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[Q] Google Now Not Working??

Just got my nexus 5 and i dont see any settings for google now. i have tried using different accounts and clearing the data and cache also. Language is set to US english. Can someone shed some light on this? sorry if this has been covered in an other thread. couldn't find it here when i searched.
Thanks

My buddy had the same problem with his phone. I told him to factory restore and it worked right after that. He said he possibly skipped over something at the initial start up on the phone.
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bigdog_nick said:
My buddy had the same problem with his phone. I told him to factory restore and it worked right after that. He said he possibly skipped over something at the initial start up on the phone.
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I have done a factory reset too. didn't solve the problem. when i clear data and cache and then access google search setting, for a brief moment the google now settings would be there and then they disappear and wont be seen.

Are you out of the us? I think it only works there.
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frigidazzi said:
Are you out of the us? I think it only works there.
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Yes i not in the US. I am in Maldives. google now worked fine on my S4 without any problems. still does. just that when i started using the N5 its not working. i have tried signing in and out of the google search settings many times as i have read it worked for some people. google now should be working even if its outside US.

Jaisham said:
Yes i not in the US. I am in Maldives. google now worked fine on my S4 without any problems. still does. just that when i started using the N5 its not working. i have tried signing in and out of the google search settings many times as i have read it worked for some people. google now should be working even if its outside US.
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App Drawer -> Google Settings -> Search -> Google Account -> Signout -> Google Settings -> Search -> Google Account -> Your Email -> Yes, I'M IN
Also use the Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting section next time

HiddenSanctum said:
App Drawer -> Google Settings -> Search -> Google Account -> Signout -> Google Settings -> Search -> Google Account -> Your Email -> Yes, I'M IN
Also use the Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting section next time
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thanks. yes i have even tried that also but to no avail. it does work on my S4 since day 1. used to work on my gnex also. but since i started using N5 this has happened. doesnt show any setting for google now.

Jaisham said:
thanks. yes i have even tried that also but to no avail. it does work on my S4 since day 1. used to work on my gnex also. but since i started using N5 this has happened. doesnt show any setting for google now.
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You followed those steps exactly? Do you not get a screen asking you joing Google Now with an option saying YES I'M IN?

Sign out and sign back in then go to Google now. I had this happen when I first set up the phone.
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I had this issue and realised that it was down to me not using WiFi during the initial setup on one of my nexus 5. For some reason it didn't ask me about Google now when using the mobile network to set up the phone.
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HiddenSanctum said:
You followed those steps exactly? Do you not get a screen asking you joing Google Now with an option saying YES I'M IN?
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yes i followed those steps to the letter. never got to the "yes i'm in" part. as i said before when i clear data in the google search app and then restart it, the settings showing google now and notification for google now appears for 2 or 3 seconds and then it go away. doesnt come back at all. dont know weather if this version of google search app thats the problem. there seem to be others experiencing the same thing on google products forum.

Longpress anywhere on homescreen -> settings -> language (or something) to toggle Google Now on and off.

Datzi said:
Longpress anywhere on homescreen -> settings -> language (or something) to toggle Google Now on and off.
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sorry doesnt seem to work. below is the screen shot of google search settings i have.

I had this also but a reset solved the issue. Out if interest are you using a Google apps account or straight Gmail? Do you have another Gmail account to try it with?
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That's what it looks when I longpress homescreen and go to settings.

xspyda said:
I had this also but a reset solved the issue. Out if interest are you using a Google apps account or straight Gmail? Do you have another Gmail account to try it with?
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I am using a gmail account. Haven't had this problem with it before. What's the difference between a gmail account and a Google apps account? Also I did try it with my work email which I think is a google apps account. And tried it with another gmail account too. Didn't work.

I have the same exact problem, I'm trying all the suggestions but no luck. On the first start it downloaded some 128MB update and then restarted, after that I ran through standard setup ,but no word about Google Now there.

I have the same problem...
google now works fine on my GNex and N7
Any solution?

michalisg said:
I have the same problem...
google now works fine on my GNex and N7
Any solution?
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Havent still found a solution to this. hoping to someone with more experience can shed some light on this problem. although it seems there is an update scheduled for google search on November 13th. maybe that will hopefully fix the issue.

Have the same problem here in Dubai with a Google Apps account.
Google Now was working on my S4 until fairly recently. Disappeared when I upgraded to 4.3 have not seen it since on my S4 and now the same issue on the Nexus 5. Symptoms exactly as you describe. Signing out and back in etc does not help.

[Q] Replaceing Svoice with Google TTS?

