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[Q] How to enable Google now in China, please!

Hi there,
I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.
Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.
It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.
Regards
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following this post, then it works.

bush911 said:
Hi there,
I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.
Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.
It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.
Regards
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Press search bar>Get Google Now (there is a button) ???????????

Thank you, I searched, finally found a way.
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Press search bar>Get Google Now (there is a button) ???????????
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bush911 said:
Thank you, I searched, finally found a way.
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What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.
Thanks!

sorry, I forgot posting, I just did the same as you did.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48831383&postcount=1
computerdating said:
What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.
Thanks!
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How to make google Now work in China
bush911 said:
Hi there,
I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.
Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.
It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.
Regards
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following this post, then it works.
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For those who are still interested i am also in China ,and man it gave me a hard time but worked finally.
1-you need a proxy(Fqrouter or GAE)
2-install Market Unlocker
3-run Market Unlocker and select Enable Unlocker and Auto Unlock(You should already be connected to another market)
4-If you dont have Google Experience Launcher，then install it
5-Clear data of Google Search app and Play Store
6-Long press on the screen until the settings toggle of the laucher appears
7-Select settings
8-By now you should be able to activate Google Now.Done
I hope this has been helpful.Cheers

moussa01 said:
For those who are still interested i am also in China ,and man it gave me a hard time but worked finally.
1-you need a proxy(Fqrouter or GAE)
2-install Market Unlocker
3-run Market Unlocker and select Enable Unlocker and Auto Unlock(You should already be connected to another market)
4-If you dont have Google Experience Launcher，then install it
5-Clear data of Google Search app and Play Store
6-Long press on the screen until the settings toggle of the laucher appears
7-Select settings
8-By now you should be able to activate Google Now.Done
I hope this has been helpful.Cheers
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Confirmed this worked for me on my XT1085 China Moto X (2014) running 5.0.2.
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OK Google hotword

I can't seem to make my ok google work
I've got it connected by bluetooth to my phone so it has data
I have the hotword turned on
What else do I need to be doing?

you have to say it with american accent to work...mine is working fine but isnt much of a help most of the times...

Kianush said:
you have to say it with american accent to work...mine is working fine but isnt much of a help most of the times...
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You can choose between English US / English UK in your phone for the watch language.

tom13mcpherson said:
I can't seem to make my ok google work
I've got it connected by bluetooth to my phone so it has data
I have the hotword turned on
What else do I need to be doing?
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Google App broke it on the last update. You can check by uninstalling the Google App on the watch. It will uninstall the updates. Test to see if "OK Google" works.

I have same issue: ok google hotword is not working...tried changing language (i'm italian )resetting watch and also phone...downgrading google app, setting all authorization on...nothing worked...can someone help?

Smells like a temporary fix for the slowdown caused by ok Google, deactivate it ??

Had the same problem. Deleting cache and data of Google app on the watch worked for me. OK google finally works, but I cannot send WhatsApp messages via ok Google. After a reset it's possible but only for a few hours. Strange.

I had an update for Google few minutes ago. Try to install it and check it out later.

Problems with Google Assistant

Hey guys I have a problem with Google Assistant and I would like to know if any of you had similar problems. I live in Czech Republic, Google Assistant is part of the Google app here as the standalone Assistant app is not available in PlayStore.
I set my phone to US English, set everything up including changing default voice, "Ok Google" detection and it works perfectly fine until phone goes offline. Then Google Assistant forget every settings, reverts to Voice 1 and stops responding to "Ok Google". It also shows weather in Fahrenheit, even though I set it to Celsius before. I wonder if it´s just a Google issue or if there are some EMUI shenaningans in play.
Model BKL-L09 (C432)
Thanks

Ok google to activate assistance in P20

When I say ok google , it asks me for fingerprint or pattern.
How can I bypass the passcode and directly activate the assistance?

anyone？

I usually manage to fix it by:
- open settings
- search for "Trusted Agents"
- turn google off
- restart phone
- turn bag google agents on
But in general i need to repeat those steps after every google app update I think

Just came back from work,
i have tried to do the same way with my P20, it is not working too.
However, when i do the same for my Samsung S8+, it works!
which means voice activation for S8+ is working but not P20

Just been out of town to Japan.
And curious enough to try the ok google again
Very weird, it works perfectly in Japan with my P20
So is it limited by district or something?

