We all know that s-voice on the G2 leaves a lot to be desired. Especially if you've used "OK Google" on an Android Wear watch.
Or S-Voice on a Galaxy phone. Or even s-voice on the old Gear 1 that was running Android. Even S-Voice on the Tizen-based Gear 2 was better.
However, it's not useless. In fact, I use it a lot. I've found a few "workarounds" to some of the shortcomings and bugs, as well as some tricks to get it to do what you want it to do. Thought it would be a good idea to start a thread for people to share their discoveries.
Also, post questions too -- there may be a way to accomplish with S-Voice what you want to, and someone else has figured it out.
Post away!
TIP: The S2 seems to be using a very aggressive AGC on the microphone, so recognition is much better if you speak with a clear, loud (not yelling, more like discussion at a meeting table loud) voice, and hold the watch as close to your face as you can (but no closer than 6 inches or so). This will ensure that the AGC turns down the gain and masks out background noise.
QUESTION: Anyone find a way to select from multiple contact matches by voice only? If there are more than one match (say a Jr and a Sr, S-Voice doesn't pay attention to those) it will display both and ask to pick one, which as far as I've been able to determine, can only be done by touch.
Not good if you're sending a text via voice while driving.
Thanks good idea but I long gave up on s voice tried it with the G2 even worse
Please more tips! I used voice on android wear a ton to make reminders, alarms, and text. S voice struggles to find contacts, has no reminders, and often says it can't connect. Boo!!
rachaelwriter said:
Please more tips! I used voice on android wear a ton to make reminders, alarms, and text. S voice struggles to find contacts, has no reminders, and often says it can't connect. Boo!!
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I have a Huawei Android Wear watch. The Google App (handles the voice stuff and other good Googleness) and the InstaWeather watch faces are the only thing I just can't live without on the S2. There's no comparison between S-Voice and "OK Google". It's like comparing the intelligence of a human to a mouse.
But it is what it is. And the S2 3G has features that, in balance, win me over and make me hold my nose with S-Voice. Given that, might as well figure out as a community how to get the most out of it, and keep our fingers crossed (I'm not too hopeful) that Samsung will improve it.
Far more likely is someone creating a Tizen app to bridge over to the Google app. Or figure out a way to host the android wear version within Tizen. Or who knows. I have much more faith in the hacker community than I do in Samsung when it comes to this.
TIP: When answering affirmative to send a text message, email, etc., say, "OK" not "Yes". I've had 100% success with OK, not always with Yes in noisy environments (sometimes gets "S", sometimes nothing).
TIP: No reminders like on Google App, but you can get the same functionality for time-based reminders with alarms. Try,
"Set alarm four fourty-five pm, pick up Kris"Works as well as, "remind me to pick up Kris at four fourty-five pm"
One question (looking for a tip or a simple answer). When I receive a message via sms or whatsapp or facebook messenger I can choose to reply with an emoticon, a premade phrase, the keyboard or svoice.
Every time I select s voice I see the mic (blue icon on the bottom of the screen) but no matter what I do it won't detect my voice and type the message.
How do I make it listen and dictate the message?
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One question (looking for a tip or a simple answer). When I receive a message via sms or whatsapp or facebook messenger I can choose to reply with an emoticon, a premade phrase, the keyboard or svoice.
Every time I select s voice I see the mic (blue icon on the bottom of the screen) but no matter what I do it won't detect my voice and type the message.
How do I make it listen and dictate the message?
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Hmmmm... that's not the way mine works. I get the microphone on the blue arc background, and a two-tone prompt to start talking (I suppose you don't hear this on the classic and sport). After a brief pause (a second or so) I start speaking and it picks up my voice and transcribes it. While listening, there is one of those wiggling "volume lines" horizontally across the arc, and the mike is gone.
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TIP: No reminders like on Google App, but you can get the same functionality for time-based reminders with alarms. Try,
"Set alarm four fourty-five pm, pick up Kris"Works as well as, "remind me to pick up Kris at four fourty-five pm"
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I tried this today and discovered a bug in the S Voice alarms. I said "Set alarm for seven o'clock pm" and it showed an alarm, set for today, at 7:00 pm. All is well, or so I thought. The alarm never went off. When I went into alarms, it was set for tomorrow, not today. Tried many more times with different commands, like "set alarm for TODAY" or "set alarm for Thursday" and each time the alarm looked correct in S Voice, but when I go to the alarm app, it is set for one day later.
