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Voice text input key?

Hi all. I can't find the voice input key on my Nexus 5 keyboard. I've checked the keyboard settings which shows the voice key is active and my language is set to English UK.
Also, saying okay Google, doesn't activate voice search.
Can anyone help me out please?
Thanks.
Rik.
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try switching voice input language to English US

It's sorted now. The problem was caused with voice input being set to automatic, I changed it to English UK to get the voice button working.
As for OK Google, that only works when Google now is set to English US.
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aindow said:
It's sorted now. The problem was caused with voice input being set to automatic, I changed it to English UK to get the voice button working.
As for OK Google, that only works when Google now is set to English US.
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Which voice input setting are you referring to? I'd like to enable the voice input key but not sure which setting you mean.

Tung_meister said:
Which voice input setting are you referring to? I'd like to enable the voice input key but not sure which setting you mean.
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The voice input key on the keyboard (the mic button).
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figured it out
aindow said:
Hi all. I can't find the voice input key on my Nexus 5 keyboard. I've checked the keyboard settings which shows the voice key is active and my language is set to English UK.
Also, saying okay Google, doesn't activate voice search.
Can anyone help me out please?
Thanks.
Rik.
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In the Language & input section under the Keyboard & input methods, check Google voice typing too. Puts the button right next to the space bar like before.
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aindow said:
Hi all. I can't find the voice input key on my Nexus 5 keyboard. I've checked the keyboard settings which shows the voice key is active and my language is set to English UK.
Also, saying okay Google, doesn't activate voice search.
Can anyone help me out please?
Thanks.
Rik.
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Hi guys, I'm having the same issue. I have a US nexus 5 and can't get the voice input key to show up. I'm using English US everything (voice, keyboard, dictionary) and no matter what the mic button doesn't show up. And yes, I'm sure the option is checked to show button on the keyboard.

NothingLasts1987 said:
Hi guys, I'm having the same issue. I have a US nexus 5 and can't get the voice input key to show up. I'm using English US everything (voice, keyboard, dictionary) and no matter what the mic button doesn't show up. And yes, I'm sure the option is checked to show button on the keyboard.
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I discovered only certain keyboards have the voice input key, I hope you find the answer though.

aindow said:
Hi all. I can't find the voice input key on my Nexus 5 keyboard. I've checked the keyboard settings which shows the voice key is active and my language is set to English UK.
Also, saying okay Google, doesn't activate voice search.
Can anyone help me out please?
Thanks.
Rik.
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Menu
Settings
Language and Input
Tick Google Voice Typing
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If your Nexus 5 does not have Mic Button(Google Voice Key) on your keyboard go to:
-Settings
-Language and Input
-Tick Google Keyboard(English US) (Or whatever)
-Tick Google Voice Typing

After disconnecting Bluetooth keyboard, onscreen keyboard does not come back.

I paired and connected Bluetooth keyboard...
Works as expected. When in inputting on screen keyboard is not in the way.
However when I disconnect from it, on screen keyboard does not come back.
Only way I can get it back is rebooting device.
No additional keyboard apps installed.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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JimBroad said:
I paired and connected Bluetooth keyboard...
Works as expected. When in inputting on screen keyboard is not in the way.
However when I disconnect from it, on screen keyboard does not come back.
Only way I can get it back is rebooting device.
No additional keyboard apps installed.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Just noticed this today on my Nexus 7 2013 with 4.4. Definitely an issue with KitKat.

cmbeid said:
Just noticed this today on my Nexus 7 2013 with 4.4. Definitely an issue with KitKat.
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What I did notice recently was, if you go to "Language & Input" and under "KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS" tap the "Default.." at top, a dialog pops up.
On that dialog you can toggle "Hardware Physical keyboard".
Far from intuitive, but at least you do not need to reboot the device.

Google Now Launcher KitKat only

KitKat only.
Here is the Google Now Launcher with integrated google now and always listening for "ok google now" enabled. Just set voice in google now options to English US and check Hotword detection option and it will listen all the time
http://d-h.st/JAr
Edit. Go to settings/security and tick allow unknown sources, then open it in any file explorer and it will install normally.

Thanks but.. How do we install it?
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SiCRider said:
Thanks but.. How do we install it?
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Like any normal app. Allow unknown sources and open it with any file explorer. It will instal normally. Btw i have found that commands like "set an alarm" only work if u got device language in english us. Enjoy

This doesn't work on all devices. My Verizon Galaxy S4 gives a parsing error.
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nnbengboy2 said:
This doesn't work on all devices. My Verizon Galaxy S4 gives a parsing error.
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Well this is the g2 forum and I got it installed on mine as we speak. Also I think it needs Kitkat to run.

jimakos29 said:
Well this is the g2 forum and I got it installed on mine as we speak. Also I think it needs Kitkat to run.
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Oops. Found this thread with a search and didn't realize which forum its on.
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OP, think you should add that this only works on KitKat.

