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[Q] How can I turn off Google Now being always on when swiping to the right?

After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.

Wutang200 said:
After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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As far as I can see the only option would be to either A) Uninstall Google Now, or B) Install a different Home Launcher ... Neither are suitable resolutions to your question. I personally like having it as a home screen since I turned off my softkeys in Lieu of LMS

The only thing I can think of is switch launchers to nova or something similar. You would lose the "OK Google" function from the launcher though., so not a good solution if you use that function. As far as I know there is now way to remove it from the stock launcher.
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Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Thanks guys.
I don't mind having it but just wasn't sure if it was a feature that can be turned off without completely disabling Google Now.
Battery life is quite impressive on this thing even with it always on!

Wutang200 said:
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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N-Forced said:
Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Can you not read???

bilago said:
Can you not read???
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It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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N-Forced said:
It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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Screen of my phone said:
Turn off Google Now?
This resets all card settings to their default value
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This page is the same page as if you went into settings from Google Now Directly. This will turn it off.
EDIT:
For Sh*ts n Giggles I went ahead and tested your method. Guess what? It turned off Google Now Entirely.

Alarm icon show on status bar but alarm setting is emply (last for 2 days)

I have tried to click force stop the "Clock" app, clear app data and restart the phone but it's useless. :crying: :crying:
I have browsed the internet & found that same cases are happened in Marshmallow.
My phone is using EMUI 4.0 (no root).
Anyone has ideas for this issue?

[email protected] said:
I have tried to click force stop the "Clock" app, clear app data and restart the phone but it's useless. :crying: :crying:
I have browsed the internet & found that same cases are happened in Marshmallow.
My phone is using EMUI 4.0 (no root).
Anyone has ideas for this issue?
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You set the automatic power on/off, check it.
Deactivate it and reboot.
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Set a new alarm, reboot, and then delete it. Should be gone. Got this bug on wife's P9 Lite

How to turn off automatic power on/off
Zyklo! said:
You set the automatic power on/off, check it.
Deactivate it and reboot.
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I cannot find it out.
I can only see that Scheduled power on / off, but both are "OFF"

Solved
Just received an update from one of my installed app. The problem is coming from this app.
Thanks all.:good:

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.

amyjofarrey said:
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.
Matt
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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.

Quick Launching Camera from Lockscreen

I must be missing something but hell if I can figure out how to launch the camera from the lockscreen.
Used to be able to do it with a double power button click on my S8 but on my VZW Pixel 3 it brings up the code unlock first. I find that there are many times I just want to take a quick shot without having to unlock the phone.
For that matter, does Pie offer lockscreen widgets at all?
Thanks for your help.

kylebellamy said:
I must be missing something but hell if I can figure out how to launch the camera from the lockscreen.
Used to be able to do it with a double power button click on my S8 but on my VZW Pixel 3 it brings up the code unlock first. I find that there are many times I just want to take a quick shot without having to unlock the phone.
For that matter, does Pie offer lockscreen widgets at all?
Thanks for your help.
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Search on settings for camera
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gvsukids said:
Search on settings for camera
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I did actually and don't see it there. Additionally, checked Lockscreen, Security and Googled like mad. lol

Is
Settings > System > Gestures > Jump to Camera
On?
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stevexyz0 said:
Is
Settings > System > Gestures > Jump to Camera
On?
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Yep. Double checked it. Still forcing me to unlock before allowing the camera to launch.

kylebellamy said:
Yep. Double checked it. Still forcing me to unlock before allowing the camera to lunch.
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Strange, works for me. It's possible a Device Administrator (work email, etc) is preventing it... They sometimes disable certain functions while the screen is locked.
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stevexyz0 said:
Strange, works for me. It's possible a Device Administrator (work email, etc) is preventing it... They sometimes disable certain functions while the screen is locked.
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Yeah that's why I came here to ask. It doesn't seem to make sense. Especially since I have not set this up for work stuff yet.
Is there a general lockscreen widget area?

kylebellamy said:
Yeah that's why I came here to ask. It doesn't seem to make sense. Especially since I have not set this up for work stuff yet.
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I would check Settings > Security > Advanced > Device admin apps to make sure there is not an administrator enabled that could be interfering.
Is there a general lockscreen widget area?
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AFAIK support for lock screen widgets was removed in Lollipop.

stevexyz0 said:
AFAIK support for lock screen widgets was removed in Lollipop.
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Ah, yes, those were the days (pre-Lollipop) when my lockscreen was super useful and interactive, and so was my notification ticker in the status bar. I feel like an old man now remember how good things USED to be. lol
But to the OP, something is clearly wrong as this feature is turned on by default on Pixel devices. Try a factory reset. You can backup your phone to your computer using the adb backup and restore commands.

Did you select Camera as default app when launching with the phone unlocked? The first time it will give you the "open with" dialog. For me it was Camera and Snapchat. I selected camera and always, and now can launch camera from anywhere.

fury683 said:
Did you select Camera as default app when launching with the phone unlocked? The first time it will give you the "open with" dialog. For me it was Camera and Snapchat. I selected camera and always, and now can launch camera from anywhere.
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I noticed this as well. OP, are you having the app selection menu popup after entering your pin?

