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Screen off Google Now Command App?

Anyone found an app that will wake the phone up and open google now with a command? Open Mic+ wont work properly for some reason plus it leaves the mic on all the time.

Who Am I? said:
Anyone found an app that will wake the phone up and open google now with a command? Open Mic+ wont work properly for some reason plus it leaves the mic on all the time.
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I actually believe you can accomplish what you are talking about with an app called tasker. There is a plugin that allows that very thing along with custom voice commands. Tasker does require some tinkering and setup but there is plenty of tutorials and information on Xda about it. Hope that gets you going

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Anyone found an app that will wake the phone up and open google now with a command? Open Mic+ wont work properly for some reason plus it leaves the mic on all the time.
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To use command the mic will have to be listening all the time believe. Would probably kill your battery life but would be cool to skip lock screen with voice.
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You can Do this from Google settings already go to voice a d now then voice and check it in the checkbox to work from secured lock screen.
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lol im feared said:
You can Do this from Google settings already go to voice a d now then voice and check it in the checkbox to work from secured lock screen.
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That let's you use it from the lock screen, the screen still has to be on. The OP was looking for something that would do it with the screen off. I am sure tasker can do this though I have yet to try it myself.

colwellkr said:
That let's you use it from the lock screen, the screen still has to be on. The OP was looking for something that would do it with the screen off. I am sure tasker can do this though I have yet to try it myself.
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I don't understand how tasker could keep the mic on when the screen is off. Seems like a major battery killer either way.
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My MotoX had this feature. Not sure how it was accomplished, but with the phone sitting next to me on night stand I could use Ok Google and use it without ever having to touch the phone.

My advice? Get a Android Wear device. I just got a LG G Watch from Cowboom for less than $80 delivered. It was refurbished, but in perfect condition.
It has the "always on" Google Now listening ability, but I think it's actually better than the Moto X because you don't have to pull your phone out to see the results - they come right on the watch. If it is too small, then you can push the results to your phone, but the vast majority of the time getting the results on the watch work just fine.
I too wanted the always listening capabilities of the Moto X for my G3. But after getting the watch, I can say that I'm much happier having the watch because it does so much more too.

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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"OK Google" command not always waking the phone up

Anyone else having inconsistent results with saying "OK Google" while the screen is off?
It seems to work fine when actively using the phone, but if I hit the power button to turn off the screen then it may (or may not) turn the screen on with the Assistant after saying "OK Google" (nothing happens).
I tried turning on fingerprint/pin security, but this will still sometimes not respond to the command. Additionally, it will also still sometimes ask me for a pin even though I have "Trusted Voice" enabled.
Not sure if it's a hardware issue or software related (again, everything works perfectly if the phone screen is already on and in use).

Always works for me. Maybe you can try to redo the voice recognition step that was done when the phone was set up.

Yea, I've tried retraining my voice but still with the same results. It will at times always work perfectly and other times will be as if it doesn't hear my voice at all. I don't have any new apps installed and I even did a factory reset. Leaning towards getting an exchange but part of me thinks it's software related.

I think I've run into this issue a few times, but may need to see if it keeps happening.
I think most of the time that it has happened to me is when signal is low. I think signal definitely plays a role since the server has to translate your voice (maybe). At least that's how I think software listens to your voice and recognizes it was you and what you were saying.
Were you in an area with weaker signal when trying to say ok google?

kinetic758 said:
Yea, I've tried retraining my voice but still with the same results. It will at times always work perfectly and other times will be as if it doesn't hear my voice at all. I don't have any new apps installed and I even did a factory reset. Leaning towards getting an exchange but part of me thinks it's software related.
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I had the issue a couple times when I was experimenting with the feature. I think it is software related.
I think it is quite sensitive because as the warning goes "it can be a less secure method"
If I spam the fingerprint scanner it will say "too fast" and then require pin.
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ryken229 said:
Always works for me. Maybe you can try to redo the voice recognition step that was done when the phone was set up.
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xShadoWxDrifTx said:
I think I've run into this issue a few times, but may need to see if it keeps happening.
I think most of the time that it has happened to me is when signal is low. I think signal definitely plays a role since the server has to translate your voice (maybe). At least that's how I think software listens to your voice and recognizes it was you and what you were saying.
Were you in an area with weaker signal when trying to say ok google?
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I was not connected to wifi but the signal seemed fine. I'll keep an eye on it next time.

nednednerb said:
I had the issue a couple times when I was experimenting with the feature. I think it is software related.
I think it is quite sensitive because as the warning goes "it can be a less secure method"
If I spam the fingerprint scanner it will say "too fast" and then require pin.
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The interesting thing is that it would also not work when I had no lock screen security on at all. In this case it just failed to turn on the screen and initiate the Assistant.

