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Just now I've noticed my Google Now mic went hollow which indicates I have Google Now hotword detection turned off. The thing is, I have never messed with any Google Now settings. I tried unchecking and checking the hotword detection with no avail. I finally rebooted my phone and it came back to normal. Has anyone else experienced this?
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that would be a google server issue.

Also if the mic or speaker are actively being used it will turn hollow as to not disrupt itself.

I've experienced this too, and a reboot fixed it
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Ulver said:
Just now I've noticed my Google Now mic went hollow which indicates I have Google Now hotword detection turned off. The thing is, I have never messed with any Google Now settings. I tried unchecking and checking the hotword detection with no avail. I finally rebooted my phone and it came back to normal. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Do you have anything switched on in the accessibility option in settings? something like Light flow, or any thing that uses notifications? I had this same issue and it was a notification to pc mirroring app that was ticked "On" in accessibility.

I just looked and I have light flow installed but it was turned off in the accessibility section. So I'm not too sure.
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I get this same issue frequently usually after listening to music via Bluetooth and it never resolves until I've done a reboot.
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mine disappears with nova launcher; switch back to gel and it is back

it needs language settings to English (US) to make the ok google now hot word detection work

[Q] some questions

Just recently bought n5.
Is quick settings really like this? Normal wifi press takes me to listed wifi, and long press turns it normally. same goes for bluetooth etc. Been on a cm11 and its the other way around.
How do i get that "say ok google" back on homescreen google bar? - its lost now leaving with old jb mic look. Turning speech in settings off makes it kitkat look mic but no ok google.
Ive not rooted yet. Any ideas?
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Yes, it's normal behavior of stock rom(quick settings).
If you're using the stock google now launcher then the search box should be placed on every homescreen.. Unfortunately, you can't use "OK Google" command with other launchers..

vin4yak said:
Yes, it's normal behavior of stock rom(quick settings).
If you're using the stock google now launcher then the search box should be placed on every homescreen.. Unfortunately, you can't use "OK Google" command with other launchers..
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Yeah i mean i dont so "say ok google" on search bar anymore and it has the old mic icon.. Not the new one :0
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If your using Google now launcher long press screen settings OK Google hotword detection.
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dlsygaco said:
Yeah i mean i dont so "say ok google" on search bar anymore and it has the old mic icon.. Not the new one :0
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if it doesnt say "say ok google" on the search bar anymore, that is normal, it eventually goes away. as long as you saying ok google still works.

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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Google Now app

Yo, I'm not getting the function in the Google app where you train tbe voice command and can select whether you want to use Ok Google on any screen, the lock screen, etc. I only have one switch that says "From the Google app." I know in the past with other phones the other options would grey out if you had an issue with play services or the microphone, but I dunno what's going on here. Those options just aren't there at all.
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Is your Stylo rooted?
Do you have a custom ROM?

Bixby voice

Got voice yesterday and it's actually good. Been testing it out and what it can't answer I've been reporting to Samsung.
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Hi i just saw this vidéo :
https://youtu.be/GcAkmJ7zwHY

derrickmd18 said:
Got voice yesterday and it's actually good. Been testing it out and what it can't answer I've been reporting to Samsung.
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I received the update with the beta on my TMobile Galaxy S8 plus, but when I wake up with voice or bixby button is just taking me to White hello Bixby screen, is not interacting.
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I can't get the voice wake up to recognize my voice.

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I can't get the voice wake up to recognize my voice.
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Same here. Have recorded wake up command several times. It even seems to struggle to hear what I am saying when I am training it during the "record wake-up command" procedure. Quite annoying. Google does not have the same issue wakes up every time with "OK Google".

I received the early access on Thursday, and have had great success with it. The wake-up and unlock commands have, so far, not failed to work - and general command interpretation is beyond what I would have expected at this point.
To those having issues, I would suggest that there is an installation problem.

My app does work perfectly fine... no complaints so far

Just a quick question,
Most of device /app related, commands,
does it require an active data connection?
Plse note,
I am not referring to web /internet related
commands /search etc.
Purely commands eg to launch 3rd party
app, search for "settings /function" etc.
I know in S voice the wake up "Hi Galaxy"
wifi on etc
you could do without a data connection.
However most of the other commands it required data connection.
For me,
if Bixby requires active data
connection for phone related commands then you sit with extra battery usage,
Apps issues, connecting in background.
Also if you on an limited data plan etc.
So far,
as much as i prefer Bixby
i have seen no improvement in Bixby cards, Amount of Bixby cards are very limited. etc.
Bixby vision (for me) is a waste of time,
as it's wrong identifying objects most of time.
This is why, i am hoping the voice function
should be practical and better than the other Bixby functions.
Thanks for any positive response.

Clear the data on voice and it should work
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DangerousDave said:
Same here. Have recorded wake up command several times. It even seems to struggle to hear what I am saying when I am training it during the "record wake-up command" procedure. Quite annoying. Google does not have the same issue wakes up every time with "OK Google".
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derrickmd18 said:
Clear the data on voice and it should work
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afh3 said:
......................................................... To those having issues, I would suggest that there is an installation problem.
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I've cleared cache twice and cleared data once. Here's what I get:

Is it quiet there? Because in my car it wouldn't pick me up.
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derrickmd18 said:
Is it quiet there? Because in my car it wouldn't pick me up.
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Yes, in the house with nothing turned on making any noise.