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I saw this on Engadget and tried it out on my AT&T SGSIII running Kyan ROM and it worked. Thought I would link the forum here so everyone could see it. Its not mine, just sharing the "now goodness".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29756226&postcount=2856
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FYI, hit the thanks button for the guys who made this work.. you can hit the thanks button for me too if I helped you in any way.. but REALLY make sure you thank the dev who got this working.
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Second FYI, after you flash it just simply hold the menu button and it will bring it up. Worked perfectly for me.
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daddymatt said:
Second FYI, after you flash it just simply hold the menu button and it will bring it up. Worked perfectly for me.
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Hold the menu down on the home screen*
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Can I use it so it'll automatically launch microphone when entering google now?
artisticcheese said:
Can I use it so it'll automatically launch microphone when entering google now?
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I have no idea, I haven't tried it. Try it out and see.
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daddymatt said:
I have no idea, I haven't tried it. Try it out and see.
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Figured it out. If you want it to listen what you say, you need to say "Google" first and then whatever you want to do like "note to self"
My mom just got the SGSIII yesterday and wanted Google Now. Glad to see this works.
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for anyone interested in replacing the "voice dial" with google now voice search follow these instructions:
1.)Go into S-voice settings and uncheck the option "Launch S-Voice"
2.)Download a free app from the market called "home2 shortcut" (or link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut)
3.)Set the double tap home option (Home> Home) to launch "Voice Search" from installed applications. (make sure it displays a blue microphone when you do this)
4.)Continue with the instructions for the app and close the app.
5.)Test it out, if it doesn't launch directly into the voice search after doing the double home then follow the next few steps, if it does then skip to step 8.
6.)Open the Google Now app (it will be listed as "Google" in your app drawer)
7.)Press menu>refresh.
8.)Reboot
9.)Enjoy having Google Now on your Ice cream sandwich Samsung Galaxy S3!
This is simply a tutorial on how to replace Samsung's crappy s-voice with the amazing Google Now voice search!
In order to follow this guide you must be rooted, if you are not and wish to do so, follow the guide here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 If you are already rooted, then continue with the guide!
Step 1: Installing Google Now:
1.)Download the Google now flashable zip here (download the one entitled mikey7 online/offline voice) XDA Google Now Download Thread
2.)Make sure they are on your internal SD card and reboot into recovery
3.)choose install zip file and navigate to wherever the file is (if you are unsure then there is a good chance that it is filed under downloads/mikey7_offline.zip)
4.)once you are done with this, turn your device back on and verify that the app "Google" is in your app drawer
5.)If so then continue with the tutorial, if not then retry and if that does not resolve the issue then post questions in this forum.
Step 2: Activating Google Now
1.)Make sure you have Google latitude installed and have set up your account for latitude before continuing just to be safe.
2.)Launch the Google Now app and go through the setup until you click the "Yes, I'm in." option and your cards appear
3.)Continue to the next and final step or, if you are happy with not being able to launch Now via double tapping the home button, stop here and have a nice day!
Step 3: Replacing S-Voice
1.)Go into S-voice settings and uncheck the option "Launch S-Voice"
2.)Download a free app from the market called "home2 shortcut" (or link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut ..)
3.)Set the double tap home option (Home> Home) to launch "Voice Search" from installed applications. (make sure it displays a blue microphone when you do this)
4.)Continue with the instructions for the app and close the app.
5.)Test it out, if it doesn't launch directly into the voice search after doing the double home then follow the next few steps, if it does then skip to step 8.
6.)Open the Google Now app (it will be listed as "Google" in your app drawer)
7.)Press menu>refresh.
8.)Reboot
9.)Enjoy having Google Now on your Ice cream sandwich Samsung Galaxy S3!
Don't Forget to hit the thanks button if this helped you!
Credits go to:
SilentStormer - kept the Google Now for ICS thread up to date
Slickdaddy96-helped me find apps
Google- For making this awesome Program
Samsung- For the hardware!
Thanks this worked perfectly!
Great post! Thanks!
Thanks for this...is there a way to set this up so that a single press while in my launcher (Nova Launcher) returns to the default screen? Single presses in the launcher do not currently do anything.
