How can I enable "OK Google" with the screen off? I'm rooted
riahc3 said:
How can I enable "OK Google" with the screen off? I'm rooted
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Yes but it will drain battery
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I use GEL with "Ok Google" turning off, does it save battery as stock launcher ? And should i disable Motorola Services to save battery too ? My job requires me to go out for many days so my battery is very important to me. Anyone explain to me please, tks so much.
Also, turning on the lock screen hotword detection - will this destroy my battery life, or will it be negligible?
It´s nothingfor the Batterie. You can turn it allways on.
LooksLikeSony said:
It´s nothingfor the Batterie. You can turn it allways on.
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Erm... If our Z3 is "always listening", it cannot switch to "CPU sleep mode" as it's CPU is constantly busy with analyzing audio streams.
So there MUST be a noticeable impact on battery life.
Chefproll said:
Erm... If our Z3 is "always listening", it cannot switch to "CPU sleep mode" as its CPU is constantly busy with analyzing audio streams.
So there MUST be a noticeable impact on battery life.
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OK Google does not work when the display is off, so it can go into deep sleep. I use it and have not noticed significant battery drain
'Always' is a little misleading. It's only listening when the screen is on and unlocked.
3Shirts said:
'Always' is a little misleading. It's only listening when the screen is on and unlocked.
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Not quite true. It is ALWAYS listening when the screen is on. Mine works even from the lockscreen, if you change the language to English US the options are enabled in the "OK Google" detection settings.
gregbradley said:
OK Google does not work when the display is off, so it can go into deep sleep. I use it and have not noticed significant battery drain
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Ah, I see !
Didn't have the chance of trying out myself, even after using "Ok Google everywhere" and switching the main language to English and activating the feature in the options; just did not work.
But if it doesn't work with the screen off, I don't see too much sense in it: I regard that "always listening" feature as a nice add-on if you're wearing a headset, allowing you to keep the phone in your pocket. As this does not work, I can easily live without it.
Chefproll said:
Ah, I see !
Didn't have the chance of trying out myself, even after using "Ok Google everywhere" and switching the main language to English and activating the feature in the options; just did not work.
But if it doesn't work with the screen off, I don't see too much sense in it: I regard that "always listening" feature as a nice add-on if you're wearing a headset, allowing you to keep the phone in your pocket. As this does not work, I can easily live without it.
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But how about this, when I have it in my car attached to a Bluetooth speaker and on charge, I can leave the screen on and use OK Google from the lockscreen without having to touch the phone, hence I am not breaking any UK driving laws which basically say you cannot touch the phone to operate it, you need a full handsfree kit (Including when dialing and answering, not just speaking)
Is google now and "ok google" voice recognition hard on battery ?
michaelopolis said:
Is google now and "ok google" voice recognition hard on battery ?
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No.
Regards, Zagor
michaelopolis said:
Is google now and "ok google" voice recognition hard on battery ?
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Google Now "may" use a bit of battery if you're using location services along with it (naturally), but using it without location is somewhat negligible.
Having "OK Google" functionality enabled will use more than having it disabled; it's constantly polling your microphone. If you enable the options to have it enabled on every screen and not just the launcher, it'll use even more. If you enable it while the screen is off, your battery life would be pretty terrible. It requires a wakelock to be able to poll the microphone.
The Moto X achieves such functionality without significant battery drain due to the low-powered core on Snapdragon SoCs (and possibly other hardware). In the Nexus 5, however, that low-powered core is not used for this functionality and cannot be reprogrammed without legal repercussions with Qualcomm and possibly other 3rd parties.
Set voice retrain, set in trusted voice also can't seems to wake the device.
Ok Google can't wake the device. It only works while the phone screen is on.
Beamed in by telepathy.
mine wake up just fine when i say ok google even the screen is off..restart the phone then try again
Wakes up just fine with screen off here too. Trusted voice as I also have a lockscreen with pin.
Thanks for replying guys,let me try.btw, I am using English US as default language.
Solved: Power Saver feature did interfered with the function,off it OK Google can works as normal.
I had this issue today it was pissing me off lol. I think it was the power save feature. Don't even need the power save feature with this beast.
Power saving mode will keep "OK Goggle" from working. If its on, try turning it off.
I almost went crazy thanks for the tip
Thank you as well. My HTC U11 was plagued with the same issue today. I had fat fingered Battery Saver which was on since morning. Now I wonder whether that could be the cause for the non functioning "OK Google" on the new OnePlus 5T.
Hello,
I would like to somehow set Google assistant "ok Google" command listening to be active only when screen is on / phone is unlocked. By default phone listens for "ok Google" even when screen is off which is creepy / probably drains battery and its totally useless as assistant cannot do anything when phone is locked and Voice Match to unlock screen is not working anyway. Any advice?
BTW I'm rooted with magisk on OOS 9.5.9 so I'm open to any solution.
I have disabled Ok Google detection for a 1.5 days now and I think standby drain improved significantly, I was getting about 1,5% / h and now 0,5%! So it is big difference but still I would like to use assistant with OK Google when screen is unlocked..
Anybody knows a way do to it? Maybe using Tasker/automate?
spawnn617 said:
Hello,
I would like to somehow set Google assistant "ok Google" command listening to be active only when screen is on / phone is unlocked. By default phone listens for "ok Google" even when screen is off which is creepy / probably drains battery and its totally useless as assistant cannot do anything when phone is locked and Voice Match to unlock screen is not working anyway. Any advice?
BTW I'm rooted with magisk on OOS 9.5.9 so I'm open to any solution.
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1. It doesn't drain battery because its not handled by the CPU, but by the DSP.
2. You cant turn it off only for screen off.
matze19999 said:
1. It doesn't drain battery because its not handled by the CPU, but by the DSP.
2. You cant turn it off only for screen off.
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Assuming DSP doesn't use battery?
The assistant regularly polls GPS for updated weather, occasionally sends data to google when idle, monitor it for a day and see what it does.
I sometimes sends snippets of voice before and after ok Google
virtyx said:
Assuming DSP doesn't use battery?
The assistant regularly polls GPS for updated weather, occasionally sends data to google when idle, monitor it for a day and see what it does.
I sometimes sends snippets of voice before and after ok Google
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I'll say it with other words - you wouldn't notica a difference in battery life if you could turn it off. And if you do => Placebo
virtyx said:
Assuming DSP doesn't use battery?
The assistant regularly polls GPS for updated weather, occasionally sends data to google when idle, monitor it for a day and see what it does.
I sometimes sends snippets of voice before and after ok Google
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Exactly my point. DSP must still drain battery, of course less than CPU (if it would be handled by CPU then it would never go to deep sleep...) but for sure it takes some + all the stuff around it (gps/data transfer etc).
No workaround? Maybe a widget or something?