A Voice Dailer That Actually Works? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I've tried VLingo, Google, several others. All have problems:
1. Terrible with matching Contact name; usally unbelievable off.
2. Many require touching the screen to advance.
Just lookting for something that works, prefereably without a data connection needed, activated by a simple long push on BT earpiece. Free not required.
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OldMike60 said:
I've tried VLingo, Google, several others. All have problems:
1. Terrible with matching Contact name; usally unbelievable off.
2. Many require touching the screen to advance.
Just lookting for something that works, prefereably without a data connection needed, activated by a simple long push on BT earpiece. Free not required.
Rooted, JB installed.
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I've had good luck with the the built in Google voice dialer since ICS...vlingo was my go to before that. I think there is a dragon one available in the market but I haven't tried it.
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I can't seem to find a clear answer, but doesn't Google Voice require having a Google Voice account with various phones listed and it automatically switches, etc? I would rather not get involved in that.

Tried Google Voice Dialer and it was terrible!
Took out all other voice dialer apps and tried the built-in JP Google Voice. I gave it ten names to dial; it got all ten wrong. Then I tried the same name five times; it got it wrong for four different guesses. It is closer to a random phone number generator than a voice dialer. But it did fine when dictating numbers, but that's not really what I want. I'll keep looking; there has to be something better than this.

OldMike60 said:
Took out all other voice dialer apps and tried the built-in JP Google Voice. I gave it ten names to dial; it got all ten wrong. Then I tried the same name five times; it got it wrong for four different guesses. It is closer to a random phone number generator than a voice dialer. But it did fine when dictating numbers, but that's not really what I want. I'll keep looking; there has to be something better than this.
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Sounds like you need speech therapy my friend

How about one that doesn't need Internet
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Google Now? lol it's pretty good. It even gets my non-american-named-friends and doesn't require confirmation or network connection. Pretty damn accurate as well.

shishir95 said:
Google Now? lol it's pretty good. It even gets my non-american-named-friends and doesn't require confirmation or network connection. Pretty damn accurate as well.
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Is good but it always search the internet first.
There is no way to change it.
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RatusNatus said:
Is good but it always search the internet first.
There is no way to change it.
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I just switched off WiFi and Data and used google now. I said "call Home" and that's exactly what it displayed. Then it prompted me if I wanted to cancel, or skip ahead and call. There was also a red bar at the bottom that was progressing indicating that it would call my home number if no action indicated I wanted otherwise. Perfectly reasonable.

shishir95 said:
I just switched off WiFi and Data and used google now. I said "call Home" and that's exactly what it displayed. Then it prompted me if I wanted to cancel, or skip ahead and call. There was also a red bar at the bottom that was progressing indicating that it would call my home number if no action indicated I wanted otherwise. Perfectly reasonable.
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Im using pt-br language and it wont search the phone. I need to click on the phone icon.
It always search internet.
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RatusNatus said:
Im using pt-br language and it wont seatch the phone. I need to click pn the phone icon.
It always search internet.
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Oh. That would have been helpful information. I'm not aware of any solutions then... sorry :/

Thanks, I did a small search and voice action is not activated on pt-br.
And I didn't found any svoice that works... its late.
Thanks anyway.
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OldMike60 said:
I can't seem to find a clear answer, but doesn't Google Voice require having a Google Voice account with various phones listed and it automatically switches, etc? I would rather not get involved in that.
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That's Google Voice, a different product than Google's Voice Search. Since 4.x, it has some great offline performance but it always pulls web results, as someone mentioned.
Try out Nuance / Dragon's newer app. Hopefully, that doesn't stream every word you dictate to a corporation that believes they can do whatever they want with it (like Swype's EULA).

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[Q] Skype alternative?