I could have sworn that I saw you could change svoice to use the google tts service some where. You didn't need to root the watch but needed a rooted phone which I have now.
Or am I going crazy and seeing posts in my dreams? lol:laugh:

raiu said:
I could have sworn that I saw you could change svoice to use the google tts service some where. You didn't need to root the watch but needed a rooted phone which I have now.
Or am I going crazy and seeing posts in my dreams? lol:laugh:
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This would be awesome. S Voice's feedback makes me nauseous.

I've done it, my phone is currently using the google female voice and my girlfriends gear 2 is using the horrible samsung one. The problem is I don't know how exactly I did it. But start here:
From the phone open settings
Click language and input
Scroll all the way to the bottom and click text to speech options
Select google instead of samsung
Click the gear button to the right of the google selection
Click install voice data
Then english (united states)
Then select "female (high quality)"
Let it finish downloading and try s voice from the watch again. You should hear the google voice instead. Thats all I did and now have the google voice. I think thats all I did lol

seh6183 said:
I've done it, my phone is currently using the google female voice and my girlfriends gear 2 is using the horrible samsung one. The problem is I don't know how exactly I did it. But start here:
From the phone open settings
Click language and input
Scroll all the way to the bottom and click text to speech options
Select google instead of samsung
Click the gear button to the right of the google selection
Click install voice data
Then english (united states)
Then select "female (high quality)"
Let it finish downloading and try s voice from the watch again. You should hear the google voice instead. Thats all I did and now have the google voice. I think thats all I did lol
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Weird, ive done all that and it doesn't work

raiu said:
Weird, ive done all that and it doesn't work
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Check your version of s voice. Mine is 11.2.2.033234 (r1) Also go to samsung apps and update everything.

seh6183 said:
Check your version of s voice. Mine is 11.2.2.033234 (r1) Also go to samsung apps and update everything.
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Yep, same vers, everything is updated too oh well. thanks tho!

Google Assistant?

I've been reading quite a bit about the Google Play Services update that will bring Google Assistant to Marshmallow and Nougat devices. Anyone been lucky enough to actually see this update? I check the Play Store every couple of days and haven't seen it yet myself.

wormwod1027 said:
check the Play Store
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.fireball&hl=en

Hmm, not sure what that emoji represents, but I'm not looking to install Allo. Google Assistant is extremely limited through that app.

Funny how I could be so specific and still get a troll response. Oh well guess XDA is just like any other forum. Gotta love it when the guy with one hundred posts thinks the guy with fewer posts is less informed. Keep trolling El.

wormwod1027 said:
Funny how I could be so specific and still get a troll response. Oh well guess XDA is just like any other forum. Gotta love it when the guy with one hundred posts thinks the guy with fewer posts is less informed. Keep trolling El.
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Allo is the wrapper for Google Assistant. I.e., install Allo to get Google Assistant.

moroipaul said:
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Use this if you have root. I just got mine.
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Wait are you saying you have root on your Phab 2 Pro?

moroipaul said:
Oops. Sorry, wrong thread.
I have an Oneplus 3.
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lol, dang. Okay thanks.

wormwod1027 said:
still get response
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You're welcome. :angel:

Got it figured out and you don't have to install "Allo" or root your device. Just to be clear.
Took some digging around, but I've managed to get it activated.
First you'll need to sign up for Beta versions of both the Google app and Google Play Services. Once you have them installed and up-to-date you will have to visit the individual app back end to clear the data the older versions have stored on your device. Visit "Settings" then "Apps". Look for "Google App" and Google Play Services". You'll find the option to clear the data after clicking "Storage" and "Manage Space" options.
Open the "Google App" either by long pressing the home key or by visiting your app tray and pressing the icon. You'll be asked some questions. Once they are answered and the app has opened fully you can then open the menu tray on the upper left corner. You'll see "Enable Assistant" in the upper left corner. Click and follow the on screen directions. Before you know it you'll have the full version of "Google Assistant".
I'm happy to help anyone that is trying to navigate my brief guide.

Well I have done all this and while in settings it says Google Assistant is on, it is actually not the full fledged Assistant.

[W/O Root] [5.0] Enable Google Assistant on Lollipop!

