I noticed recently that "Ok Google" voice activation of the Assistant was no longer working. It took me a long time to notice because I only use this feature when driving longer distances, something I haven't been doing much during the pandemic.
With the newer versions if I say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google" there is no response. If I manually launch the Assistant ie long press on Home button it comes up and I can press the microphone and it works. If I try to retrain the voice model it tells me it's having issues connecting, and I cannot get past this message. It's clearly not a connectivity issue because I can use other Google apps and surf the web just fine.
I was curious when this had stopped working so I did some testing:
10.97.8.21 original version that came with the OS update, working
11.19.12.21 working
11.19.17.21 working
11.21.9.21 not working
11.27.6.21 not working
11.30.12.21 not working
11.39.7.23 not working
11.43.8.23 not working
12.2.11.23 not working
12.6.8.23 not working
12.10.7.23 not working
Obviously I didn't test every single version available but it seems that it broke between 11.19.x.x and 11.21.x.x. I was not able to find a good 11.20.x.x to download and test, so I can't rule that version out.
For now I've reverted to 11.19.17.21 but I'm concerned about security running that old of a version.
Any idea what might have changed in between those two versions to make this stop working?
Anyone else have similar experiences?
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Has anyone else had a problem with Google Now not detecting the hot word since the app got updated recently? I can uninstall the update and it works great, but as soon as I update, it stops working. Almost like it can't use the mic when you haven't actively pressed the mic button on the search bar. I can go into settings and try to re-train voice model, but when I try, it doesn't seem to pick up my voice. Not a huge issue, but annoying as crap.
For what its worth, I'm on straight un-rooted stock 5.0.
Hello everyone!
I noticed a problem when Google Now's "Ok Google" detection is turned on. The problem is that it uses the mic all the time (ok, it's normal as it is supposed to be listening all the time) which prevents the camera, Duo, or any other app using the mic to work properly. As soon as I disable this option, everything works fine again.
I'm on a Chinese 64Gb version with a C900B133 rom flashed on it. Did anyone else notice the problem and find a work around?
Have a good one guys!
Just clear the data and it will work fine
Hi,
I just got my Honor 8 and I have encountered problem with voice control. Wake up word works fine, but if I try to follow with command "where are you" or "Call someone" it does not react.
Qucik call - pressing volume down and saying "Call someone" works ok.
I have tried to disable Google app, but it didn't help. Tried to find other solutions, but there is nothing.
Any ideas? Thanks a lot
Are you having problems with camera app as well pop up that says audio.google.searchbox. I'm also disappointed I can't see a way to fix this.
When OK Google detection is turned on it does this with a lot of apps.
Hello.
I think there are 2 competing voice control systems on the device. The phones voice control and googles. Am I right? Does anyone know how theese work together e.g. do you have to choose wich one to use whereas the otherone will be disabled? In the beginning my local voice control worked fine but after turning on google voice control ("ok google") the local system started erroring. When trying to configure voice control i get a message "HiVoice Is currently recording audio. com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:interactor will not be able to record right now".
Any ideas whats going on?
I tried disabling Ok Google, but it doesn't work I switched to using Ok Google instead as this one works fine
My (Google purchased) Pixel, which is rooted on the May update and utilizing the V3 boot signor, is having troubles running Google Assistant. Has anyone else dealt with this issue? I can get to the screen where you 'train' Google Assistant to listen to your voice say "OK Google" but for some reason, it doesn't hear me at all....
Any thoughts on this one??
Thanks!
I had the same issue. GA just randomly stopped working and I couldn't get the voice training to work. I turned the phone off completely. A complete shutdown, no reboot. Gave it about 30 seconds and turned it back on. Went into the settings and then tried again and everything worked just fine. No issues since.
Have you checked if your microphone works in other apps or while in a call? This phone has known issues with the microphone failing.
So.. I have this problem where (wait for it...) "Hey Google" doesn't respond, BUT (before you stop reading) it only stops responding after I've been on a voice call. Weird, eh?
Here are some fun facts:
1. To get it to respond again, all I have to do is manually open and close Google Assistant by tapping on the screen, then "Hey Google" will generally behave itself and respond until I get another voice call. Sounds easy (I even have a Tasker routine to automate the process), but it's still a chore and it's always a bit hit and miss.
2. I've tried every generic solution I can find on the internet, including retraining the voice model, deleting the cache and data, factory reset etc etc...
3. This issue is 100% specific to the OnePlus 8T running Android 13 (F.13, F.15 & F.62). I used MSM tool to go back to Android 11 and "Hey Google" worked like a charm. I took the OTA updates to Android 12, still working fine. As soon as I took the OTA update to Android 13 (guess what?) yep, the problem came back! No other apps were installed, only the apps built in to the stock ROM.
4. I've tried a number of custom ROMs. All Android 13 ROMs I've tried have this same problem. (Android 12 based ROMs not affected.) I've also tried EU, Global and Indian Firmware.
I sent feedback to OnePlus already, so hopefully we'll get a fix. In the meantime, please, if anyone has a workaround please let me know.
If you don't have a solution but want to complain about the problem here, I'll give you a listening ear.
706mix said:
So.. I have this problem where (wait for it...) "Hey Google" doesn't respond, BUT (before you stop reading) it only stops responding after I've been on a voice call. Weird, eh?
Here are some fun facts:
1. To get it to respond again, all I have to do is manually open and close Google Assistant by tapping on the screen, then "Hey Google" will generally behave itself and respond until I get another voice call. Sounds easy (I even have a Tasker routine to automate the process), but it's still a chore and it's always a bit hit and miss.
If you don't have a solution but want to complain about the problem here, I'll give you a listening ear.
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Maybe the process of Google Assistant is killed in background by stock memory cleaner or some app?
Try whitelisting it (disable memory optimization and so on).
Rootk1t said:
Maybe the process of Google Assistant is killed in background by stock memory cleaner or some app?
Try whitelisting it (disable memory optimization and so on).
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Thanks for the suggestion. The Google app is already set to 'Unrestricted' - are there any other processes/apps that should also be set to 'Unrestricted'?
I'm wondering if the Qualcomm Voice Assist Aqstic Audio Codec is not being implemented properly in Android 13.
So, I finally received a reply from OnePlus Support. They have asked me to send a screen recording of me saying "Hey Google" and the phone not responding. Sounds fair. I'll have to go back to stock OOS13 so they can see that the issue is not just with custom ROMs.
Oh well, guess I'll get round to that when I have a spare day...
(At least we can do a nandroid backup with TWRP these days. )
Please, if anyone is running an Android 13 ROM (stock or custom) on their 8T, please can you check if "Hey Google" is working properly on your device after making or receiving a call?
Please post on this thread whether it worked or not, and what ROM you are using. Thank you.
Here's a little update in case anyone's interested...
I sent OnePlus Support a screen recording of the malfunction. Today I received this reply:
I contact you due to the malfuntion of Google Assistant.
There is a need to solve this issue in the next update of Android. The version Android 13.1 will be pushed in June and please inform us if the issue still persists.
Best regards,
Klaudia
OnePlus customer service
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