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Can you set Google calendar events, or answer to messages through voice on your Galaxy watch 4?
Even take notes or ask for a Google web search like about any subject, asking for a shop working hours, etc... and get answered by voice or text?
I read there's a Go version of Google search that is easily installable. What is lacking compared to Google assistant?
See https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/google-assistant-on-watch-4-wear-os.4337733/
I saw that thread but I understood that Google voice assistant was not working really well as of today.
So I was wondering what was possible today with the stock voice assistant? (I am considering buying the watch).
EMJI79 said:
I saw that thread but I understood that Google voice assistant was not working really well as of today.
So I was wondering what was possible today with the stock voice assistant? (I am considering buying the watch).
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You are then asking about "Bixby":
You can do texts and Email (if I remember correctly).
Not sure about calendar, but I think not.
You can't really do any searches or questions. All it will typically do is say "see phone" This is the biggest letdown.
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I am trying to use Google Voice Search for voice dialing. But if I say "Call Home" (**edit - home is an entry in my Contacts) it will search the internet and give me choices to call Home Depot, etc. Is there a way to use (and limit) Google Voice Search to my contacts? In fact, my contacts don't seem to be involved in the search at all.
What am I missing - Google Voice Search is used for dialing contacts isn't it? If so, I can't be the only one to have noticed this. If not - I won't be offended at being told it is a dumb question...
michael* said:
What am I missing - Google Voice Search is used for dialing contacts isn't it? If so, I can't be the only one to have noticed this. If not - I won't be offended at being told it is a dumb question...
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Do the other features of google search work such as Navigate to "insert address" ? But yeah I think it is supposed to be able to call out if I remember correctly. Is it picking up the keyword of Call ? have you tried going through your other contacts to see if it dials those correctly?
Looks like the issue is that it only looks to the Google Contacts not Phone Contacts (all the tests I made were Phone Contacts only)
I have a couple of contacts that are Phone only - I added them again as Google Contacts, then joined them with the original Phone record. Now it works (at least as well as it can). Sure do wish I could specify to search contacts only - wouldn't be so hard...
Thanks for your response - it got me digging a bit deeper.
I know you guys are familiar with Vlingo. It is sort of like Siri for Android but now the same company has released a far more featured fill app. I would say it is even better than Vlingo and probably Siri too.
It is called Dragon Mobile Assistant and it basically allows everything you might want to do on your android with VOICE. You can check the weather via voice. You can make calls and send text messages via voice. In addition, you can even make calender appointments via VOICE. There is also a listen mode which allows you to make commands without having to touch your phone.. .
It is a great app but it is still in beta.
Learn more about it here:
http://appdigy.com/319/manage-text-calls-and-calender-with-voice-via-dragon-mobile-assistant/
you have something new? As today there are not very options either you go for google voice assistant or seri and sometime people often use Alexa(amazon voice assistant). Which one is best for us custom ROM users.
Noticed that Pixel assistant is different to Allo assistant.
For instance you can't subscribe to anything using Pixel Assistant?
Maybe it's just me but seems strange having two.
Yeah I'm noticing different results for the same inquiries, or things that one can do but the other can't. Google has a confused approach to a few things on this phone.
There's four ways to get to google. The traditional predictive search, proactive google now, the voice assistant, and the chat assistant. And the chat assistant only exists within Allo, their IM app. Well besides Hangouts, which also does SMS. Even though they also have an SMS app. Actually, two SMS apps if you have a Verizon SIM. Four messaging apps, three capable of SMS, two capable of IM, but only one has Assistant. All preloaded.
Does that make sense to anyone?
I have a Pixel, and just purchased the S3 Frontier for $299. I actually bought the LG Watch Sport when it came out, but cancelled while I was waiting for it to process. The reviews of the Sport are not very good, especially battery life, plus it looks awful IMO.
Reading lots of reviews and posts about poor integration with non-Samsung phones, like email, messaging, Google Maps, etc. I use the Google Voice app and Gmail/Nine for email. Has any of this integration improved with newer updates? Will I be able to receive/send messages from the S3 using those apps?
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I have a Pixel, and just purchased the S3 Frontier for $299. I actually bought the LG Watch Sport when it came out, but cancelled while I was waiting for it to process. The reviews of the Sport are not very good, especially battery life, plus it looks awful IMO.
Reading lots of reviews and posts about poor integration with non-Samsung phones, like email, messaging, Google Maps, etc. I use the Google Voice app and Gmail/Nine for email. Has any of this integration improved with newer updates? Will I be able to receive/send messages from the S3 using those apps?
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I have a Moto G4. The S3 voice app has some rough spots, but i use Aquamail for my mail and Textra for my SMS and they both work well. I don't use the voice feature that much, but I have answered my phone a few times on it and the other person has told me I sound fine. I have a couple of golf gps apps on it, one standalone and the other requiring a phone app and the one that requires the phone works fine.
I was skeptical about linking my Frontier up to my Huawei Mate 9 and believed it would not really work that well. But after a couple of weeks of use I came to the conclusion that everything works just as well as it did with my Galaxy S7. The only change I made was to install Textra as my default messaging app. Which is better than stock anyway.
This is a big improvement over previous Samsung watches and they have made the Gear S3 more attractive to all other smartphone users now. Iphone connection is flaky (but I don't see Apple going out their way to get along with Tizen or Android any day soon)
So I don think you have too much to worry about.
