I was wondering if anyone of you can help me with the steps to activating Google Now voice search from the home screen. I got the 4.4.2 update yesterday and thought saying Ok, Google from the home screen would activate the search. It works if I'm already in search but I saw a youtube video of someone with Sprint S4 Kitkat being able to to do it from the home screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAi7sIM5rwg
Thanks for any assistance.
You need the google experience launcher aka Google now launcher to do that. Find it and download it, it's waaaaaaaay better than the touchwiz launcher anyway.
Donalddesu said:
You need the google experience launcher aka Google now launcher to do that. Find it and download it, it's waaaaaaaay better than the touchwiz launcher anyway.
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Then just activate voice in search.
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So in the youtube video, the Sprint S4 is running GEL and not Touchwiz?
I did get a hold of the GoogleHome apk and was able to get voice activated search working from the home screen while using Google Launcher. The thing is I truly like the Nova Launcher that I have on now and some of its features are not available in the stock launcher ( multiple sliding dock items, changing icons, etc.)
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I'm wondering if any of you guys experience this. I got my Galaxy s3 almost a month ago. Out of the box, when I double click the home key, it launches S voice. However, after Rooting (or sometime after that), I noticed that double clicking the home screen doesn't launch the S voice anymore. I toggled the setting under S-Voice menu to activate or deactivate double click launch but there's no difference -- still doesn't launch it. I did update my ROM to Kyan ROM hoping changing the ROM will make it work however, it still doesn't work. I even followed the instruction in replacing double click launch form S-Voice to Google NOW, unfortnately, still no luck.
Anybody knows how to check or fix this? Really wanted to use the double click function for Google NOW.
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KyanROM 1.26
Check kyan's changelog and thread to see if it's been changed or if anyone else is having the same issue... you're running custom software so this needs to be addressed or answered in his ROM thread...
This should be in QnA
Try the home2 shortcut from the play store, works great with stock rooted ICS with Google Now
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I use apex launcher and there is a setting in there for the home button to open any app (I chose the google search app). I have it set up so that first press goes to home page of the launcher and second press opens up google now.
I did use home2shortcut as well but still didn't work. I don't think its purely a kyan rom issue as I had this issue when j was still using stock.
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lordmorphous said:
I use apex launcher and there is a setting in there for the home button to open any app (I chose the google search app). I have it set up so that first press goes to home page of the launcher and second press opens up google now.
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This work around worked. Seems like a great replacement to the touchwiz... wondering what functionality does the touchwiz have that this doesn't have. Also, I'm still hoping I could get a way to make the double click work without APEX Launcher... but yeah, this is a good workaround!
Thanks!
Right now it brings up s voice. I'm wondering if I can make it launch/do something else - I haven't been able to find a setting for it though.
might have to use go launcher ex...
Disable S Voice and google voice dialing comes up
I'm using Nova launcher and have it launch voice search when the homescreen is displayed and the home button is pressed
Not sure if that's a Nova Launcher pro feature or if it's in the free one too.
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Disable S Voice and google voice dialing comes up
I'm using Nova launcher and have it launch voice search when the homescreen is displayed and the home button is pressed
Not sure if that's a Nova Launcher pro feature or if it's in the free one too.
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Hmm, I disabled s voice and now nothing happens with double-tap. Id be happy with Google voice search coming up.
skochw said:
Hmm, I disabled s voice and now nothing happens with double-tap. Id be happy with Google voice search coming up.
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try getting home2 shortcut from play store.
con_ritmo said:
try getting home2 shortcut from play store.
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What he said. Theres already a thread dealing with this
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hi, i was just wondering if its possible to make google now my home screen. i realized i don't need a launcher because i have a ton of apps and instead of swiping through my drawer i often find myself just typing in the app in the search bar. With the new swype keyboard in 4.2 its much quicker to launch an app that way, i also put my dock apps in my lmt launcher and don't use widgets except for the search bar of course. so has anyone figured out how to make google now their HS? i would love for it to just open when i press home and open right after unlocking the lockscreen.
No launcher = no Android
Closest you could manage would be a single launcher page with a clock widget that looks like Google now plus some minor themeing.
Lets tweak your idea and make it a widget for Now, that would be pretty sweet.
WiredPirate said:
Lets tweak your idea and make it a widget for Now, that would be pretty sweet.