OpaqueEcho said:
Thanks for this...is there a way to set this up so that a single press while in my launcher (Nova Launcher) returns to the default screen? Single presses in the launcher do not currently do anything.
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You maybe can go into gestures settings in nova and set up the double tap for voice search in nova. However, you may have to triple press. This was actually my work around for a small time. You may have to buy the premium nova in order to use gestures though. Hope this works!
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the manual search is working perfectlly on my tab 10.1 running 4.0.4.
but the voice function is not. the message of "shell has been granted in su perm" kept appering for tens of times. then the app get forced to close.
thanks for the great effort...
Ghstudent said:
You maybe can go into gestures settings in nova and set up the double tap for voice search in nova. However, you may have to triple press. This was actually my work around for a small time. You may have to buy the premium nova in order to use gestures though. Hope this works!
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Thanks for the reply...should the Back button be doing something in Google Now? It doesn't seem to back out of the application...
OpaqueEcho said:
Thanks for the reply...should the Back button be doing something in Google Now? It doesn't seem to back out of the application...
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I haven't had any problems with it
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So is this more useful than S Voice?
613BulletProof said:
So is this more useful than S Voice?
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Incredibly more useful
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thank you so much it work great!!!
Thanks! It works but unfortunately the home button goes back to home really jerky and unsmooth along with a slight lag. Any fixes?
jfp999 said:
Thanks! It works but unfortunately the home button goes back to home really jerky and unsmooth along with a slight lag. Any fixes?
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I get the same thing on my wife's phone.
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Everything went smooth, just "Step3/#6". I don't have Google Now icon in my app drawer, but I do have "Voice Search" icon.
Is it the same?
ighost77 said:
Everything went smooth, just "Step3/#6". I don't have Google Now icon in my app drawer, but I do have "Voice Search" icon.
Is it the same?
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It will be labeled as "Google" if it isn't then try reflashing the package
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Is it easy to revert back to S-Voice? Not saying i would but if you have to.
Edit: Never mind. Doing the guide in reverse order works.
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This is awesome, the best search experience out there by far, works perfectly thanks!
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tjb433 said:
This is awesome, the best search experience out there by far, works perfectly thanks!
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Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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ak789 said:
Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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Maybe try a reinstall? Havent tried it on stock rooted, I'm running wanamlite 1.2 and it works perfectly, I Also have s-voice disabled if it matters
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ak789 said:
Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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I am running stock rooted Rom..
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It's no longer available in the play store. Does anyone have the apk that I can download?
You can get it here.
m20120 said:
You can get it here.
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That link installed a version of any cut that keeps crashing. I have a Verizon galaxy s3 rooted worth stock jelly bean. Is there an updated version? Is the app device, or ROM specific?
Here is the playstore version. It also crashes on mine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appdroid.anycut
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Here is the playstore version. It also crashes on mine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appdroid.anycut
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That link says in the play market: "item not found"
You're welcome to try this one. It's on my dropbox.
http://db.tt/7aSGHMnf
I'm just a humble flasher, not a dev by any means.
ouray770 said:
That link says in the play market: "item not found"
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Hmmm I can see it. Strange.
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TNumber5 said:
Hmmm I can see it. Strange.
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The Google play one says not found even in browser. The one from Tewlman's dropbox says the same as the others; after I click "Activity" The app crashed with "unfortunately anycut has stopped"
Try clearing app data and cache via app manager, then uninstall, boot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvic, reboot and reinstall.
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Tewlman252 said:
Try clearing app data and cache via app manager, then uninstall, boot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvic, reboot and reinstall.
I'm just a humble flasher, not a dev by any means.
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That didn't work. I used ROM manager to clear the caches after I uninstalled the app. It had no data to delete before I uninstalled. Am I the only one with this issue? Are there any good alternative apps?
There is no newer version and it crashes on jellybean if you run it from the app shortcut. It will work if you drag a widget from the widget tray to a homescreen.
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There is no newer version and it crashes on jellybean if you run it from the app shortcut. It will work if you drag a widget from the widget tray to a homescreen.