I used to use Fring but that was just complete crap as far as call quality went... so, i've been using Skype lately.
the problem with Skype is that the call quality is still a bit "crappy" here & there + the latest update keeps pestering me to re-install it at least once a day(wtf?)
is there anything else out there that i can use on my Thunderbolt that has decent call quality, call land lines as well as get a phone # assigned to me for people to call me?
I use Tango and Qik all the time. They both work well.
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I use Tango and Qik all the time. They both work well.
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i didn't bother with Qik as i'm not interested in video calling & Tango says it's a "free" app that's for making calls to other Tango users.
thanks for trying though.
voxigenboy said:
i didn't bother with Qik as i'm not interested in video calling & Tango says it's a "free" app that's for making calls to other Tango users.
thanks for trying though.
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If you have a google voice number and account then look at GrooveIP. i suggest you be in strong 3G or 4G coverage for it to work well
Google talk. Its free, better Quality then skype and works with every rom, can use wifi OR data. Search for gtalk 1.3 dowloader in market.
Google voice is free, as good of quality as my regular verizon line. Sets up on your celly, lets you choose which line to use to make calls, and you can foward your cell number to your gvoice vvmail box so you dont have to check 2 vm box's
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sonami said:
Google talk. Its free, better Quality then skype and works with every rom, can use wifi OR data. Search for gtalk 1.3 dowloader in market.
Google voice is free, as good of quality as my regular verizon line. Sets up on your celly, lets you choose which line to use to make calls, and you can foward your cell number to your gvoice vvmail box so you dont have to check 2 vm box's
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my market doesnt show a gtalk or google talk, has a "google voice" but i believe thats something different? just to make sure, i can pay(unless its free) to get a phone # through gtalk?... i do not want to use the # on my thunderbolt. i like how i can call any # from skype and have a # set to my skype account, just the service is horrible.
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my market doesnt show a gtalk or google talk, has a "google voice" but i believe thats something different? just to make sure, i can pay(unless its free) to get a phone # through gtalk?... i do not want to use the # on my thunderbolt. i like how i can call any # from skype and have a # set to my skype account, just the service is horrible.
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Gtalk is only for video calls. Gvoice you can get a free number, and make and recieve free calls through any phone or computer and has free fowarding and vvmail options
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It sounds like google voice is what your looking for, if you use gmail, google +, voice and talk all work together in your gmail act. Which just makes things so much easier. And its all free. You need separate apps to do each thing on your phone for now, but im hoping they integrate them all into g+ soon.
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i ended up finding that gtalk via a google search and downloaded it from here. i tried to install it but apparently it isnt for AOSP ROMs.
as for google voice, i just tried that but it seems its just a voicemail management system and for making international calls. both i dont care to do.
oh well. ;(
I use it as my normal number all the time. I have a cali celly number but live in colo, so my gvoive number is my local colo number which i use all the time.
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voxigenboy said:
i ended up finding that gtalk via a google search and downloaded it from here. i tried to install it but apparently it isnt for AOSP ROMs.
as for google voice, i just tried that but it seems its just a voicemail management system and for making international calls. both i dont care to do.
oh well. ;(
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Ugh u should really read everything completely and study what ur doing Google voice can dial any number inside the US for free international numbers it cost
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hunterjackson92 said:
Ugh u should really read everything completely and study what ur doing Google voice can dial any number inside the US for free international numbers it cost
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sorry but, when i installed it it was asking about managing my voicemail & then asking if i wanted it set as the default device for making international calls. it then dropped me into some sort of inbox and there were no call options anywhere. i did a google search on it but i just found info on how to use it on your desktop. i guess i'll have to attempt to find more information on the app. i just wish it was more user-friendly.
p.s. noticed a lot of negative feedback on it in market complaining about it being an unfinished app.
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sorry but, when i installed it it was asking about managing my voicemail & then asking if i wanted it set as the default device for making international calls. it then dropped me into some sort of inbox and there were no call options anywhere. i did a google search on it but i just found info on how to use it on your desktop. i guess i'll have to attempt to find more information on the app. i just wish it was more user-friendly.
p.s. noticed a lot of negative feedback on it in market complaining about it being an unfinished app.
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Works fine, theres even an inverted one floating around
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I think its pretty user friendly I've been using it since its inception and idk if they still do but Google had a long video about how to use it in there website. I would suggest setting the Google voice account up from a computer first and then integrating the app
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i got Google Voice up & running yesterday & had been using it to make/receive a few calls. i just checked my minute usage though it seems Google Voice DOES use your minutes(confirmed it on google's site also).
Apparently there's a trick to actually getting it for free but requires downloading a few other apps from market and registering on some gizmo5 website(that seems to be down).
so itseems Skype is my best choice after all.

