If I go to Google Play on Chrome it shows the app is already installed on my phone. If I go to Play on my phone I can't find Search at all. I have to search for it on Chrome and then choose Play when I click the store link and it asks me what app I want to perform the action with. Wen I find it this way it tells me "this version is not compatible with your device".
Same here - this really annoys me. If you install the google search widget you can hit the microphone but that still kinda sucks. It seems like Samsung changed Google Voice Search to try and get us to use s-voice.
Just got my phone today so I haven't rooted yet. Doing that and then installing a normal voice search apk might work.
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FYI - I tried using this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.companion.VoiceShortcut&hl=en
Which adds a short cut to voice search and it starts up... and then dies. Same thing from the google search bar. Really looks like Samsung killed the voice search app.
When you long press the Menu button you can do search/Voice search that way as well as if you add the Google Search 4x1 widget to your homescreen. Tapping the microphone achieves the Voice Search as well. There's no physical search button on the GSIII so this implementation works fine. What more are you looking for?
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OK - that's weird. Void search on my wife's phone (also new) works just fine and the shortcut in my post above launches it. On my phone, it crashes. I tried clearing the search data and cache but that doesn't help.
Did you clear the data for both Google Search and Voice Search?
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Did you clear the data for both Google Search and Voice Search?
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I did - didn't work. But then I noticed that the voice search app had a the button "uninstall updates" active so I clicked that and now everything works. I don't remember installing an update but I must have somewhere along the line. Once it reverted back to stock it worked perfectly. The short cut app in my post above also works so now I can access the voice search w/ a shortcut which is what I wanted.
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After updating to Jelly Bean Google search (or Now) stopped working, it would show the results if I search for something and then it crashes right away before I have a chance to do anything. It was suggested that I would download the offline voice recognition data but I don't have that option under setting.
Anybody else having those issues?
narako9 said:
After updating to Jelly Bean Google search (or Now) stopped working, it would show the results if I search for something and then it crashes right away before I have a chance to do anything. It was suggested that I would download the offline voice recognition data but I don't have that option under setting.
Anybody else having those issues?
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Exact same problem on Galaxy S-II. Tried reinstalling CM10 and also tried installing another build but no go.
narako9 said:
After updating to Jelly Bean Google search (or Now) stopped working, it would show the results if I search for something and then it crashes right away before I have a chance to do anything. It was suggested that I would download the offline voice recognition data but I don't have that option under setting.
Anybody else having those issues?
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It will be there under language and input -> "speech" section select option "voice search" and in the new window that opens there should be four options. Last option will be "download offline speech recognition" select it and from the next window download the voice data and everything should work..
http://db.tt/EWVHzKhX
http://db.tt/CX7EWrAh
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It will be there under language and input -> "speech" section select option "voice search" and in the new window that opens there should be four options. Last option will be "download offline speech recognition" select it and from the next window download the voice data and everything should work..
http://db.tt/EWVHzKhX
http://db.tt/CX7EWrAh
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I already have English (US) data downloaded. What could be the issue then?
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I already have English (US) data downloaded. What could be the issue then?
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Well, once I too faced that issue so I deleted that voice data and again downloaded it and that fixed my problem.
But more importantly I wipe all data when flashing new ROMs. Like after 3 successive normal flash for the fourth one I wipe user data and restore my apps from TB. That avoids most of these problems for me
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narako9 said:
After updating to Jelly Bean Google search (or Now) stopped working, it would show the results if I search for something and then it crashes right away before I have a chance to do anything. It was suggested that I would download the offline voice recognition data but I don't have that option under setting.
Anybody else having those issues?
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Well, once I too faced that issue so I deleted that voice data and again downloaded it and that fixed my problem.
But more importantly I wipe all data when flashing new ROMs. Like after 3 successive normal flash for the fourth one I wipe user data and restore my apps from TB. That avoids most of these problems for me
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Fixed it!! Under "Phone Search", you'd need to disable one (or more) options in order to make it work correctly. For me, it was Google Chrome. Its working fine now.
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Fixed it!! Under "Phone Search", you'd need to disable one (or more) options in order to make it work correctly. For me, it was Google Chrome. Its working fine now.
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Weird... I have Google chrome selected and I have no problem here...
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This green icon randomly appearing on everyones phones today?
Without any warning it seems to be downloading (about 3.5mb data used) and draining about 5% of my battery within a few minutes of boot, reinstalls iteslf at boot if uninstalled.
i have the same, suddenly ut appeared in my list, but market and titanium cant find them
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its some new icob from google to manage apps that use google+ sign in...
in other words: junk and clutter, i cant remove it
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I got it.
