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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.
kevdawg said:
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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thechamp007 said:
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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.
I'm not really sure what my question is related to, but I'm sure it's a stupid one. This is my first phone with softbuttons. My previous phones were Samsungs, which had capacitive buttons. My last phone was a Note 3, which was still on Lollipop. I had always assumed that softbuttons were simply an on-screen version of what I was used to, but the behavior is different. Not sure if that's related to the newer OS, or what. The left capacitive button brought up the menu in the app, which was often redundant to an on-screen menu option within the app, but not always. For example, in Facebook, clicking the left button would bring up several options, logging out being one of them. On the Mate 9, there's a back button, which does the same thing as the back capacitive did, there's a home button, which does the same thing the main home button did, but the square button brings up the recent app list. On my Samsung, that was done by holding the home button. So there doesn't seem to be an equivalent to the menu button I had on the Samsung.
So the short question is: how do I bring up that short blue menu in Facebook with the option to log out?
There is no button menu,you have to logout from fb menu.
So, the little quick menu in Facebook that has Logout, Settings, About, and Report a Problem is only available on phones that have capacitive buttons? You have to wade through the much longer list of options within the Facebook app to find those things? It seems odd there isn't a softbutton equivalent. Or at least an option to add one.
For some reason Google thinks the menu buttom was useless and they got removed. Even Samsung phones now doesn't have it.
On the Mate 9 you have option for Back, Home, Recents, Notifications (optional).
Swiping left/right will turn on 'reachability' mode. Holding Home brings up Google Now/screen search. Holding Recents will activate split screen mode.
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Even exist a floating button with home , recents,block and back options. You can activate it from quicksettings
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Ah yes the floating dock.
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Lodix said:
For some reason Google thinks the menu buttom was useless and they got removed. Even Samsung phones now doesn't have it.
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Ah, ok, so this is really an issue of me being used to Lollipop, and moving to Nougat. I wasn't sure what the cause was. Thanks!
dscline said:
Ah, ok, so this is really an issue of me being used to Lollipop, and moving to Nougat. I wasn't sure what the cause was. Thanks!
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Well Google never implemented the menu buttom in the software-ones, just home/back/multitasking.
Has anybody experienced this even while having the "Keep screen turned off" option toggled on?
The power button does like it should when it's pressed in my pocket (meaning it has a pop-up notification saying the screen will turn off in x seconds) but the Bixby button just turns the screen on and activates like the phone is unlocked.
I've restarted phone and cleared cache (from the hard button press with phone off) and it still persists. I'm hoping there's a toggle somewhere I haven't found to keep the screen locked as I don't really want to download an app to remap or disable the button, but if there's no way around it I suppose I'll just go ahead and do it.
From- A very annoyed customer who texted 5 people and opened the weather app about 30 times today while he was at work
I've had this same issue. I thought it was me. I take my device out of my pocket and Bixby is on. If you find the toggle, please post it.
I had this problem and inadvertent presses just holding the phone then got an update now the button does nothing !!!
Actually that's probably an improvement
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i bought Package Disabler Pro on Playstore and turned off that useless button. Works and no Root needed.
Sindroid said:
i bought Package Disabler Pro on Playstore and turned off that useless button. Works and no Root needed.
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Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
ericdmiller said:
Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
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I did what he did as well just to solve my issue for the time being. The App is called Package Disabler Pro. It's $1.49 on the app store. I installed, scrolled down and selected 'Bixby' (com.samsung.android.bixby.agent) and selected 'disable' at the top.
It keeps the button from working when pressed. I'm still hopeful they find a solution to fix this, because I have absolutely no use for the button thanks to the Edge Panel and Nova Launcher being able to launch everything I want...
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Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
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Everything that has the word Bixby..
You can use this app it's working great and can disable brix or remap key to open another app..
It's called bxActions and is free in play store without need of root!
With bxActions you can remap your Bixby button to any action or app you like!
Use the Bixby button launch you camera, open google, toggle recent apps or launch any app you like!
You can even remap the Bixby button to launch google assistant
Theres also an option to disable the Bixby button completely.
I downloaded that app and couldn't find any option to disable the button itself. Disabling Bixby or remapping the button didn't help...it seems to me to be the button, not the Bixby app that is causing the problem.