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yeah it would be pretty cool to have a full screen scrollable google now widget. i just don't have the know how to produce something like that
there is a launcher, i believe it is called sflauncher that is modeled after google now you could try.
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there is a launcher, i believe it is called sflauncher that is modeled after google now you could try.
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yeah ive tried it but im looking to just make google now the home launcher not just something that looks like it. does anyone know if i can remap the home button to just open google now?
With a custom launcher i think you can. For example i'm using nova launcher, and under the gesture and behavior menu you can choose the home button behavior with several action and all you app. The only thing i'm not sure about is if you can set only an app or even an app's activity (like is gnow)...
Download and install Google Search 3.2 with Google Launcher Now
Google has pushed out an update to the Google Search app, which now means there's also an update to the Google Experience Launcher. We've got the APK for you to install below, and this is looking like a substantial update – it looks like the new (and probably official) name for the Google Experience Launcher is Google Now Launcher.
What's New
Google says:
*Bug fixes and performance improvements
We say:
*New Google Now Launcher name with splash screen on start up
*6 columns on tablet home screens (up from 5)
*AirBNB reservations in Google Now
*Fixes disappearing icon in the hotseat bug
*Hotword detection now works in British and Canadian English
*Icon imports from old home screen
(we're still checking it out, might be more to come)
Be aware, you need to have the Google Home stub app installed to see the Google Now Launcher. This branding also doesn't show up on the Nexus 5, which already has the new launcher installed by default.
APK Download
The APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.
File name: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-3.2.16.1006154.arm.
Version: (Android 4.1+).
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Thank you very much 4 sharing. It is the Google search app download. What about the luncher?
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The search app includes the launcher.
at last, ok google works with English uk!
i think new version is out already ?
lost101 said:
The search app includes the launcher.
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I don't think it includes a launcher. If you already have GEL installed it will be updated, but it doesn't include one. I uninstalled my GEL launcher before installing this apk, and there was no change on the stock launcher. It wasn't until I installed GEL again that I saw the changes, namely now it's called "Google now launcher". Also the icons are still a bit on the big side. Good upgrade though, thanks!
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I got 3.2.17 update in the play store. It didn't include GEL. I had removed the launcher so I added it back. It's now GNL.
"OK Google" works when you have Google now open if you have stock launcher but that is it. You have to have Google now open. For it to work on any home screen, you need to install Google now launcher.
Edit: hot word detection is cool but at the expense of battery. Wow! Idle all night (over 9 hours) and 11% battery gone. Before enabling and adding GNL, is lose about 3% overnight (with everything syncing and location services on).
Edit 2: I disabled hot word detection and battery life is a lot better. The active listening needs to be optimized. It certainly doesn't work as efficiently as it would on the moto x.
I don't see much advantage of GNL over the stock launcher so far.
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Newbie here. Installed GEL when I first got my Moto G and it's updated to new Google Now Launcher. However one quirk I notice is widgets don't work with this launcher....is that correct or do I have settings wrong?
I navigate to settings>home> it shows two launchers, one of which is Google Now. When using Google Now, when I flipped through the home screen pages, it only includes my apps and doesn't show any widget screenshots. When I revert back to default Moto G launcher, there are pages of both apps and widgets....
Am I missing something or is this a Moto G thing? Many thanks!
dtsm888 said:
Newbie here. Installed GEL when I first got my Moto G and it's updated to new Google Now Launcher. However one quirk I notice is widgets don't work with this launcher....is that correct or do I have settings wrong?
I navigate to settings>home> it shows two launchers, one of which is Google Now. When using Google Now, when I flipped through the home screen pages, it only includes my apps and doesn't show any widget screenshots. When I revert back to default Moto G launcher, there are pages of both apps and widgets....
Am I missing something or is this a Moto G thing? Many thanks!
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Long press the homescreen in order to get the widgets list.
google launcher now
rogeriorp said:
Long press the homescreen in order to get the widgets list.
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hi
does this work with rooted note 10.1 2014? I cant seem to install it.
thanks
mrcorey said:
I got 3.2.17 update in the play store. It didn't include GEL. I had removed the launcher so I added it back. It's now GNL.
"OK Google" works when you have Google now open if you have stock launcher but that is it. You have to have Google now open. For it to work on any home screen, you need to install Google now launcher.