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I was searching, couldn't find it on my phone :/
According to Engadget, it's from Google, hypothetically to allow users to control their new G+ sign in (afaik, only Tunein Radio has this implemented right now).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/google-settings-app-sneaks-onto-android-to-bolster-g-sign-in/
http://phandroid.com/2013/02/26/google-settings-icon/
http://phandroid.com/2013/02/26/tunein-radio-android-update/
I knew I wasn't going crazy
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it poped up with the recent update of google play. Great, another app to hide in my app drawer
I got it too, ^.^
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And if one wants to remove it???
All it's got in it is:
Google+ sign-in
Google Maps Access
Ads Yes/No.
Doesn't seem to show up anywhere that I can readily delete.
Dr Goodvibes said:
And if one wants to remove it???
All it's got in it is:
Google+ sign-in
Google Maps Access
Ads Yes/No.
Doesn't seem to show up anywhere that I can readily delete.
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You can hide it from the drawer if your launcher has that feature, but you won't be able to permanently delete it.
It doesn't do much yet, but Google+ universal sign-in was just launched this week and if developers start picking this up and allowing you to sign in to their service using your Google+ account then this is where you will have the ability to revoke app's permissions.
I think they are setting some groundwork to make other changes in managing your Google account from your phone and that we will probably see quite a bit more show up in this app over time. I'm really hoping for a full mobile equivalent to the Dashboard webpage
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It doesn't do much yet, but Google+ universal sign-in was just launched this week and if developers start picking this up and allowing you to sign in to their service using your Google+ account then this is where you will have the ability to revoke app's permissions.
I think they are setting some groundwork to make other changes in managing your Google account from your phone and that we will probably see quite a bit more show up in this app over time.
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That makes more sense. Without that explanation, Google Settings just seems like a waste of space.
is there any way to actually prevent an app from wanting to update?
everytime i go to update an app, i have to either update all and quickly cancel that app or do them individually
tibu doesnt remove it from the market so...
any ideas?
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is there any way to actually prevent an app from wanting to update?
everytime i go to update an app, i have to either update all and quickly cancel that app or do them individually
tibu doesnt remove it from the market so...
any ideas?
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There is a modified play store app on xda somewhere that disables apps from even checking for updates so there is no automatic d/l's but for the life of me I can find it. I had it on my old d3 that just died but didn't have a backup of it. If u find it b4 I do PLEASE post a link or something
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Titanium Backup will do it, but you need the Pro version. ROM Toolbox will also do it.
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Titanium Backup will do it, but you need the Pro version. ROM Toolbox will also do it.
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i have pro, and no it doesnt. its supposed to but it still has the option to update whenever i go into the play store.
you can detach it from the market but it doesnt actually do anything
when you download an app, make sure you do not click the automatic download, and it shouldn't automatically update. IT will ask if you want to, but not do it automatically.
you can also on your phone, slide screen to the "all" page, and right column there is a circle with a dash through (the universal "NO" sign). Click on that and it will remove it from your download history. This may help as well.
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Rom toolbox will also let you break links. I have used it to break apps from Amazon to use after I deleted their app. Maybe that app will work. Never tried it to not update an app.
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just to clarify, its not setup to automatically download. in the list or available updates, when you select "update all", this is where the problem is. i want to get it out of that list so i can just use that button. rom toolbox requires pro to break market links and i dont want to buy it just for that.
goldsmitht- what is that second thing you mentioned? ive never seen something like that
OMG_VTEC said:
just to clarify, its not setup to automatically download. in the list or available updates, when you select "update all", this is where the problem is. i want to get it out of that list so i can just use that button. rom toolbox requires pro to break market links and i dont want to buy it just for that.
goldsmitht- what is that second thing you mentioned? ive never seen something like that
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He is talking about the "remove from my apps" option on the play store, when your viewing your installed apps you can swipe the screen from right to left and you will see all the apps associated with your Google account. There is a little circle with a dash through it like goldsmitht mentioned, you can touch the circle and remove apps from your Google account. But it won't allow you to do it if the app is installed so you would have to save the apk then uninstall the app, remove it from your account from the play store like goldsmitht mentioned, then side load the apk and you will have the app installed and it won't show up in the play store.
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Make sure "unknown sources" is checked in settings>security before installing the apk.
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deuce237bblock said:
He is talking about the "remove from my apps" option on the play store, when your viewing your installed apps you can swipe the screen from right to left and you will see all the apps associated with your Google account. There is a little circle with a dash through it like goldsmitht mentioned, you can touch the circle and remove apps from your Google account. But it won't allow you to do it if the app is installed so you would have to save the apk then uninstall the app, remove it from your account from the play store like goldsmitht mentioned, then side load the apk and you will have the app installed and it won't show up in the play store.