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It isn't listed as an available widget when I long possessed the home screen. See the attached. I also tried am app shortcut on the home screen which ended with the same error
This is what I see when I open the widget drawer (or long press on the home screen and select add widget)
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m20120 said:
This is what I see when I open the widget drawer (or long press on the home screen and select add widget)
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Ok I found the widget when I went back to Touchwiz but after launching, it crashed with the same error.
ouray770 said:
Ok I found the widget when I went back to Touchwiz but after launching, it crashed with the same error.
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Try with a long press to (touchwiz) home screen, after select "apps and widgets", find it in the widget list and drag it to home screen. This is the only way I can use it without crash. I use it on SGS3 mini with stock JB 4.1.1
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Try with a long press to (touchwiz) home screen, after select "apps and widgets", find it in the widget list and drag it to home screen. This is the only way I can use it without crash. I use it on SGS3 mini with stock JB 4.1.1
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I just tried. it crashes right after I select "Activity" I also use Go Launcher, but for the purpose of your test, I switched back to Touchwiz.
Here is the one I use. I have used it on stock and custom ROMs. You have to use a home launcher that supports shortcuts, like Apex or ADW. Just long press on a home screen and when you get a popup select shortcut then select Anycut. Then select activity and scroll through the list. There are some that will force close, but I have found that a lot of the system shortcuts do work.
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I just tried. it crashes right after I select "Activity" I also use Go Launcher, but for the purpose of your test, I switched back to Touchwiz.
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I uninstalled anycut and installed the one you attached. I tried the shortcut with Go Launcher and also Touchwiz. Both have the same result...after clicking "Activity" it says "Unfortunately Anycut had stopped working"
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I use it with Apex. I cannot speak to the others as I have not used them. You should also try fixing permissions. Permissions being off can cause FC.
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how do i create a shortcut to a button within an app that is not an activity? i assume that is what the "make your own" thing is for
Hi guys, I am wondering why there is no google now on the tablet? I do find the google search, but can't find the google now. Am I doing something wrong?
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Have you checked your widgets?
Kyrillos said:
Hi guys, I am wondering why there is no google now on the tablet? I do find the google search, but can't find the google now. Am I doing something wrong?
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You have to hit Google with mic on the bottom left from the home screen and when it opens search, it tells you to start Google now in blue. Just click it and set it up.
Maris_ said:
Have you checked your widgets?
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Google search (bottom left on screen) is Google Now.
Kyrillos said:
Hi guys, I am wondering why there is no google now on the tablet? I do find the google search, but can't find the google now. Am I doing something wrong?
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Here is a screen shot
Thank you for the reply. I am aware of the google search on the bottom left corner and there I was searching the google now. When I open the search I do see only the search line. There is nothing else. I've also tried google now widget and it says google now is not available.
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Kyrillos said:
Thank you for the reply. I am aware of the google search on the bottom left corner and there I was searching the google now. When I open the search I do see only the search line. There is nothing else. I've also tried google now widget and it says google now is not available.
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Hold down the home button and hit the google button on the bottom and it should open google now, if you dont have it, maybe you hit not now and you have to go into the google search settings to enable it again
Issue solved. I had to uninstall the update, then the google now appeared and then update again. Thanks everyone
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Kyrillos said:
Hi guys, I am wondering why there is no google now on the tablet? I do find the google search, but can't find the google now. Am I doing something wrong?
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If you hold the home button for a sec then up pops left to right Tasks, google home, and close recent apps.
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Hi all,
I wanted to try the Google Now Launcher but after downloading it (Play Store), it won't be listed in the default launcher settings...
When I click on its icon, I'm told that it's not the default launcher, sends me to the Nova "clear default" options but then I can't choose it, it won't even shows up in the list of installed launchers!
Where am I wrong?
Thanks in advance!
anyone?
It happens a lot with me too,try older versions,for me that worked also update Google app
BANG that THANKS button
kalya bhau said:
It happens a lot with me too,try older versions,for me that worked also update Google app
BANG that THANKS button
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will bang that thanks button when it will work but it' doesn't...thanks anyway !
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Uninstall it. Reboot. Download from playstore. Once it installs hit the home button. It should prompt you to choose your launcher
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tdevaughn said:
Uninstall it. Reboot. Download from playstore. Once it installs hit the home button. It should prompt you to choose your launcher
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already tried
no luck...
just driving me mad.
I'm not an Android noob nevertherless!
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