Yes that would be a good idea... Doesn't work on 4.2.2
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Did anybody test this on the G2 with 4.4.2?
Thanks!

betamale said:
Did anybody test this on the G2 with 4.4.2?
Thanks!
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Yeah, it works great on my D802 4.4.2!

Working great for me on 4.4.2 with two issues.
Certain widgets don't work
"OK Google" Doesn't work. Mic icon is soild and it says say OK Google.. but then the mic icon goes hollow and the voice command doesn't work. Hotword detection is on and English US is selected.

GEL
This one works without any problems on stock 4.2.2 , "Ok, Google" works. Also tried this launcher on my Note 8 tablet. Also, no problems at all. Probably will work on any device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/themes-apps/apps-google-experience-launcher-gel-app-t2529594

showson1 said:
Working great for me on 4.4.2 with two issues.
Certain widgets don't work
"OK Google" Doesn't work. Mic icon is soild and it says say OK Google.. but then the mic icon goes hollow and the voice command doesn't work. Hotword detection is on and English US is selected.
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I can confirm #2. Don't really want to install the old version of the GEL as per T1RaeL's post, would rather wait for this to be fixed. Hotword detection is not a huge issue for me.

showson1 said:
Working great for me on 4.4.2 with two issues.
Certain widgets don't work
"OK Google" Doesn't work. Mic icon is soild and it says say OK Google.. but then the mic icon goes hollow and the voice command doesn't work. Hotword detection is on and English US is selected.
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Lg widgets work with lg launcher only so weather widget for example won't work with other launcher. "Ok google" works (tested in two different g2) but phone needs to be unlocked. It won't wake up ur phone unless it is a moto x. Neither the version I posted nor the one that is posted by the guy above. It is always listening as long as the phone is awake and u are not in any application (i.e game etc)

Also confirmed that LG weather widget does not work on with the GEL launcher. In addition, my wallpapers are squished. Hitting home from Google Now does not bring me back to the main screen, unlike the Nexus 5's launcher.
'OK Google' works when you have the offline speech recognition pack downloaded.
If that still does not work, LG's KK update turned on the 'on screen phone' in accessibility, which interferes with hot keyword recognition.
Please let me know if others are experiencing the same issue.

Sfkn2 said:
If that still does not work, LG's KK update turned on the 'on screen phone' in accessibility, which interferes with hot keyword recognition.
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Sweet, this fixed it for me.
Turned off the 'On Screen Phone' and the "OK Google" started working fine.
Thanks!

showson1 said:
Sweet, this fixed it for me.
Turned off the 'On Screen Phone' and the "OK Google" started working fine.
Thanks!
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Welcome. Glad I could help.
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Sfkn2 said:
Also confirmed that LG weather widget does not work on with the GEL launcher. In addition, my wallpapers are squished. Hitting home from Google Now does not bring me back to the main screen, unlike the Nexus 5's launcher.
'OK Google' works when you have the offline speech recognition pack downloaded.
If that still does not work, LG's KK update turned on the 'on screen phone' in accessibility, which interferes with hot keyword recognition.
Please let me know if others are experiencing the same issue.
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Thanks for this it worked for me turning off on screen phone

og2883 said:
Thanks for this it worked for me turning off on screen phone
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Glad it worked for you!
Posting from my LG G2 while driving an Evo IX.

[Q] some questions

Just recently bought n5.
Is quick settings really like this? Normal wifi press takes me to listed wifi, and long press turns it normally. same goes for bluetooth etc. Been on a cm11 and its the other way around.
How do i get that "say ok google" back on homescreen google bar? - its lost now leaving with old jb mic look. Turning speech in settings off makes it kitkat look mic but no ok google.
Ive not rooted yet. Any ideas?
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Yes, it's normal behavior of stock rom(quick settings).
If you're using the stock google now launcher then the search box should be placed on every homescreen.. Unfortunately, you can't use "OK Google" command with other launchers..

vin4yak said:
Yes, it's normal behavior of stock rom(quick settings).
If you're using the stock google now launcher then the search box should be placed on every homescreen.. Unfortunately, you can't use "OK Google" command with other launchers..
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Yeah i mean i dont so "say ok google" on search bar anymore and it has the old mic icon.. Not the new one :0
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If your using Google now launcher long press screen settings OK Google hotword detection.
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dlsygaco said:
Yeah i mean i dont so "say ok google" on search bar anymore and it has the old mic icon.. Not the new one :0
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if it doesnt say "say ok google" on the search bar anymore, that is normal, it eventually goes away. as long as you saying ok google still works.

OK Google

Is there a way to get ok google to work on the edge?
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It works just fine on my t-mobile edge. Just scroll to whatever home screen your Google search bar is on and say, Okay Google.

I was playing with the settings the other day to try to save battery power. I must have shut something off, because it doesn't work on mine.
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Ok ran google setup and now it works. But it just made the search bar useless. Didn't like the looks of it anyway.
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Have you tried this?
Settings -->language and input --> turn on voice search --> turn on, "ok Google" detection --> record your own, "ok Google "
When done, try it and works even when screens off....