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I tried this today and discovered a bug in the S Voice alarms. I said "Set alarm for seven o'clock pm" and it showed an alarm, set for today, at 7:00 pm. All is well, or so I thought. The alarm never went off. When I went into alarms, it was set for tomorrow, not today. Tried many more times with different commands, like "set alarm for TODAY" or "set alarm for Thursday" and each time the alarm looked correct in S Voice, but when I go to the alarm app, it is set for one day later.
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Just checked it, same here. Even stranger, if you press the little active/inactive green button for the alarm to disable it, then again to re-enable it, it corrects itself to the right day and works.
A workaround, but not really. The whole point is to be completely hands-free.
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im new to the touch pro seen since i have switched to the iphone from a polaris and tilt. i was wondering if there are any repeat alerts on the fuse for missed calls, vm, sms? i know that on the polaris and tilt, treo alerts along with mortscript worked...on the fuse i cant seem to get it to work...has anyone made a hack or cab for repeat alerts on the fuse...thanks in advanced...
yea ive been looking for repeat alerts for my SMS Tone, but when we go into settings, the BOX to check in "repeat alert" is Greyed out, so we can choose it
is this still unresolved?!
I use Best Reminder, mself.
Works a treat.
Thanks!! I will try that
for the record, I tried "Notification Repeat Enable.cab" but it didnt work on my fuze. The damn "repeat" check box in sounds & notifications remains grayed out and disabled.
It sounds like best reminder will do the trick for me, thanks
damnit, that one also doesnt meet my needs.
I need a repeating alarm for REMINDERs, i.e. tasks with alarms.
None of these seem to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRrrrrrrr
to top off my anger, "Best Reminder" doesnt have any method to uninstall it!!!!!!
Hi, Ryaske.
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damnit, that one also doesnt meet my needs.
I need a repeating alarm for REMINDERs, i.e. tasks with alarms.
None of these seem to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRrrrrrrr
to top off my anger, "Best Reminder" doesnt have any method to uninstall it!!!!!!
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Try Spb Pocket Plus.
Here is a quote from a review MobileTechReview did:
Reviewer @ MobileTechReview said:
One of the handiest features in Pocket Plus has to be the repeat alarm function. This fills a silly gap left by Microsoft in Windows Mobile. Not only does Pocket Plus enable repeat alarms, but you can specify any .WAV file to play and set the volume of the alarm independent of the system volume. That’s great for morning wake-up alarms while traveling when the sound may have been muted for meetings. Alarms may even ascend in volume, which is my favorite setting. If I’m in a loud location, the alarm will be heard when the volume reaches near maximum, but if I’m in a quiet area I can catch it early and avoid annoying everyone in earshot. Sweet.
Using the Settings tab, repeating alarms may be enabled for the built-in clock and/or for task alarms. You can set a minimum battery level below which the repeated alarm function will be disabled.
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It's the second-last paragraph that you're probably interested in.
For the full review, click here (it's an old review but you get the idea).
I hope this works for you!
Cheers!
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I use SPB Phone Suite for this...repeats for just about all types of messages.
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Spb Phone Suite has to be one of the most awesome phone apps out there. I swear by it, m'self.
I don't use it any more because I use TouchFlo and don't want to bloat my device but for anybody that has disabled TouchFlo, the question is: why AREN'T you using Spb Phone Suite???
I agree with the previous post. I love SPB Phone suit and the features are out weight using the TF3D.
Anyway if you want the repeat download the a cab called "Notification Repeat Enable.cab" it will allow you to check the repeat Notification box. I tested and it works on my Att Fuze with HTC WWE Rom
I didn't know about a cab for this but I used the instructions Here and got what I needed. Worked fine for me.
I find some alatm/clock but it is so complicate with many options or they dont have option that I need.
Alarm/reminder need to be simple and have options to repeat alarm (yearly,month,weekly...), and auto repeat alert when is not see and off alarm.
And need to have list of all appointments.
thanks.
ptravelalarm is the one i've been using for a few years now
Moved as not software release.
I just want a reminder thing that actually reminds me. Any suggestions? The installed calendar fails miserably in this respect. I added Calendar Event to the phone, and that doesn't fit the bill either. I downloaded COL reminder, but it seems I need to load them all into the program, instead of it reading my calendar reminders. My WM6.1 phone did just fine with this; add an appointment or reminder, even make it repeat every other day, and it actually reminded me! At the selected time! Even Palm had this figured out.