Hi all​
I was just launching some activities from the Nova Launcher through which I accidentally opened the Google Assistant! With Lollipop! On a tablet!
Without much wait, Let's start
Pre-Requistites-
Latest Google App(Mine was 7.3.18.21)
An Android Lollipop or Lollipop+ Device
Nova Launcher
A Working Brain​
Let's Go!
Open Nova Launcher
Long-Press on Home Screen
Select Widgets
Click on Activities
Scroll Down till you find Google App and Click on it
Scroll down and select com.google.android.apps.gsa.staticplugins.opa.hq.OpaHqActivity
A Google Assistant icon will appear on your screen, click on it
Click on Your Stuff
Click on add reminder and then close it
Open Google App, open menu, and then Settings
There you should see Google Assistant
Your turn, teach the Assistant your voice and start playing with it
Do not even try to post a "Thanks". Press :good: button if you want to say thanks, it really helps a lot!
Screenshots-
View attachment 4170903View attachment 4170904​
Re-posting at any other site without my permission is denied
Credits-Me, Who else?
UPDATE​Google App's June 28th update(7.6.9 Beta) just removed the Your Stuff screen. Users who already enabled Assistant by this method have this screen. Other users with latest Google App can't enable Google Assistant by using this method. I recommend downgrading to Google App v7.3, enabling Assistant from the above method and then upgrading to latest one.
UPDATE 2​Google App 7.10 update doesn't let people use Google Assistant if they don't meet the requirements, >1.5 Gb of memory and 720p or higher screen resolution.
There's a workaround, to use Google App v7.8 till there's another workaround :silly:. I need someone to test this out as I have 2GB RAM.
UPDATE 3​Google comes to the rescue and Google Assistant is now available on devices with Android 5.0 and above!Just make sure you meet all the requirements and you're good to go.
UPDATE 4​Got Assistant working, with 7.1.2, and 1 GB RAM! Google website still states 1.5 GB RAM as a requirement. So just test, and report it here.

Frequently Added Questions
When I open the Your Stuff tab, it is empty.
Change language to English(US) and clear the cache of Google App.(Credits to @Ezekiel3)
How can I use Assistant by long-pressing the home button?
Check out this awesome app by @Jovic77 here.
When I launch the activity, it just flashes for a second and goes away.
Clear data of Google App and Play Services, and then launch the activity.
I can't see Your Stuff tab.
Downgrade to Google App v7.3 from sources such as APK Mirror. You can upgrade to latest one after enabling Google Assistant.
EditNow you can't. Only those meeting the requirements will get Assistant.​

@Nikhilkumar038
This method is working on smartphones also.
And also working on 1GB ram and less than 720p display devices tested on lollipop and marshmallow.
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@[email protected] said:
@Nikhilkumar038
This method is working on smartphones also.:laugh:
And also working on 1GB ram and less than 720p display devices tested on lollipop and marshmallow.
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Thanks for telling...
Play with your Google Assistant:victory:
Could you tell which device you tested on?

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Thanks for telling...
Play with your Google Assistant:victory:
Could you tell which device you tested on?
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Android one running Marshmallow.
And
Oppo f1s running Lollipop
Working fine

Not working on android 5.1.1 with latest google beta app tried everything but still facing the blank page issue on "yoir stuff" so cant add reminder or anything to trigger assistant

zainchuu said:
Not working on android 5.1.1 with latest google beta app tried everything but still facing the blank page issue on "yoir stuff" so cant add reminder or anything to trigger assistant
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Clear data of the Google App and try again:good:

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Clear data of the Google App and try again:good:
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Tried , but still not working ?

Still blank

zainchuu said:
Tried , but still not working ?
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Follow these steps-
1.Clear the data of Google App
2.Open the Google app, and set up Voice Recognition
3.Go to home, say Ok Google and save a reminder, say ,Test
4.Then follow the method at the 1st post
Hope this helps...

I am also facing the same blank page issue.I clear data and do what you said but still not working.

Sumit mishra said:
I am also facing the same blank page issue.I clear data and do what you said but still not working.
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Try clearing Google Play Services data.
And follow the steps given at post 10.
If nothing helps, logs are welcome!

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Follow these steps-
1.Clear the data of Google App
2.Open the Google app, and set up Voice Recognition
3.Go to home, say Ok Google and save a reminder, say ,Test
4.Then follow the method at the 1st post
Hope this helps...
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Thanks for your response but i guess its not gonna work for me i have tried every as you told me to do, but still same issue , blank page on your stuff

When I was testing this out, I came across the blank screen issue once after it had already worked. I don't remember what I did to fix it, but after a reboot and clearing the app data...eventually it just started showing up again.

Nikhilkumar038 said:
Follow these steps-
1.Clear the data of Google App
2.Open the Google app, and set up Voice Recognition
3.Go to home, say Ok Google and save a reminder, say ,Test
4.Then follow the method at the 1st post
Hope this helps...
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Thanks for your response but i guess its not gonna work for me i have tried every as you told me to do, but still same issue , blank page on your stuff

zainchuu said:
Thanks for your response but i guess its not gonna work for me i have tried every as you told me to do, but still same issue , blank page on your stuff
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As a user mentioned in the comments on my article, try changing your language to U.S. (English) and see if that works.

