I have an Alcatel Pixi Unite 4G running Android Marshmallow 6.0 with no root access. "Ok Google" works perfectly from any screen, but holding the home button to bring up screen search only launches the Google app. I have dug through all the settings I can, but it still won't work.
2 screen shots attached, one of the settings screen showing that screen search is enabled, one showing the screen opened when trying to use screen search.
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I have an Alcatel Pixi Unite 4G running Android Marshmallow 6.0 with no root access. "Ok Google" works perfectly from any screen, but holding the home button to bring up screen search only launches the Google app. I have dug through all the settings I can, but it still won't work.
2 screen shots attached, one of the settings screen showing that screen search is enabled, one showing the screen opened when trying to use screen search.
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Have you tried the search by voice option?
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Droidriven said:
Have you tried the search by voice option?
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Apologies, but what exactly do you mean? Searching with my voice workd as it should, but screen search (aka Google now on tap) just doesn't work.
Also, sorry for the late reply, I was at work, and will be going to bed soon, so it may be another little while before I get back to here. ?
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Hi, i have been using the phone for quite some time now and i cant use google now. Everytime i press the home button tje screen goes white with the search bar. No google now widgets etc. I have a nexus 4 and it works, so no issues with my region. I trien playimg with the phone but i cant use it. No on option as well. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
orouborus said:
Hi, i have been using the phone for quite some time now and i cant use google now. Everytime i press the home button tje screen goes white with the search bar. No google now widgets etc. I have a nexus 4 and it works, so no issues with my region. I trien playimg with the phone but i cant use it. No on option as well. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Problem solved.cant delete post mods.sorry. kindly delete this thread. Thanks
Ok so I'm probably being dense and missing something obvious but I have no Google Now on my N5. I've got the 'Ok Google' Voice activation working by selecting English US in the voice search settings. But I cannot swipe left on the home screen and if I click the search bar it just brings up the search box with my search history.
Edit: Found it - Touch and hold on the home screen > settings > turn on google now
FlexiPack said:
Ok so I'm probably being dense and missing something obvious but I have no Google Now on my N5. I've got the 'Ok Google' Voice activation working by selecting English US in the voice search settings. But I cannot swipe left on the home screen and if I click the search bar it just brings up the search box with my search history.
Edit: Found it - Touch and hold on the home screen > settings > turn on google now
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You have turned google now off, to turn it back on, press and hold, on home screen, and go to settings, and select google now, then you can switch it back on from there.
nh1402 said:
You have turned google now off, to turn it back on, press and hold, on home screen, and go to settings, and select google now, then you can switch it back on from there.
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You must have posted as I edit to update I found it but some thanks coming your way
Has anyone else run into this? When I swipe up from the home button anywhere on the device, the shortcut for google now isn't working. I've been seeing this happen since Dev Preview 3 and now in the official release.
kevdawg said:
Has anyone else run into this? When I swipe up from the home button anywhere on the device, the shortcut for google now isn't working. I've been seeing this happen since Dev Preview 3 and now in the official release.
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If I'm not mistaken "On Tap" has replaced the swipe up motion on Android 6.0. So have to hold the home button
jdawg0024 said:
If I'm not mistaken "On Tap" has replaced the swipe up motion on Android 6.0. So have to hold the home button
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OH! Got it! Thanks. That was driving me nuts. You're right. I just confirmed it.
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OH! Got it! Thanks. That was driving me nuts. You're right. I just confirmed it.
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I can't get it to work. For me whether I hold down or swipe up it opens Now on tap. Only time holding home opens google is when Im on the launcher.
How can I get holding home to get me to google now anywhere?
thekalby said:
I can't get it to work. For me whether I hold down or swipe up it opens Now on tap. Only time holding home opens google is when Im on the launcher.
How can I get holding home to get me to google now anywhere?