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Stuarttt said:
I did what he did as well just to solve my issue for the time being. The App is called Package Disabler Pro. It's $1.49 on the app store. I installed, scrolled down and selected 'Bixby' (com.samsung.android.bixby.agent) and selected 'disable' at the top.
It keeps the button from working when pressed. I'm still hopeful they find a solution to fix this, because I have absolutely no use for the button thanks to the Edge Panel and Nova Launcher being able to launch everything I want...
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I used a different app to disable Bixby and although that worked, the button itself still turned the phone on and causes me to text or call people. It even bought something on Google Play one time.
I am going to try Package Disabler Pro on your recommendation and give it a try though.
Samsung better get a handle on this. The Bixby thing might turn out to be a great feature eventually, but they are causing people to hate it in the meantime.
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.
Vexylle said:
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
I have the EU version of the Oneplus 8t kb2003. 100% stock locked etc. I depieced yesterday to wipe the phone as there was a number of things I wanted to sort out. So wiped it and set everything back up. I normally have alexa as my default voice assistant, when I long press the home button. But this time around when I go to change it in settings to alexa, nothing happens, it just stays on Google. Even if I select none it still launches the Google assistnat.
I tried it on my samsung work phone and it switches with out any issues, none Google or Alexa. Any ideas why I am not able to change the default assistant? I can set press double tap power to launch alexa, but that is not as nice as long press home.
Stephen said:
I have the EU version of the Oneplus 8t kb2003. 100% stock locked etc. I depieced yesterday to wipe the phone as there was a number of things I wanted to sort out. So wiped it and set everything back up. I normally have alexa as my default voice assistant, when I long press the home button. But this time around when I go to change it in settings to alexa, nothing happens, it just stays on Google. Even if I select none it still launches the Google assistnat.
I tried it on my samsung work phone and it switches with out any issues, none Google or Alexa. Any ideas why I am not able to change the default assistant? I can set press double tap power to launch alexa, but that is not as nice as long press home.
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Root fone
karandpr said:
Root fone
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Nah I dislike rooting phones now. I used to be all over it, You could make your phone so much better by rooting it. I remember the nexus 6, I rooted and even built my own version of android, but cant be bothered with the hassle in my old age!
Stephen said:
I have the EU version of the Oneplus 8t kb2003. 100% stock locked etc. I depieced yesterday to wipe the phone as there was a number of things I wanted to sort out. So wiped it and set everything back up. I normally have alexa as my default voice assistant, when I long press the home button. But this time around when I go to change it in settings to alexa, nothing happens, it just stays on Google. Even if I select none it still launches the Google assistnat.
I tried it on my samsung work phone and it switches with out any issues, none Google or Alexa. Any ideas why I am not able to change the default assistant? I can set press double tap power to launch alexa, but that is not as nice as long press home.
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Buggy OP phone is buggy.
I tested it for you and my OP 9 Pro (US T-Mobile version) "works" the same way. Changing under Assist and Voice Input has no effect on the home button long press. Even if I change from Search Assistant to Voice Search, it always uses the Goog.
Like you, only thing setting the default search assistant seems to affect is long pressing the home button. If I change it to Alexa, then it will use Alexa for that.
Maybe it used to work and you were "grandfathered in" to that setting so it didn't affect you until you reset the phone. Add that to the list of annoying, but not deal breaking, OP bugs.
coal686 said:
Buggy OP phone is buggy.
I tested it for you and my OP 9 Pro (US T-Mobile version) "works" the same way. Changing under Assist and Voice Input has no effect on the home button long press. Even if I change from Search Assistant to Voice Search, it always uses the Goog.
Like you, only thing setting the default search assistant seems to affect is long pressing the home button. If I change it to Alexa, then it will use Alexa for that.
Maybe it used to work and you were "grandfathered in" to that setting so it didn't affect you until you reset the phone. Add that to the list of annoying, but not deal breaking, OP bugs.
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Yes it is the long press home button I am trying to change. I would like to long press home and ask alexa to do X. But I dont seem to do that. I even used the msm tool and went back to the original version 11.0 that came with the phone, but nothing at all very odd.
Not a deal breaker, but as you say it is really annoying. The 8t was supposed to come with alexa hands free built in as well, but I never got it to work.