kinetic758 said:
The interesting thing is that it would also not work when I had no lock screen security on at all. In this case it just failed to turn on the screen and initiate the Assistant.
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Hmm looking here
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ok+google+trusted+voice+not+working
It appears it is definitely a software issue that isn't singled out in the Pixel
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nednednerb said:
Hmm looking here
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ok+google+trusted+voice+not+working
It appears it is definitely a software issue that isn't singled out in the Pixel
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Hm. But does "trusted voice" even matter if I've disabled all lock screen options? I thought it was only relevant if you had a pin/fingerprint set up (it was flaky with and without fingerprint for me).

kinetic758 said:
Hm. But does "trusted voice" even matter if I've disabled all lock screen options? I thought it was only relevant if you had a pin/fingerprint set up (it was flaky with and without fingerprint for me).
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In my settings in appears "Trusted Voice" is about waking the screen when it is off and "unlocking" to home screen and assistant EVEN IF other security features are off.
In OK Google settings is where I see trusted voice and the settings to voice wake device. Security settings are a different section.
What happens when you turn all security off and decrypt your device so there is no pin or password whatsoever?
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nednednerb said:
In my settings in appears "Trusted Voice" is about waking the screen when it is off and "unlocking" to home screen and assistant EVEN IF other security features are off.
In OK Google settings is where I see trusted voice and the settings to voice wake device. Security settings are a different section.
What happens when you turn all security off and decrypt your device so there is no pin or password whatsoever?
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I've added my work location as a "Trusted Location" (this is the place where OK Google seems to fail most of the time). It seems to be working better this way, but it's still a little too early to tell. If this doesn't work, then I'll try the tips you mentioned. Thanks again.

What is scary for me, is any time there is a Pixel commercial on TV and the guy says "OK Google", my phone wakes up. So quite the opposite from the OP experience. Actually scary from a security standpoint. The old Motos used to allow limited functionality via voice but not full unlock (smart idea). There should be a way to remotely disable voice detection if you lose your phone.

kinetic758 said:
I've added my work location as a "Trusted Location" (this is the place where OK Google seems to fail most of the time). It seems to be working better this way, but it's still a little too early to tell. If this doesn't work, then I'll try the tips you mentioned. Thanks again.
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I did this and am still having sporadic issues with it not waking after "OK Google". It fails probably 1 in 10 times which was the same rate as before it was added as a Trusted Location.

dispatch said:
I did this and am still having sporadic issues with it not waking after "OK Google". It fails probably 1 in 10 times which was the same rate as before it was added as a Trusted Location.
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I'm sorry to hear that. A little comforting to know I'm not the only one with this issue
A buddy of mine has a Pixel as well, and his responds to "OK Google" from sleep 99% of the time, so not sure if there's a difference in hardware tolerance with the mic (or whatever low power hardware they're using for "always on" listening), software, or if his voice is just easier for the phone to recognize.
Besides this issue, the phone is perfect (no scratches, no dead/stuck pixels etc), so I'm really on the fence about asking for an exchange.

I would consider a non-functioning "Hello Google" to be a benefit. The first thing I do on any Android device is remove as much as possible of Google's nasty Spyware, starting with the Google Now launcher and the "Hello Google" search.
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kinetic758 said:
I'm sorry to hear that. A little comforting to know I'm not the only one with this issue
A buddy of mine has a Pixel as well, and his responds to "OK Google" from sleep 99% of the time, so not sure if there's a difference in hardware tolerance with the mic (or whatever low power hardware they're using for "always on" listening), software, or if his voice is just easier for the phone to recognize.
Besides this issue, the phone is perfect (no scratches, no dead/stuck pixels etc), so I'm really on the fence about asking for an exchange.
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I really don't think it's the hardware, but you never know. I don't yet have a large enough sample size to say if 1 in 10 is accurate in the long run or if it is truly closer to 1 in 100 that it fails to wake. I always assume we're beta testers for Google anyway so I have come to expect things like this.
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I would consider a non-functioning "Hello Google" to be a benefit. The first thing I do on any Android device is remove as much as possible of Google's nasty Spyware, starting with the Google Now launcher and the "Hello Google" search.
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I waffle back and forth on immersing myself (and my data) with Google to get the benefits of their products. However, if you buy a Pixel, you should damn well know what you're getting yourself into, and I find that your device will be much less useful if you do what you say you do. As always though, to each their own.