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Since I'm a GV user, I'll comment from that perspective. I have the GV app installed on my phone for setup purposes (including preserving my caller id). There is no GV app for Tizen, so this has to be setup manually, using the Google assigned alias/shadow numbers.
In general, notifications from the phone, including Gmail, are passed through. I needed to install the Android Wear app in order for this to work. I use Hangouts for messaging and can respond but not initiate a new thread. Others here report a different experience.
I think Gear S3 is the most well executed watch currently available. That may change later this year as more AW watches come to market, but the LG Sport isn't one of them.
afblangley said:
Since I'm a GV user, I'll comment from that perspective. I have the GV app installed on my phone for setup purposes (including preserving my caller id). There is no GV app for Tizen, so this has to be setup manually, using the Google assigned alias/shadow numbers.
In general, notifications from the phone, including Gmail, are passed through. I needed to install the Android Wear app in order for this to work. I use Hangouts for messaging and can respond but not initiate a new thread. Others here report a different experience.
I think Gear S3 is the most well executed watch currently available. That may change later this year as more AW watches come to market, but the LG Sport isn't one of them.
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What is GV?
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apprentice said:
What is GV?
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Google Voice, a service that allows sharing one phone number across multiple devices. The OP mentioned using the Google Voice app.
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Google Voice, a service that allows sharing one phone number across multiple devices. The OP mentioned using the Google Voice app.
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Ah yes, thanks, sorry I didn't see it mentioned in the OP.
We don't have Google Voice in the UK!
Decided not to go the Nexus/Pixel route..... I'm quite frankly tired of the insane prices and terrible features on the Google Phones. I've heard good things about the OP7 so decided to take a gamble. So far, I'm loving it.
Just have a few minor issues that maybe someone here can figure out?
I used Google Voice + Hangouts for SMS and "Chat". For some reason Hangouts will crash when I start typing a SMS. I've already tried to clear storage, re-install the app, check the permissions... everything looks like it should. It won't close on a Hangouts chat, only an SMS chat from within hangouts.
Is there anyway to get my Google Voice number to show up in the outbound of the Google Messaging app? I changed the phone number in the google messaging app to my Google Voice number but my actual device Phone# shows up on the other end and not the GVoice #.
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Decided not to go the Nexus/Pixel route..... I'm quite frankly tired of the insane prices and terrible features on the Google Phones. I've heard good things about the OP7 so decided to take a gamble. So far, I'm loving it.
Just have a few minor issues that maybe someone here can figure out?
I used Google Voice + Hangouts for SMS and "Chat". For some reason Hangouts will crash when I start typing a SMS. I've already tried to clear storage, re-install the app, check the permissions... everything looks like it should. It won't close on a Hangouts chat, only an SMS chat from within hangouts.
Is there anyway to get my Google Voice number to show up in the outbound of the Google Messaging app? I changed the phone number in the google messaging app to my Google Voice number but my actual device Phone# shows up on the other end and not the GVoice #.
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Try downloading carrier services in play store. You need that to use Google services on a carrier device. If you set up RCS, you'll forget all about hangout, everything's available within Google messages app including video chat.
blas4me said:
Try downloading carrier services in play store. You need that to use Google services on a carrier device. If you set up RCS, you'll forget all about hangout, everything's available within Google messages app including video chat.
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Can I set my outbound phone number to my Google Voice number in the Google Messaging app? It shows my actual phone number for my device and no one I know, knows it. Heck, even I had to look up what my actual phone number is because I don't ever use it, I always use my Google Voice #
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Can I set my outbound phone number to my Google Voice number in the Google Messaging app? It shows my actual phone number for my device and no one I know, knows it. Heck, even I had to look up what my actual phone number is because I don't ever use it, I always use my Google Voice #
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I used voice for 3 years, I don't know if you can still set up voice with your carrier number, but once you do, from what I remember you can set it up to ring your GV, when your number is called. I just checked, it's been a while since I've used GV, but they have updated the services. Find voice amoung the Google services, and you should be able to set it up.
usafle said:
Decided not to go the Nexus/Pixel route..... I'm quite frankly tired of the insane prices and terrible features on the Google Phones. I've heard good things about the OP7 so decided to take a gamble. So far, I'm loving it.
Just have a few minor issues that maybe someone here can figure out?
I used Google Voice + Hangouts for SMS and "Chat". For some reason Hangouts will crash when I start typing a SMS. I've already tried to clear storage, re-install the app, check the permissions... everything looks like it should. It won't close on a Hangouts chat, only an SMS chat from within hangouts.
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You need to enable the Phone permission.
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blas4me said:
I used voice for 3 years, I don't know if you can still set up voice with your carrier number, but once you do, from what I remember you can set it up to ring your GV, when your number is called. I just checked, it's been a while since I've used GV, but they have updated the services. Find voice amoung the Google services, and you should be able to set it up.
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I think you've misunderstood. The new "Messages by Google app" that supports RCS..... it will only display my device actual phone number and NOT my Google Voice #. As I've been using GVoice since it's inception, no one (not even me) knows my actual Tmobile phone #... only my Google Voice #. I can't get the messages app to display / send / show my Google Voice # when I send an SMS through that app... it will display my device's phone #. I can't see of anyway to change it to "send from my Google Voice#" I've been searching the web and it seems like ALL GVoice users have the same issue and it is a persistent one. I guess until Google decides to allow it, there's no way I can use the Messages by Google app to send Texts, etc.
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You need to enable the Phone permission.
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Thanks! That was it... there was a bunch of permissions NOT selected in Hangouts. Once I enabled them all, no more crashing. Thank you again.