I can't activate voice match at all. I've tried multiple different languages (phone and Google app) but the setting is always greyed and unclickable. Tried different fixes but no success.

Unfortunately Smart Lock has been broken in all the Android devices for a while now, and Google just doesn't seem to care. It's not an issue with Huawei phones.
Please star the issue and write a comment here, hoping one day they'll address it... https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/65972290

"Ok google" not working on locked and turned off screen.

Hi, a have a problem with my POCO X3 NFC.
After update of MIUI 12 "ok google" on locked and turned off screen stopped working.
Before the update, it was working perfectly. Now "ok google" is working only when the screen is on, also when the phone is locked.
I have tried almost everything, uninstalling updates of google app, recording new voice for google assistant, but have no solution still...
Can you help me?
For me, this feature is very important.
With greetings,
Łukasz G.

Hello, go to your "google" app to launch discover, then on the bottom right you should have "More", then choose "settings" -> "voice" at the bottom you should see "voice from headset/locked phone" : turn that ON and it should work.
(My phone is not in english so the exact names might be a bit different)

I've done what you said... nothing changed.

same here.. just won't work, on poco f 1 worked fine

black_dott said:
same here.. just won't work, on poco f 1 worked fine
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did you try factory reset?

no i didn't

Is there any solution to this problem??
Also "ok google" using Bluetooth device not working also (settings are ok)...
Can in it be a problem with the POCO microphone and constant listening?

Czy ktoś znalazł rozwiązanie problemu??

The same here. Tried to get updated, reseted Google app. Nothing, so pity!

I am on MIUI Global 12.0.4 with all voice option enabled but, like @grabolukasz , 'ok google' only works if I'm with the screen on (even if locked).
@grabolukasz are you sure it worked before the update?

Hello. Same issue with my Samsung Galaxy A3 2017

Same problem with my poco 3. It's never worked for me. Very frustrating. :-(

i am curious why people use that ok google. isn't on bloatware list for removal?

Afaik google blocked that and made it only pixel exclusive some years back. I have a 5t and was using omnitreskmod. It got screenoff voice commands working but after some months it didnt work and i remember people saying blame google... But still, i wouldnt use it now as it will drain battery.

There are ways to do it (google it).
But it is not safe (google can mistake somebody's voice for yours), so it got removed.
You can do it through bt/wired earphones etc

I'm also looking to have this.
But it is not safe (google can mistake somebody's voice for yours), so it got removed.
You can do it through bt/wired earphones etc
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This is not an issue, you can disable "personal results" in the lock screen.
Afaik google blocked that and made it only pixel exclusive some years back. I have a 5t and was using omnitreskmod. It got screenoff voice commands working but after some months it didnt work and i remember people saying blame google... But still, i wouldnt use it now as it will drain battery.
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This is not true, my mi 9T Pro/K20 Pro has this feature and works great without issues.
I mainly used this feature to tell google to turn on/off lights. And required me to unlock the phone to execute the command. But I would use google smart lock (mi band) to have my phone unlocked while at home.

In poco F3 eea original rom Is It working good but you have to check in system apps an app called Qualcomm voice assist that are installed and working... Only on poco rom the phone Is It compatibile with this app... On Xiaomi Eu or One Os don't working because if you search this app don't exists and on Google play store are not available... Sorry my bad english guys ... i Hope you understand

Incredible! That seems to solve the problem. Its working fine for 2 days now! Thanks a lot man!
In my case 'qualcomm voice assist' didn't have access to microphone for some reason.

The same here with Poco F3 miui 12.5.4 EU
not working when device locked
and works poorly otherwise (not sensitive at all)