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I waffle back and forth on immersing myself (and my data) with Google to get the benefits of their products. However, if you buy a Pixel, you should damn well know what you're getting yourself into, and I find that your device will be much less useful if you do what you say you do. As always though, to each their own.
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This. I've embraced (at least for now) the fact that Google is collecting information about me. I've bought into it (also purchased a Google Home) with the hope that this will make my life easier (if slightly). A double-edged sword, for sure.

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However, if you buy a Pixel, you should damn well know what you're getting yourself into, and I find that your device will be much less useful if you do what you say you do.
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I figure I'm smart enough not to need Google to run my life for me. I will first root the Pixel and remove the stuff I don't want. When a suitable version of CyanogenMod becomes available, I'll flash that into it, as it provides additional security/privacy controls.
Anyway, I hadn't meant to highjack this thread....
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kinetic758 said:
I've added my work location as a "Trusted Location" (this is the place where OK Google seems to fail most of the time). It seems to be working better this way, but it's still a little too early to tell. If this doesn't work, then I'll try the tips you mentioned. Thanks again.
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Also try training the voice by saying Ok Google at 3 slightly different volumes and with varied pace. Do say it clearly each time. I found voice recognition doesn't work as well if I train it with a forced or monotone rhythm. Cos real voice is more fluid and not always the same.
Good luck
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Mine works every time.
This was never the case on the Nexus 6P.
The only time the Pixel DIDN'T wake up is when it was on low battery and save mode got enabled. I believe this disables the always listening feature of this app.
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OK Google not working... Anywhere!

I know it's not supposed to work from a locked phone, but I can't get it to work with the screen on even. Any clues what could be wrong? I do have the bxactions app installed and using the Bixby button for Google now, but I doubt think that's the culprit. I've also postponed the first tmobile system update but it worked when I first got the phone. Suggestions?
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Mine suddenly stopped working too. It could be the recent google app update that broke it, I remember getting that update. I retrained my voice again and so far so good.

Same problem here. Restarting seems to fix mine for awhile but something is causing it to glitch out and stop working.
Edit: seems to stop working whenever I open the camera, then it's stuffed until reboot.

After reinstalling google now working fine

Haven't had any issues with mine, even after the last update. Was using one of the Bye Bixby apps and had the button remapped to flashlight but uninstalled it due to the horrible lag the app produced.

It seems to be a problem with power saving mode. The mic stops working after turning on the power saver mode. Restarting the phone will F fix the problem.

prithivraj said:
It seems to be a problem with power saving mode. The mic stops working after turning on the power saver mode. Restarting the phone will F fix the problem.
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I do not use power saving mode and still does not work with screen off
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Techvir said:
I do not use power saving mode and still does not work with screen off
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Sorry . I am not aware of what you are experiencing. I haven't tried that. But while turning on and turning off power saving mode disables ok google detection.

prithivraj said:
Sorry . I am not aware of what you are experiencing. I haven't tried that. But while turning on and turning off power saving mode disables ok google detection.
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Do u have it working with screen off and no charger connected?
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Techvir said:
Do u have it working with screen off and no charger connected?
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No. Ok google doesn't work until lock screen is displayed.

is there any update to this?
for me ok google works for while, then stops working and a reboot is the only way to fix it. only annoying thing is i need to reboot every other day. this issue doesn't seems to be covered much?

OK Google not working? Fix:
If you set up "trusted devices" to keep your phone unlocked, that is what stops "ok google" from working. Its been that way since the Galaxy S6. Don't know why they don't fix it?! Go to Settings/Lock Screen and Security/Smart Lock/Trusted Devices. Remove your Trusted Devices and it will work again.

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If you set up "trusted devices" to keep your phone unlocked, that is what stops "ok google" from working. Its been that way since the Galaxy S6. Don't know why they don't fix it?! Go to Settings/Lock Screen and Security/Smart Lock/Trusted Devices. Remove your Trusted Devices and it will work again.
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Will this make ok Google work when screen is off?

You still have to press the power or home button to wake your device, and then it will unlock it with the "ok google" voice command instead of using the iris, fingerprint, password, pattern, etc.

In my case, Google doesnt work holding the home button for search
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Mine works when I retrai the voice model.. but if I use bixby voice it never works again until I retrain... I wonder if the two are conflicting each other. Samsung is probably purposely sabatoging Google assistant. To push bixby. I've only had this issue since the release of bixby voice

I had this problem for a couple of weeks and it was bugging the hell out of me.
Ok Google would work, but it would not speak back to me, just bring up search results.
For me the problem was in languages.
I'm in the UK and no matter how many times I set the language to English as default, the damn phone would constantly show Settings>Google>Search>Voice: as "English (South Africa)"
But in Settings>Google>Search>Search Language it would show as what it should be, which is "English (UK)"
Anyway, basically what I did was clear cache and data in apps tab, then set my S8 Plus as pictured below.....but obviously choose your own language and make sure BOTH show the same language....default and the other. (see pics)
Also click 'Ok Google detection' and select 'Retrain voice model' (after the cache wipe etc of course and after you made sure both screens say same language.
Select Say 'ok google' any time.
plus, I selected trusted voice, so also unlock screen too.
if your settings look like mine in the screenshots.....should work.
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Also, go to settings>Accessibility>Text-to-speech and make sure Default language is the same as on the other screens.
That's what sorted it all for me anyway....