Edit: hot word detection is cool but at the expense of battery. Wow! Idle all night (over 9 hours) and 11% battery gone. Before enabling and adding GNL, is lose about 3% overnight (with everything syncing and location services on).
Edit 2: I disabled hot word detection and battery life is a lot better. The active listening needs to be optimized. It certainly doesn't work as efficiently as it would on the moto x.
I don't see much advantage of GNL over the stock launcher so far.
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You should try the Nova Beta Launcher is really fast, faster than stock or GEL especially when you disable all animations.
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I like nova (and apex, too). Currently still on GNL by I'll probably either go back to stock or maybe nova. But, when warranty either runs out or I get closer to that, I'll root this phone and rom it to death like I have with my last few phones.
I can't believe that I've had this phone for a whole month and haven't rooted it yet. But, I don't feel the need yet. I'm eager to see what happens with this launcher, though. Not so sure about the hit words, though. After all, it's just swipe, tap, to do the same thing.
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Black Status Screen Bars on S3
Hi guys.
I've tried this on both my Nexus 7 2013 (Kit Kat 4.4.2) and Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300 with Jelly Bean 4.3).
On the Nexus everything works fine. On the S3, however, I now have a black status bar, instead of a transparent one.
On the sotck launcher (you know, Touchwiz) I already had transparent status bars and I thought the Google Now Laucher had those too, no matter what device you installed it in.
Has this happened to anyone else?
Hi there.
I currently have the Note 8.0 and its currently on Android 4.2.2.
I'm looking for a good Google Now and a Google Experience launcher for my tablet as the Samsung Touchwiz is well...simple and friendly but i want something a bit more "up to date".
I want something that when you say "OK Google" it will open up Google Now automatically plus those cool Kitkat icons found on the Nexus 5/7.
Any suggestions please?
or is there a better launcher apart from Google Now & GEL?
More up to date, meh. Launcher's rarely change much beyond adding new bugs or regressions.
If you want the GNL/GEL just copy the APK off a Nexus or download it from one of the many news sites (like Android Police or Android Central).
If you want the icons, use something like Nova, Apex, Go, or ADW and get an icon pack. Google's launcher will not change your icons and does not support icon packs.
Existing custom launchers do not support side swipe to Google Now the way Google's launcher does. Some do emulate it by auto launching Google Now when swiping to the right but it is a poor imitation.
Spidey01 said:
More up to date, meh. Launcher's rarely change much beyond adding new bugs or regressions.
If you want the GNL/GEL just copy the APK off a Nexus or download it from one of the many news sites (like Android Police or Android Central).
If you want the icons, use something like Nova, Apex, Go, or ADW and get an icon pack. Google's launcher will not change your icons and does not support icon packs.
Existing custom launchers do not support side swipe to Google Now the way Google's launcher does. Some do emulate it by auto launching Google Now when swiping to the right but it is a poor imitation.
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I don't have a Nexus device so i cannot copy anything off.
What files do i need in order to enjoy and use the Google Now/Google Experience launcher?
gino_76ph said:
I don't have a Nexus device so i cannot copy anything off.
What files do i need in order to enjoy and use the Google Now/Google Experience launcher?
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I can help you with that. Just make sure you have the latest Google search installed.
Code:
MD5: 72e53475c5525cf5e952adfed2128272
SHA-1: 81db7db1b5fbcaedb05640b4756cb8202161437e
unsivil_audio said:
I can help you with that. Just make sure you have the latest Google search installed.
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After downloading it says "...problem with parsing the package".
Please help.
Try again, That's indicative of a bad download. I just downloaded it and installed just fine.
EDIT: Added MD5 and SHA-1's to OP
The Google Experience Launcher is now available in the Play Store. I installed it on my Note 8 and have been reasonably pleased. The problem is I can't seem to get the "ok Google" detection to work. It works fine if I press the microphone button, but won't recognize it when I say "ok Google" even when I'm in Google Now. It also won't allow me to activate the "from any screen" function. When I try to train it by saying "ok Google" three times, it's like the microphone isn't picking anything up.
Has anyone managed to make "ok Google" voice detection work on their Note 8?
EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out. Button Savior (non root) uses Accessibility Service, which deactivates the microphone. Bummer.