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Googe Keyboard Mic Icon Missing

I've had my phone for a few days now and all of a sudden the Mic icon in the google keyboard has been replaced by a comma. I have tried everything to fix it. Deleted data/cache for the Keyboard app, disabled/re-enabled the voice icon in settings, etc... Anyone else have this issue? Not having Speech to text help in the keyboard is a big drawback.

jlrose2 said:
I've had my phone for a few days now and all of a sudden the Mic icon in the google keyboard has been replaced by a comma. I have tried everything to fix it. Deleted data/cache for the Keyboard app, disabled/re-enabled the voice icon in settings, etc... Anyone else have this issue? Not having Speech to text help in the keyboard is a big drawback.
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Are you connected to any Bluetooth devices?

jlrose2 said:
I've had my phone for a few days now and all of a sudden the Mic icon in the google keyboard has been replaced by a comma. I have tried everything to fix it. Deleted data/cache for the Keyboard app, disabled/re-enabled the voice icon in settings, etc... Anyone else have this issue? Not having Speech to text help in the keyboard is a big drawback.
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Have you enabled "Google Voice Typing" in language and settings?

Sorry, I fixed it. Google Voice Typing was not enabled on the input screen

Mic Icon gone
Same thing is going on with me. I received my new Nexus 5 yesterday. The keyboard mic button was there in gmail. Now it's gone.
"Voice input key" is checked in the Settings > Google Keyboard.

dvvilkins said:
Same thing is going on with me. I received my new Nexus 5 yesterday. The keyboard mic button was there in gmail. Now it's gone.
"Voice input key" is checked in the Settings > Google Keyboard.
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You need to look a few spaces UNDER Google Keyboard. There will be Google Voice Typing. That needs to be checked.

Google Keyboard Mic Icon Mission
Synyster06Gates said:
You need to look a few spaces UNDER Google Keyboard. There will be Google Voice Typing. That needs to be checked.
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Thanks Senior Member! The option is in the list with the other languages. I hadn't seen it before. That was exactly the issue. Thank you for taking the time to help me out with this.

Mine is enabled but still not showing.
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tvdang7 said:
Mine is enabled but still not showing.
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You've enabled it in the Google keyboard settings correct? The Google voice keyboard must be enabled then the setting in the Google keyboard must be enabled
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tvdang7 said:
Mine is enabled but still not showing.
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It showed up now after a reboot.
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My Google now is gone ??

Hey guys just swiped my screen to the left and nothing happened my Google now seems to have disappeared is there something I'm missing is there a way to turn it on and off ?
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Go to the app drawer and open the Google search app?
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offwiththeface said:
Hey guys just swiped my screen to the left and nothing happened my Google now seems to have disappeared is there something I'm missing is there a way to turn it on and off ?
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Long press the home screen --> settings --> there is a switch to activate or not Google Now

Nice find with the long press on homescreen. Hadn't seen that. I just logged out and logged in again.
BTW if you clear the data from search it just reverts all home screens to default and you lose Google Now.
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OK Google!

Whenever I swipe up from the home button to open Google now should I be able to just say "OK Google" to activate voice commands?
I ask because that's how it works on my nexus 7 (2012) running 4.3. Is it just a setting I have turned off or is that for nexus devices only?
BTW I don't mean the always listening of the moto x.
Thanks
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sgorveatt said:
Whenever I swipe up from the home button to open Google now should I be able to just say "OK Google" to activate voice commands?
I ask because that's how it works on my nexus 7 (2012) running 4.3. Is it just a setting I have turned off or is that for nexus devices only?
BTW I don't mean the always listening of the moto x.
Thanks
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Works for me. In Google Now, go into settings and change language to English (US). Hot word should now be available.

jpxdude said:
Works for me. In Google Now, go into settings and change language to English (US). Hot word should now be available.
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Thanks that was it. I had my language set to English Canada. Switched it to English USA and ask is working.

Weird.. on mine, its "Search, or say "Google" and not "Ok Google", and its working...
btw: language is set to English(US)

deadpunk said:
Weird.. on mine, its "Search, or say "Google" and not "Ok Google", and its working...
btw: language is set to English(US)
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The old version had "Google" as the hotword, but they changed it to "Ok Google" to get less false positives in an update.
http://www.talkandroid.com/177020-g...ok-google-now-enabled-through-search-results/

dannyfritz said:
The old version had "Google" as the hotword, but they changed it to "Ok Google" to get less false positives in an update.
http://www.talkandroid.com/177020-g...ok-google-now-enabled-through-search-results/
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Thanks.. updated google search to latest and now its "Ok Google".

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.

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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