That is a different way of getting there, but that is how I got it to work again. (You can also get there by using google setup in the app drawer) of course the OK Google is gone from the widget, but I guess it's better this way.
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Oditius said:
That is a different way of getting there, but that is how I got it to work again. (You can also get there by using google setup in the app drawer) of course the OK Google is gone from the widget, but I guess it's better this way.
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If you are using Nova launcher, it has the capability to work from any screen of the launcher. (homescreen/alt screens/dashboard)
Been using Nova for a few years and they've done a great job integrating things like this, while adding a little extra capabilities.

If you follow the directions in google setup, you can access OK Google from any screen and also if the lock screen is on if you choose to do so.
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Oditius said:
If you follow the directions in google setup, you can access OK Google from any screen and also if the lock screen is on if you choose to do so.
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I know this but tons of other dont.
No one ever cares to read the manual.
Plus alot of stuff is disable by the carrier if they let them setup the phone.
That's why I always setup my own phone and then later go through all the settings.
I had my Note 3 able to send text messages by voice while the screen was off. And it's nice to be able to tell it to play a song while it's in your pocket.
Voice controls are cool to me. Just suck that's it's always listening so if you say something similar it will wake up.

Someone please help me out here. S voice is giving me some serious pain in the ass right now.
I want to disable S voice completely and only use Google Now but that seems to be impossible.
The Issue:
I can only OK Google from my home page where the Google search widget is. On my G3 I could OK Google from any app any screen and even lockscreen without a hiccup.
S Voice is causing issues pretty much everywhere I want OK Google
What I've tried:
Tried freezing S Voice in which case I lost the ability to OK Google from Anywhere and the lockscreen.
So tried using the S switcher app which was very buggy and had to simply uninstall it...
What I want:
Just plain OK Google and nothing else. All I want to be able to do is OK google from any screen and any app like I did so many times before on all other devices I've owned.
Ideally I would want to be able to activate it from lock screen too but that's not a priority.
Can anyone help me out here.
My friends S4 can do this all seamlessly too but the Edge seems to bug out everywhere because of S Voice

If you go to your Google settings in the app drawer, you'll find the options for ok Google to activate from any screen. I have a t-mobile Edge.
Google Settings->Search and Now

If you're rooted you can install xposed and install the ok Google module which works for any launcher

Oditius said:
That is a different way of getting there, but that is how I got it to work again. (You can also get there by using google setup in the app drawer) of course the OK Google is gone from the widget, but I guess it's better this way.
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I can use OK Google from any screen and it's still available from the widget. I am using the stock launcher & have an AT&T Edge. My friend has a T-Mobile Edge and he couldn't get OK Google to work from any screen other than the home screen, even though his OK Google detection settings are the same as mine. He gave up and started using Nova launcher lol.. could be that some devices have an issue with this.
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knlgSeeker said:
I can use OK Google from any screen and it's still available from the widget. I am using the stock launcher & have an AT&T Edge. My friend has a T-Mobile Edge and he couldn't get OK Google to work from any screen other than the home screen, even though his OK Google detection settings are the same as mine. He gave up and started using Nova launcher lol.. could be that some devices have an issue with this.
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This pretty much sums it up. Like I have said I'm no noob when it comes to using Google Now and know every detail of it's settings. Yes, all my settings are set to activate from any screen yet it fails to activate.
The issue is if I freeze or uninstall S Voice I am no longer able to check mark the Activate from any screen box and if I have S Voice activated it just seems to cause issues with ok google and just a clumsy software overall.
I was just wondering if anyone had a workaround.

You have to freeze S-Voice, then clear data for the Google Search app and then set Google up again. Trust me.

tospace2006 said:
The issue is if I freeze or uninstall S Voice I am no longer able to check mark the Activate from any screen box and if I have S Voice activated it just seems to cause issues with ok google and just a clumsy software overall.
I was just wondering if anyone had a workaround.
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You do have to freeze S voice. Then while in application manager go to Google search and clear data. Then get out of settings because you are correct the option to activate from any screen is gone. Now go to your app drawer and choose Google settings. Click on Search & Now. Click on Voice and set it up from there. The option is available in these settings.

audri5 said:
You do have to freeze S voice. Then while in application manager go to Google search and clear data. Then get out of settings because you are correct the option to activate from any screen is gone. Now go to your app drawer and choose Google settings. Click on Search & Now. Click on Voice and set it up from there. The option is available in these settings.
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YES! you da best. Now for the sake of it could I do the exact reverse to only use S Voice if I ever feel like using it exclusively?

tospace2006 said:
YES! you da best. Now for the sake of it could I do the exact reverse to only use S Voice if I ever feel like using it exclusively?
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Well I'm no expert but I don't see why it wouldn't work the same for S voice.

The issue I'm having is Google now won't work when connected to bluetooth. I have mine connected to my Gear S and when I say ok Google the bar stays frozen instead of jumping around showing you it's listening. Soon as I disconnect my watch it works fine. It's annoying!
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