Google Now so that I can say things like "Navigate to _____," "Call _______," Read my messages, etc. etc.
Voice Mate doesn't work. I hit the button and nothing happens...it ends up getting locked up or something.
Is there a way to use Google Now when i click the button on my bluetooth device?
Why would LG even feature Voice Mate over Google Now when it is SO FAR BEHIND. Makes zero sense not to give us the option to use the Google feature on a google phone (the reason I end up always going back to apple...)

You're trying to activate Google Now with the screen off?
As far as I know, GN does not activate with the screen off unless it's plugged into a charging device. You can see this from the settings --> voice --> "OK Google" detection. I am unaware of how Voice Mate works, since I disabled it from the start.
Does the iPhone allow you to activate Siri while screen's off?

Yeah there's a voice dialer app on the g4, locate it and disable it in settings. The g4 will them redirect to Google now! Don't think you can disable voice mate but it won't activate without the voice dialer app
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I bet you can accomplish this. I have an annoying bug where most times I plug my regular headset in, the phone thinks I'm plugging in a headset+mic, and launches google now (it used to try to launch the LG voice mate, but after installing the ZV6 update, it launches google now).
So, if you could just duplicate that, maybe cut the wires and splice a new switch to duplicate whatever my malfunction is, it might work? Have you updated to the latest Over The Air update?

Use the Debloater tool on XDA to disable the VoiceMate apk. That's how I got Google Now to work on a long press on the middle button from my headphones.
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I am NOT trying to activate it via voice at all. I simply want Google now to work when I push the button on my bluetooth device. Yes sir I does this s.

To do that I would have to have root. Is that very difficult to accomplish on the LG g4?

Thank you Cor-master! That worked!

JeffXT said:
Use the Debloater tool on XDA to disable the VoiceMate apk. That's how I got Google Now to work on a long press on the middle button from my headphones.
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Cor-master said:
Yeah there's a voice dialer app on the g4, locate it and disable it in settings. The g4 will them redirect to Google now! Don't think you can disable voice mate but it won't activate without the voice dialer app
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Sfkn2 said:
You're trying to activate Google Now with the screen off?
As far as I know, GN does not activate with the screen off unless it's plugged into a charging device. You can see this from the settings --> voice --> "OK Google" detection. I am unaware of how Voice Mate works, since I disabled it from the start.
Does the iPhone allow you to activate Siri while screen's off?
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I was simply hoping for Google Now whenever I pressed the button on my Bluetooth.

Voyaging said:
I was simply hoping for Google Now whenever I pressed the button on my Bluetooth.
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That's what it does when you disable the voice dialer. Seriously I gave a plantronics headset and an arctic sound Bluetooth speaker in which I both push the button to activate Google now and keep my phone in my pocket. All you have to do is disable the voice dialer app that's it. The voice dialer is what comes up by default not voice mate
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Voyaging said:
Thank you Cor-master! That worked!
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Sorry didn't see this before I replied. Glad to hear!
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Cor-master said:
That's what it does when you disable the voice dialer. Seriously I gave a plantronics headset and an arctic sound Bluetooth speaker in which I both push the button to activate Google now and keep my phone in my pocket. All you have to do is disable the voice dialer app that's it. The voice dialer is what comes up by default not voice mate
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Sorry didn't see this before I replied. Glad to hear!
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Yeah - I'm not very good at forums. I'm figuring out how to quote in replies so it's easier to follow. Thats on me. Thanks again for this simple solution. I do A LOT of motorcycling. To push the bluetooth button and be able to say "navigate to _____" is huge for me. Thanks to you, i can now do that. bravo!