Press the power button twice to activate the camera from the lock screen. Can't activate the camera from the touch screen

Kinda sucks though it doesn't work if u have a passcode it still needs entering to use the camera

acidspider said:
Kinda sucks though it doesn't work if u have a passcode it still needs entering to use the camera
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No, it'll work. You can't view pictures taken before using the camera unless you unlock

I try and get this screen

Works for me with pattern lock, don't use pin.

Just go to the camera settings then scroll down and turn on Quick launch

Enter your pin, and select one of your camera apps as "always" then it'll allow you to skip the pin when you double tap. ?

box911 said:
Press the power button twice to activate the camera from the lock screen. Can't activate the camera from the touch screen
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Thank you for the tip!

I hope by now the problem has been resolved, I was also looking out how to access the camera from the lock screen and it turns out (thanks to advice from friends not from anything I found from the many internet searches) that if you click the power button twice the camera pops up. You can check this by going to Settings- System - Gestures - Jump to Camera.

Vivo nex S notifications

hello and thanks to you I just bought the vivo nex I can not quite understand how the notifications on the lock screen they do not appear almost I have the international version is it normal is it part two in Rom but it annoys me a lot not to have access to the notifications directly on the landing page the one that is displayed it's just the mail and WhatsApp Message.

punkzy said:
hello and thanks to you I just bought the vivo nex I can not quite understand how the notifications on the lock screen they do not appear almost I have the international version is it normal is it part two in Rom but it annoys me a lot not to have access to the notifications directly on the landing page the one that is displayed it's just the mail and WhatsApp Message.
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Set your phone to "Raise to wake" and you'll see all the notifications but you still have to unlock to reply.

thanks for your answer how to set up this parameter? can you tell me what to do?
Twotems said:
Set your phone to "Raise to wake" and you'll see all the notifications but you still have to unlock to reply.
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punkzy said:
thanks for your answer how to set up this parameter? can you tell me what to do?
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Settings/Smart Motion/Smart Turn on/off Screen. Then make your selection.

punkzy said:
hello and thanks to you I just bought the vivo nex I can not quite understand how the notifications on the lock screen they do not appear almost I have the international version is it normal is it part two in Rom but it annoys me a lot not to have access to the notifications directly on the landing page the one that is displayed it's just the mail and WhatsApp Message.
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Hi,
You have to go to notificqtion, manage notifications and set them to emergency for all apps you want to appear on top preview and lock screen.
Also, you should go to battery and select the apps you want to allow to sort of run in the background under higy power battery consumption (or smth like that)
After you do this notifications will work like on other phones

Is not there a way to prevent the screen from activating the notifications? I activate the "always on display" mode and when the notifications arrive I do not want the screen to activate.

Alkemix said:
Is not there a way to prevent the screen from activating the notifications? I activate the "always on display" mode and when the notifications arrive I do not want the screen to activate.
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The option is there in settings.

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The option is there in settings.
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The option does not produce effects, it does not work. I have the International version. Bug?
Does it work?

Alkemix said:
The option does not produce effects, it does not work. I have the International version. Bug?
Does it work?
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Settings/Status Bar and Notification. Uncheck wake up screen reminder.

Twotems said:
Settings/Status Bar and Notification. Uncheck wake up screen reminder.
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I do... But It doesn't work. Any solution ? I've try to change my theme (to avoid some possible conflict) but nothing
I've tried to factory reset settings but nothing ... my FIRMWARE: PD1805F_EX_A_1.8.11
Is It my issue ? Or It Is a ROM bug ?
Inviato dal mio vivo Nex S

Alkemix said:
I do... But It doesn't work. Any solution ? I've try to change my theme (to avoid some possible conflict) but nothing View attachment 4701730
I've tried to factory reset settings but nothing ... my FIRMWARE: PD1805F_EX_A_1.8.11
Is It my issue ? Or It Is a ROM bug ?
Inviato dal mio vivo Nex S
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Are you using the Always-on Display? It works for me with AOD.

Alkemix said:
I do... But It doesn't work. Any solution ? I've try to change my theme (to avoid some possible conflict) but nothing View attachment 4701730
I've tried to factory reset settings but nothing ... my FIRMWARE: PD1805F_EX_A_1.8.11
Is It my issue ? Or It Is a ROM bug ?
Inviato dal mio vivo Nex S
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Disable Show on Lock Screen. In your screenshot you have it enabled.

So You do not have this problem ... ok then I do a full wipe! I can not know which is the app that creates problems, so I have to exclude that it is an app! I proceed !

Alkemix said:
I do... But It doesn't work. Any solution ? I've try to change my theme (to avoid some possible conflict) but nothing View attachment 4701730
I've tried to factory reset settings but nothing ... my FIRMWARE: PD1805F_EX_A_1.8.11
Is It my issue ? Or It Is a ROM bug ?
Inviato dal mio vivo Nex S
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Look these settings over:
Settings\More Settings\Applications\Installed\ Select your app from the list and select Notifications. If that doesn't work go into Permissions.
With some apps you also have Single Permission Settings.

Saloei said:
Look these settings over:
Settings\More Settings\Applications\Installed\ Select your app from the list and select Notifications. If that doesn't work go into Permissions.
With some apps you also have Single Permission Settings.
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Wipe data it was my salvation ! So it is an app that conflicts .. now I have to understand which is .. I proceed by steps, I have to find!