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That isn't an option anymore, you have to launch "On Tap" then you will notice the google logo you can touch that and it will take you to google now
Ron Amadeo pointed it out here: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/3/
One of the downsides to Google Now on Tap is that the opening gesture—long pressing the home screen—used to belong to Google Now. There's no way to quickly open Google Now from any screen anymore. You have to go to the home screen and swipe left. The gesture also once allowed you to have a third-party home screen and still easily access Google Now, but you can't do that anymore, either. One option is to disable Now on Tap completely, and then the old Google Now gesture will work.
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I hate this new feature, I want "swipe up" back . I used before swipe up to lock phone and hibernate apps (greenify ). Now I need to use again button. So oldscool
Not sure if this is related but when I say "OK Google" from the home screen, Google Now appears instead of the voice input. Is there a way to fix this?
Thanks
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If I'm not mistaken "On Tap" has replaced the swipe up motion on Android 6.0. So have to hold the home button
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And I'm hating every minute of it. I like to read the stories and open hidden apps from the google now and is annoying to do it that way. I guess that in their perfect universe everyone uses the google now launcher and it had no utility...
I'm glad I'm not the only one that hates it
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It's also kinda wonky for me because I'm using Nova Launcher. I've compared by switching to the Google Now launcher and the long press home actions act differently. Sometimes on Nova it's smooth but on the home page, it just kinda freaks out and either gives you options or just goes directly to my Google Now cards. I also preferred that swipe up action, seemed easier and made more sense.
I also liked the swipe up gesture for Google Now. I wonder if custom ROM's that allow customization of the swipe up short cuts will still have it in their builds.
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I can't get down with the swipe to the left for now and love Nova launcher. For a few minutes after setting it up I was going crazy trying to figure out why swipe up wasn't working.
So I swear when I first received the phone and I said 'Ok Google' while the screen was off I could continue on asking any question I wanted.
But now with 'Ok Google' with screen off, it will bring up the assistant page, but instead of the wavy dots a mic will pop up and I either have to press it or repeat 'Ok Google'
If my screen is already on 'Ok Google' has no issues.
Does anyone have any insight on this issue?
Also with pin lockscreen do I ALWAYS have to press enter/ok after typing in my pin...?
thanks!
I can wake and unlock device with "Ok Google." I can see the wavy dots. I can still ask a question soon after phone wakes. I can only ask one question then have to say "Ok Google" again to ask a second question.
Is your setup stock? Remember when it changed?
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I can wake and unlock device with "Ok Google." I can see the wavy dots. I can still ask a question soon after phone wakes. I can only ask one question then have to say "Ok Google" again to ask a second question.
Is your setup stock? Remember when it changed?
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All I did was unlock bootloader, root and have an a different kernel, elemental x, other than that i am pretty much stock
I did try to wipe the google app data, and reset everything there, but that didnt work either..
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So I swear when I first received the phone and I said 'Ok Google' while the screen was off I could continue on asking any question I wanted.
But now with 'Ok Google' with screen off, it will bring up the assistant page, but instead of the wavy dots a mic will pop up and I either have to press it or repeat 'Ok Google'
If my screen is already on 'Ok Google' has no issues.
Does anyone have any insight on this issue?
Also with pin lockscreen do I ALWAYS have to press enter/ok after typing in my pin...?
thanks!
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My phone is stock (no root, locked bootloader) and I have the same issue.
If the phone has been left unused for a while it will take two "OK Google" to wake it and start assistant. If it's just been used and I pop it into standby it will usually start the first time (but sometimes takes two attempts). Screen on works straight away.
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My phone is stock (no root, locked bootloader) and I have the same issue.
If the phone has been left unused for a while it will take two "OK Google" to wake it and start assistant. If it's just been used and I pop it into standby it will usually start the first time (but sometimes takes two attempts). Screen on works straight away.
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Well I figured it out in my case. I have an app that affects the screen off thing and I confirmed it.
This app, Fingerprint Gestures, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superthomaslab.fingerprintgestures
is the culprit for me!