I have tried setting different ring tones, setting it to vibrate all the time, setting test reminders between 2-30 minutes from when I type in the reminder. No consistent success. I have a cyclic reminder set for 0755 every morning to show me a Bible verse. I get pretty task saturated by then, so it's a good opportunity to stop and breathe. However, I don't see the reminder until hours later, usually when a second reminder for the day has popped up. What gives? Has anyone tried Nudnik?
Annoying isn't it? It's another one of those things that any Nokia brick from ten years ago did better. Makes you wonder if we're going forward or backwards.
isn't android already have an alarm in the clock application??
Good morning all,
I dont know if I am an idiot or what, but I just cannot find this.
I say "Ok Google", then "Remind me to buy flowers my wife in one hour". Google Now accepts the request and schedules the reminder. About 59 minutes later, I step away from my phone to grab a soda (or am on the phone, or the phone is in my pocket and I am outside where it it noisy), and the reminder goes off *one time* and I miss that one, single, solitary reminder. Yep, I do see the reminder in my notification bar with the hand with the string on its finger.
Question: Where can I find an application that will force a repeating reminder? I've looked through a LOT of apps, and not one seems to do it. They do SMS, Phone, etc. Many even will set reminders for any "Application". But neither "Google Now" nor "Voice Search" are ever listed. This lapse makes the reminder system completely useless. Miss that one single reminder to buy flowers, and the reminder might as well say "no nookie tonight".
I would appreciate any assistance
Ok as some of the members of this forum may know I got off to a shaky start with my Android wear watch (a Sony SW3).
I've now had it about four weeks and have over come the major problems I initially had, so I thought I would start a tread highlighting the things I love and the things I hate so others can assess if a smart watch is for them.
Firstly, what I love:
- Reading messages from Text, Email, Whatsapp and Messenger
It's so simply to just quickly look at my wrist see if I'm interested, if not I delete, if I am, may read further on the watch or if the message is to long, find my phone and continue there.
- Voice control
A really unexpected plus for me. I thought 'OK Google' was a bit of a gimmick at first, but how wrong could I have been. It's fantastic (OK, I feel a bit of a nerd saying OK Google to get it started, but that's a tiny problem). Driving and going to be late, OK google, Send text message to XXXX, then speak your message eg ' Sorry running late will be with you in 30 minutes. The translation is actually pretty accurate and it's done, you don't have to take your eyes off the road!
- It's an accurate watch, not sure where it gets it's time from but I guess it comes from the phone which in turn gets the time from the network which means no more setting, not running fast or slow. Not sure how it works when you change time zone though but I'll find that out soon enough.
- It's waterproof. Don;t forget to turn the touch screen off, but I've now been swimming with it, I regularly shower with it. Not a hint of a problem.
- Control you music system. I use Sonos around my home and I can turn the volume up and down, change track. Ok it's limited but it still an unexpected benefit.
- Control Bluetooth music with Spotify. Really a feature best used in the car. There's an app that will fire up Spotify on your phone which in turn will use the blue tooth audio to connect to your car. No more digging around to find you phone, unlock it, fire up spotify, find your play list etc etc etc.
- Incoming calls. Nice feature as I can decide if I want to take the call without having to find my phone to see who's calling.
What I hate (ok hate is a bit strong, but)
- The UI I think is not properly thought through You have al these options, tilt to wake, tilt to scroll through cards. Clumsy at best and a battery drain at worst (tilt to wake particularly) Even the touch screen to wake is not that cleaver as it can be operated but a lot of things touching the screen not just me, eg a sleeve, particularly one that is damp
- Voice control Ok I know I've said above that voice control is fantastic but it has one major down side, it needs internet connectivity. If it doesn't have it, it just doesn't work! Wish it would use the processing power of my phone to process voice.
- Wifi, ok I accept this is probably a bug, but wifi doesn't currently work properly, for some reason it will drain all the all the battery for no apparent reason and it does it very fast. I've now turned it off and only turn it on on the occasions because it's great to have full functionality
- Screen, the screen is fine, but that's damming it with faint praise. I would really like to see a higher quality screen and a little bit bigger would be nice.
- Incoming calls. When rejecting a call, it would be good to be offered a 'rejection message' that is sent via text giving a reason for the rejection.
When rejecting calls you can slide up instead of left por right swipe ano it will show up predefined messages that it will automaticly send to The caller.
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My complaints (1 month usage) is the app tray feels bloated. Not every app needs to be displayed. Not every app has options set through the watch. Also the layout feels cramped to me. I would prefer some options (icons only, 1x2, list mode, 1x1 mode, text/no text, recent shortcuts at top on/off, etc.)