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Make sure "unknown sources" is checked in settings>security before installing the apk.
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The app store will still detect that app the next time he enters the store and put back in the list
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I found this and it might be what you're looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837875
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Greetings,
Google Search no longer finds applications on my device.
When I tap the magnifying glass shortcut key, the familiar search window opens. If I type "calc," several search suggestions and several of my contacts appear, but the calc app does not.
I can scroll to the bottom of the found contacts and tap, "Search phone." When I do, another window opens, with a slidable bar across the bottom which says, "Web, Images, Places, More ..." and "Phone" is highlighted in red, but no results for "calc" are found.
When I open the drawer and use GoLauncher's search, the calc app is found immediately.
Why is this happening? It used to work.
Thank you!
My phone is an E4GT running stock 4.1.2 with Google Search v2.6.7.721924.arm. I'm not running Now.
Hi probably "cache file cleaner app" will fix your problem
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I think google search can't finding instaled apps
zipperX said:
I think google search can't finding instaled apps
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It surely did, not all that long ago. What happened?
xpanmanx said:
It surely did, not all that long ago. What happened?
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I dont know, use other apps like skyvi
Did you activated this in the Google options?
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Reinstall by using system app delete(if not rooted)
Ignore my signature...Just press thanks
Onlyx some of the apps work with Google Search like Gallery, Contacts and a few others.
Solution
xpanmanx said:
Greetings,
Google Search no longer finds applications on my device ......
....Why is this happening? It used to work.
Thank you!
My phone is an E4GT running stock 4.1.2 with Google Search v2.6.7.721924.arm. I'm not running Now.
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Hello,
I am having the same problem And whatever you are saying is 100% correct.. It you searched any damn app from that Google Search bar, You could get that App in results.. Not just system apps!
I thought this could be because of some third party app so I booted my Note II into safe mode and checked.. But still does not show any apps.. SO I guess problem might me with the Search itself..
I am trying to get the core of the issue and would like some details about your phone like:
1. Do you use any optimizer or Cache cleaner? If yes, How regularly do you use it? ( I use one called Clean master and I clean the cache once in about 15 days)
2. How many app are there on your mobile approximately? (I have about 240)
Otherwise our phone is in identical state.. Also if you have already found the solution, please lemme know.
Cheers
EDIT:
Never Mind I found the solution and it works for me at least. Go to settings and then Applications.. GO to Google Search (The one with the blue icon) and select it.. Force stop the app and then clear data... Restart the app and VOLLA it is showint the apps too :victory: :victory:
If I helped, dont forget to say thanks
Cheers
I hope I'm starting this thread in the right section, if not apologies in advance.
I updated the apps on my Samsung Note 4 a few days ago and found all my Google voice search requests being directed to Google assistant, which is slow and useless if all you want to do is search the internet. I have Nova launcher installed and all their Google search widgets and actions are also being redirected to Assistant.
Seems this issue is related to this development:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...s-voice-search-completely-switches-assistant/
If I open the Chrome browser on the phone the Google Voice search action is still working when you press the mic icon in the address bar, they obviously can't terminate the service there.
My question is how can I get back a widget or homescreen shortcut to trigger a vanilla voice search(I'm assuming via Chrome) without the assistant barging in and making my life a misery?
If anyone can also point me to the best way to find a solution, hacking something together?
Am I the only one that is disappointed to see the demise of Voice search??
Bulletinabluesky said:
I hope I'm starting this thread in the right section, if not apologies in advance.
I updated the apps on my Samsung Note 4 a few days ago and found all my Google voice search requests being directed to Google assistant, which is slow and useless if all you want to do is search the internet. I have Nova launcher installed and all their Google search widgets and actions are also being redirected to Assistant.
Seems this issue is related to this development:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...s-voice-search-completely-switches-assistant/
If I open the Chrome browser on the phone the Google Voice search action is still working when you press the mic icon in the address bar, they obviously can't terminate the service there.
My question is how can I get back a widget or homescreen shortcut to trigger a vanilla voice search(I'm assuming via Chrome) without the assistant barging in and making my life a misery?
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Have you tried the Google Now launcher? Some devices can enable Google Now to use "Ok Google" from any screen.
My wife uses it, when she says "ok Google", it comes to attention, then she calls '"Assistant" to attention, then she can make requests to initiate any action that she wants such as: a Google search, open or close apps, send and read texts by voice command, make calla by voice command, etc...
The Google Now launcher does use more battery though.
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Droidriven said:
Have you tried the Google Now launcher? Some devices can enable Google Now to use "Ok Google" from any screen.
My wife uses it, when she says "ok Google", it comes to attention, then she calls '"Assistant" to attention, then she can make requests to initiate any action that she wants such as: a Google search, open or close apps, send and read texts by voice command, make calla by voice command, etc...