MishaalRahman said:
As a user mentioned in the comments on my article, try changing your language to U.S. (English) and see if that works.
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That's Ezekiel3

Sumit mishra said:
I am also facing the same blank page issue.I clear data and do what you said but still not working.
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Set your device's language to English(US), and clear Google App Cache.
Credits to @Ezekiel3

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Guide to enable Google services on China variant AL00

Hi everyone,
I've been seeing many people having issues with installing Google framework on the AL00 variant.
The fact is that Google framework is already baked in and it is just a simple update to enable it.
1. Open app gallery and change country to China
2. Search for Google play store and click update
3. After update, click on open
4. The usual setup will appear
5. Done.
After the above steps, the majority of Google services and sync, etc should all be working.
* Update - OK Google does not work out of the box.
Have a good time with your new baby ?
Cheers!
Vincent

Now u mention Google services, i think Google assistant does not work properly... or is it possible now?
Right now i still have my hn10 and here is still not possible [emoji848]

BigDisplay said:
Now u mention Google services, i think Google assistant does not work properly... or is it possible now?
Right now i still have my hn10 and here is still not possible [emoji848]
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I should say Google framework instead of services. I need to test out Google assistant as I don't use it but "OK Google" might not work at all due to Hivoice.
I'll update this thread to reflect more facts.

I just used the browser to look up "Google play store" and it gave me an option to download/update it, I've never opened the app gallery and everything works fine ??

I do the same? thanks
pipereta said:
I just used the browser to look up "Google play store" and it gave me an option to download/update it, I've never opened the app gallery and everything works fine ?
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I do the same, thanks

BigDisplay said:
Now u mention Google services, i think Google assistant does not work properly... or is it possible now?
Right now i still have my hn10 and here is still not possible [emoji848]
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Google assistant works ok

stestesteste said:
Google assistant works ok
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On the Chinese version??

BigDisplay said:
On the Chinese version??
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Chinese ..but you do have to press the assistant

stestesteste said:
Chinese ..but you do have to press the assistant
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Hello all. Every time I restart the phone, the Google assistant stops working. Is there a way to keep it as default?

I know thx. And i don't have the problem, i have bought the L29 version[emoji1303]
stestesteste said:
Chinese ..but you do have to press the assistant
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Leechoonhwee said:
Hi everyone,
I've been seeing many people having issues with installing Google framework on the AL00 variant.
The fact is that Google framework is already baked in and it is just a simple update to enable it.
1. Open app gallery and change country to China
2. Search for Google play store and click update
3. After update, click on open
4. The usual setup will appear
5. Done.
After the above steps, the majority of Google services and sync, etc should all be working.
* Update - OK Google does not work out of the box.
Have a good time with your new baby
Cheers!
Vincent
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Does the location history of google (on maps) work with this solution?

richiriccardo said:
Does the location history of google (on maps) work with this solution?
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For my case, history is disabled but somehow it still works

Leechoonhwee said:
For my case, history is disabled but somehow it still works
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Since this will be my first Chinese Huawei phone, how does Hivoice work? and is it just as good as Google Assistant?
Thank you in advance.

Pointmanipo said:
Since this will be my first Chinese Huawei phone, how does Hivoice work? and is it just as good as Google Assistant?
Thank you in advance.
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I didn't try it lol

Leechoonhwee said:
I didn't try it lol
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So then you're using Google Assistant.

Pointmanipo said:
So then you're using Google Assistant.
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Not using Google assistant either

Chinese Mate 20x - location is China - I'm buggin
Leechoonhwee said:
Hi everyone,
I've been seeing many people having issues with installing Google framework on the AL00 variant.
The fact is that Google framework is already baked in and it is just a simple update to enable it.
1. Open app gallery and change country to China
2. Search for Google play store and click update
3. After update, click on open
4. The usual setup will appear
5. Done.
After the above steps, the majority of Google services and sync, etc should all be working.
* Update - OK Google does not work out of the box.
Have a good time with your new baby
Cheers!
Vincent
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Hi Vincent,
Thanks for the suggestion above. I have legit fried my tiny brain on all aspects of getting google play to activate/update install what have you.
My location in the App Store ALREADY says China - and I am still unable to open or update the Google Play Store.
Any other suggestions? I am also unable to create a Huawei ID for the phone, it keeps saying "Restricted" and won't let me. Any work-arounds for this?