2. Embedded speaker for taking quick calls without digging for your phone last minute. 1 problem a watch introduces is that your phone starts to be left behind. I now leave my phone on the counter while I buzz around my home. Phone rings, its a mad dash down stairs to find my phone.
3. Some sort of keyboard. I'll take the old school T9 input. Just let me type a few things.
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My complaints (1 month usage) is the app tray feels bloated. Not every app needs to be displayed. Not every app has options set through the watch. Also the layout feels cramped to me. I would prefer some options (icons only, 1x2, list mode, 1x1 mode, text/no text, recent shortcuts at top on/off, etc.)
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Download wear mini launcher from the playstore. It's a brilliant replacement that let's you customise the watch to how you want it.
I totally agree with you. I also use Android wear for
Reading messages from Text, Email, Whatsapp and Messenger
Voice control
Agree with some points according to my experience with my old android wear.
Hope my new one will work better.
My most of my complaints are solved with the Asus ZenWatch2. It is a solid upgrade to the LG G Watch. Once Marshmallow drops, we'll get a new app tray and speaker support (Zenwatch2 and Huawei) for calls.
I tried the alt launchers and it doesnt replace the stock launcher but runs over top of it. So it just adds to the chaos. However after the nostalgia wore off, I dont really use apps thus dont need to go into the app drawer.
Keyboard: try FlickKey
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3. Some sort of keyboard. I'll take the old school T9 input. Just let me type a few things.
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Try FlickKey Keyboard for Wear. It adds a keyboard to any app that wants to call it. Right now, that is limited to Wear Messenger, Coffee for Wear, and K-9 for Wear - you need one of those messaging apps to be able to use it. BTE, FlickKey is not a T9 style keyboard - it works better than that.
I have tried various keyboards. What I was referring to was an option, by default, in Android wear to have a keyboard input. I don't use any of those apps, thus having a keyboard right now would be irrelevant.
What apps would you like to use a keyboard with?
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I have tried various keyboards. What I was referring to was an option, by default, in Android wear to have a keyboard input. I don't use any of those apps, thus having a keyboard right now would be irrelevant.
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I certainly agree that users should be able to decide for themselves if they want to use a keyboard or not, and which one they want on their smartwatch. What apps would you like to use a keyboard with? FlickKey can be added to any app with just about 15 lines of code. So message the dev who makes the app you want FlickKey in and let them know they can easily add it for free.
I find Android Wear to be very useful - when it works. Performance on my original 360 hasn't been very consistent either but I'm sure the S400 watches fare much better. Seriously though - every Android OEM needs to switch to AMOLED as soon as possible since it's much more suitable for smartwatch use.
I have installed AW on a Samsung Gear 2 (ported to the watch by @biktor_gj) and it runs really great !
Much much better than the default Tizen where it comes with normally.
Since I am using AW, I'm really hooked on it.
I love to be able to navigate with my watch and/or get notifications (from Google Maps) about any traffic jams or hold ups on my route.
I love to be able to use my voice to respond to whatsapp messages or even use my voice to make a new message without even holding my phone.
Really looking forward to the upcoming version (Marshmellow?), which suppose to have speaker support, because the Gear 2 has a build-in speaker.
So that means I can make calls too again from my watch (which is now only possible in Tizen, but not AW).
Hangouts and Messenger and Email (I know there are email clients that support wear and flickkey). I doubt Hangouts or Messanger will get it support.
From what I understand, reports of google assistant problems related to reminders are not uncommon. I've had reminder issues in S8, and now S10e, but now, more symptoms.
I can schedule a reminder by voice, it will be added to the reminder list, but I get no notifications.
One thing I haven't seen other complaints about is, directly after I set a reminder, and go to the list, the reminder says "overdue". All new. reminders do this.
Yesterday, I tried to set a manual reminder. I selected the "+" button in the assistant app, and I received a written and verbal message saying something to the effect that "your voice could not be recognized. Check your voice settings" (as I said, I'm trying to set a reminder "manually", not by voice")
I tried to retrain the voice, and all I got was that little round, spinning icon indicating that the app was trying to get to the voice training page, but never loaded. Now, all google voice recognition ceased altogether. That's how things remained for the rest of yesterday, and today until for what ever reason I was able to get through and retrain the voice, after which voice recognition resumed.
Regardless, when I try to set a manual reminder I still get the message that my voice can't be recognized.
I've tried all the troubleshooting tips I could find, but like I said, I haven't run across anyone with the common problem of this "overdue" reminder designation, or the issue with setting manual reminders.
I was hoping these unusual circumstances would be a clue to what's going on.
thanks