So with Fingerprint Gestures (FG) enabled and screen off
'Ok Google' screen comes on to assistant page, no wavy dots, but a mic shows up
'OK Google' 2nd time, wavy dots
FG off and screen off
'Ok Google' screen comes on to assitant page WITH wavy dots and i can do voice commands
So now i need to decide if I really want that screen off with FG haha
Good intel. Thanks.
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Well, it's early days so far, but I had my voice language set to UK (as I am British), changing it back to the default (US) seems to have made it a ton more responsive.
Now it will pick up an OK google and unlock the phone consistently and from much further away than when set to UK. This is how I remember the phone being when I first booted it. Will report back once I've had longer to test with the language set to US.
Hi , did anyone figure out how to get google assistant with gestures or with another shortcut?
Have not figured it out either. Had to switch to navigation buttons, setup google-assistant and go back to gestures. That way i can still trigger it by voice.
a long press on the fingerprint scanner would be an obvious choice for invokining a Google assistant, Is that something can be added with a 3rd party app.?
xsherlock said:
a long press on the fingerprint scanner would be an obvious choice for invokining a Google assistant, Is that something can be added with a 3rd party app.?
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I haven't received the Phone yet but i can recommend Button Mapper for you to try.
let us know if you try that please =)
I'm using Nova and mapped swipe up with assistant. works great
Button Mapper does not register back fingerprint reader touch as an event it can act on.
Restorted to swipe up with Nova.. I just need to rewire my brain to use it instead of long press. I wish Nova allowed a long press on the docker app shelf icon could be assigned as the gesture. It would be a bit better.
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I'm using Nova and mapped swipe up with assistant. works great
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^This!
On Nova I made the Home button when on the home page action Google Assistant
Easy & Safe Method
joosef93 said:
Hi , did anyone figure out how to get google assistant with gestures or with another shortcut?
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Steps :
1. Download Google Assistant from Play store
2. Update your One plus Launcher
3. Open Shelf
4. Toolbox
5. Add new tool.
6. Click on Assistant
7. Select Application [Shortcuts not required]
8. Save
You will see a assistant button in shelf, just click assistant will be open.
Hi guys, I used Button Mapper to map a double tap of the down volume button to Google Assistant and a double tap of the up volume button to invoke split screen, works great without interfering with the normal use of the volume buttons. Only thing I've noticed is I'm not seeing the "What's on my screen?" button but that must be something to do with Assistant...
Edit: Turned the nav bar on to check, when I open assistant with a long press of home I get the what's on my screen option, but not when I open it with the double tap from volume button, bizarre!
Ok google it's out of the question?
Hitman478™ said:
Ok google it's out of the question?
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Not sure what you mean but OK Google (even while Screen is off) works perfectly fine on OP6
Pat123 said:
Not sure what you mean but OK Google (even while Screen is off) works perfectly fine on OP6
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That was exactly what i was mean... The op wants to know if there's another way to activate voice assistant with gestures... What i want to say is that "Ok google" is working perfectly so there's no need to shortcut or other things.. :good:
I really don't know how but I have opened Google Assistant a few times now with gestures activated. I really want to know how. Does anyone have any idea how?
I just say "hey google...set my alarm etc"
Works fine, i think maybe people forget they can trigger it with their voice - im really enjoying gestures and dont think i could go back, enjoying more screen real estate too.
Using voice does not allow for accessing the "whats on my screen" button
After removing Google app from system, I lost the access to hotword activation. Assistant won't come up even after all settings I did. Finally ended up with Nova Launcher gestures. Two finger swipe down for assistant (installed assistant app separately for it)
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Not sure what you mean but OK Google (even while Screen is off) works perfectly fine on OP6
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Not for me for some reason. Keeps saying it doesn't recognize my voice when music is playing. Normally, Google stops music to take over the microphone and do that familiar beep, but Spotify just keeps playing and no beep comes. Don't know why.
Hey everyone, so if you have root, you can use gravitybox to map the assistant app to the fingerprint scanner. I've got mine set up this way and it's been working well.
If you use Button Mapper, instead of choosing Assistant there's an option for Now on Tap. This gives the 'what's on my screen' option when Assistant pops up