Ok Google works fine for me as long as the phone isn't being charged. If it's being charged, it is as if my mic is disabled.
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Here are some quick things to try that have helped me:
1) Restart your phone, its likely that going into high-battery saving mode disables mic and a lot of settings.
2) Remove trusted devices.
3) Reinstall and Uninstall Google

Ok so this is really annoying. On my lg g6, the phone can be locked and screen off. I can say ok google without touching the phone and it will unlock and be ready for my voice command. I am not get my s8 to do that. Ok google only works after physically unlocked. Then when i can get to open with ok google my daily briefing will not work no matter how I ask for it.

Hey Google Hotword Not Working

My wife and I both have a pixel 3 and there are numbers times when the assistant is not triggered by saying "ok Google" or "hey Google" while the screen is off. There have even been a few times when it won't respond when the screen is on. Does anyone else have this issue?
And yes, we have retrained the voice recognition.

Yes I've had the same issue. Not sure what helped in the end. Maybe a phone restart? or reinstalling the google search app?

PuffDaddy_d said:
My wife and I both have a pixel 3 and there are numbers times when the assistant is not triggered by saying "ok Google" or "hey Google" while the screen is off. There have even been a few times when it won't respond when the screen is on. Does anyone else have this issue?
And yes, we have retrained the voice recognition.
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georgs_town said:
Yes I've had the same issue. Not sure what helped in the end. Maybe a phone restart? or reinstalling the google search app?
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Had the same issue 2 days ago on my P2XL. A cache and data wipe of the google app fixed it :good:

Badger50 said:
Had the same issue 2 days ago on my P2XL. A cache and data wipe of the google app fixed it :good:
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Thanks, that worked for now....

PuffDaddy_d said:
My wife and I both have a pixel 3 and there are numbers times when the assistant is not triggered by saying "ok Google" or "hey Google" while the screen is off. There have even been a few times when it won't respond when the screen is on. Does anyone else have this issue?
And yes, we have retrained the voice recognition.
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Personnaly I've noticed I have to yell the word in order for the phone to wake up. I first thought it was wrongly configurated and wiped the app data several time, until I figured the pixel was a bit deaf..

Aanze said:
Personnaly I've noticed I have to yell the word in order for the phone to wake up. I first thought it was wrongly configurated and wiped the app data several time, until I figured the pixel was a bit deaf..
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I have noticed that Google Assistant been buggy during last few days. Clearing storage and cache does help but even when its back working sometimes it has issues making the registered action. For, example, setting alarm/timer gets registered (the text appears in google assistant but google assistant is sometimes slow to read the registered command + even after google assistant repeats the command and says its done the actual action does not following, meaning the alarm/timer is not set and only on second try it gets through. Never had similar issues before. Not sure if its google app or December update, but I did not have any issues before.
No issues with things like Weather reports and reminders though..

PuffDaddy_d said:
My wife and I both have a pixel 3 and there are numbers times when the assistant is not triggered by saying "ok Google" or "hey Google" while the screen is off. There have even been a few times when it won't respond when the screen is on. Does anyone else have this issue?
And yes, we have retrained the voice recognition.
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This kept happening to me last week. My phone was on battery saver which did not turn off automatically after charging. Had to toggle the battery saver and do a restart to have OK Google work somewhat reliably.

jemeljsh said:
I have noticed that Google Assistant been buggy during last few days. Clearing storage and cache does help but even when its back working sometimes it has issues making the registered action. For, example, setting alarm/timer gets registered (the text appears in google assistant but google assistant is sometimes slow to read the registered command + even after google assistant repeats the command and says its done the actual action does not following, meaning the alarm/timer is not set and only on second try it gets through. Never had similar issues before. Not sure if its google app or December update, but I did not have any issues before.
No issues with things like Weather reports and reminders though..
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I thought this was just a glitch, but my wife's old phone did this right before we upgraded to the Pixel 3. She burned the food in the oven because the timer didn't get set even though the assistant confirmed the command.
Maybe we should start saying please and thank you before the machines rise against us.