The Google Now launcher does use more battery though.
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Hi Droidriven, thanks for the reply that may be a work around but I can't drop Nova launcher.
I also have no need for "Ok Google" voice activation, all I need is a homescreen shortcut that when pressed directly opens the Voice search mic and listens for your voice and then immediately thereafter shows the Google search results. I tried using Nova Actions to try find the voice search command within the Google apps but as yet I haven't found it yet.
Even though Google has removed easy access to Voice search it must be possible to hack together a shortcut because the direct voice search functionality is still in the Chrome app. I'm hoping that one of the Devs on XDA may have pity on me and help to cobble something together
Bulletinabluesky said:
Hi Droidriven, thanks for the reply that may be a work around but I can't drop Nova launcher.
I also have no need for "Ok Google" voice activation, all I need is a homescreen shortcut that when pressed directly opens the Voice search mic and listens for your voice and then immediately thereafter shows the Google search results. I tried using Nova Actions to try find the voice search command within the Google apps but as yet I haven't found it yet.
Even though Google has removed easy access to Voice search it must be possible to hack together a shortcut because the direct voice search functionality is still in the Chrome app. I'm hoping that one of the Devs on XDA may have pity on me and help to cobble something together
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Read this, try the instructions in the last post, if you haven't already tried.
https://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-g6/858333-help-voice-search-toggle.html
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Droidriven said:
Read this, try the instructions in the last post, if you haven't already tried.
https://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-g6/858333-help-voice-search-toggle.html
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Thanks, unfortunately that won't help because I have been using Nova to make the Voice shortcut on the home screen but after my recent updat of the Google apps those shortcuts that were previously activating a Voice search now are forced to activate the Google Assistant.
With the latest updates Google is obviously redirecting all legacy requests for a Voice search to the Assistant, which sucks balls
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Bulletinabluesky said:
Thanks, unfortunately that won't help because I have been using Nova to make the Voice shortcut on the home screen but after my recent updat of the Google apps those shortcuts that were previously activating a Voice search now are forced to activate the Google Assistant.
With the latest updates Google is obviously redirecting all legacy requests for a Voice search to the Assistant, which sucks balls
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Uninstall the updates and revert back to the versions that you had before the update, then don't update the apps unless the older versions no longer work correctly.
Also, on my device, I have a Voice Search icon in my app drawer that I can drag to home screen to do what you are trying to do. Do you have this? If not, see if there is a Voice Search app that can be installed from PlayStore, it may install over the existing voice search and show the icon in app drawer like it does on mine.
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Uninstall the updates and revert back to the versions that you had before the update, then don't update the apps unless the older versions no longer work correctly.
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That would work for a while but seeing it's googles core apps that are doing it not really feasible, I've tried doing something like that in the past and it's a real pita. I need a solution that will work now and going ahead, it is possible.
Bulletinabluesky said:
That would work for a while but seeing it's googles core apps that are doing it not really feasible, I've tried doing something like that in the past and it's a real pita. I need a solution that will work now and going ahead, it is possible.
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I edited my previous post to add more info.
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I edited my previous post to add more info.
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Unfortunately that Voice search shortcut which you are referring to, and it is a native Google shortcut, now also defaults to the Assistant and doesn't trigger a voice search like it used to.
Bulletinabluesky said:
That would work for a while but seeing it's googles core apps that are doing it not really feasible, I've tried doing something like that in the past and it's a real pita. I need a solution that will work now and going ahead, it is possible.
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Also, yes, sometimes workarounds are a pita, but we have to learn to go ahead and settle for what we can get in the now until we can get another solution figured out, even if it isn't specifically what we want at the time. There is nothing that says you have to permanently settle for the workaround, you might find an alternative that is better than the workaround, but you can at least get some kind of functionality at this time but continue the search for a better solution.
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Bulletinabluesky said:
Unfortunately that Voice search shortcut which you are referring to, and it is a native Google shortcut, now also defaults to the Assistant and doesn't trigger a voice search like it used to.
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Try finding a way to disable/remove assistant. I don't have assistant and I'm using the current Google apps, but I'm on 7.0, not 8 or 9.
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Also, yes, sometimes workarounds are a pita, but we have to learn to go ahead and settle for what we can get in the now until we can get another solution figured out, even if it isn't specifically what we want at the time. There is nothing that says you have to permanently settle for the workaround, you might find an alternative that is better than the workaround, but you can at least get some kind of functionality at this time but continue the search for a better solution.
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That is true but I need something that will be futureproof, whether I roll back the google apps now or not I still need to find a way around this issue. Hoping to hunt down an existing app that can do it