[Q] Help with s-voice

Okay, so my s-voice won't do anything? I say "call mom home" it prints the words I front of me & does nothing? Same thing when I give it a math problem, launch an app, or anything at all? Do I need a replacement or am I doing something wrong? I actually use voice commands alot!
Ok go to settings, application manager, on the top click all find S-voice hit it the click clear data. Hit thanks if this helps!
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Clearing data worked & factory reset has worked once alsw, but I don't know why it keeps happening?
Samsung really needs to get their act together with S-Voice. Their software development on this was rushed, and it shows. S-Voice often stops working and requires clearing the App data, and even when it works, the app's inability to understand variation in syntax makes it far more limited than Apple's Siri.
I also notice that when I do a Google search using S-Voice, the web search is done through a Samsung sponsored adsense account, so it's evident that S-Voice is mainly an attempt by Samsung to monetize their users' google searches rather than an earnest effort to improve user experience.
The Galaxy S3 is great phone overall, but I hope Samsung comes out with an S-Voice update that will do this phone justice. Meanwhile, I'd love to be able to replace the double-click home button with Google Search instead of S-Voice.
However, at least I can access vanilla Google search quickly with a long-hold on the capacitive menu button.
I haven't had a problem with it yet. It sometimes gets mixed up and doesn't know what I say.
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Had the same issue, I saw it in a different thread, just go in to the svoice settings and in language choose English UK for some reason works great....
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walliester said:
Had the same issue, I saw it in a different thread, just go in to the svoice settings and in language choose English UK for some reason works great....
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Lol I was having problems with S-Voice on my International SGS III understanding my words until I changed it from "English UK" to "English US" very odd indeed...
I'm running SVoice on my SGS2 with no problems and it's not even for our phone.
I wonder why you guys are having issues with it?
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only problem i've had is while driving it will pick up the road noise and not end the voice command entry automatically, also if there is too much road noise the app will not audibly alert as it stops if it hears any sound
While not too surprised by it, the performance while driving leaves S-Voice worthless to me. If my window is down, I pretty much can't use it.
Also, I tried using it to launch Waze... it prints the correct name, but then says it can't find the app. I have yet to get it to open a non-default app.
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While not too surprised by it, the performance while driving g leaves S-Voice worthless to me. If my window is down, I pretty much can't use it.
Also, I tried using it to launch Waze... it prints the correct name, but then says it can't find the app. I have yet to get it to open a non-default app.
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I agree 100%! I use voice commands a lot, and mostly in the car is when I use them. That's the only time you ever NEED hands free control over the phone, and yet it's almost worthless in the car! I have to roll up the windows, close the sunroof, and if the AC is on you can for get it, lol. I think I'm gonna try the original vlingo app I've always used, because I know they are behind svoices software, but it worked better when I downloaded it to replace the Samsung tinkered vlingo on my s2. It could possibly be that the mic on the gs3 is very sensitive though? None the less, every phone has some apps that I don't care for.

Possible to port Google Now Voice Search to a Sense ROM?

I know a hack is available for AOSP-based ICS ROMs. Will it ever be possible port a voice enabled Google Now to a Sense ROM?
The hack works on sense. I've used it on meanrom ics for cdma. Used the voice search for Google Now app too. Worked pretty well. Only thing is after using it, my battery was draining like no tomorrow. Not sure if it's related to Now or not. I got rid of it just in case.
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gk1984 said:
The hack works on sense. I've used it on meanrom ics for cdma. Used the voice search for Google Now app too. Worked pretty well. Only thing is after using it, my battery was draining like no tomorrow. Not sure if it's related to Now or not. I got rid of it just in case.
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Yeah, I used it on sense too. I got it on XDA, but I'm on my phone or I would post a link. The only thing is that voice search was not working, but you could type your queries.
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coal686 said:
Yeah, I used it on sense too. I got it on XDA, but I'm on my phone or I would post a link. The only thing is that voice search was not working, but you could type your queries.
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How come the voice search wasn't working for you?
They don't have voice search, speaking to you or you speaking to it, working at all. Sense or aosp. Only works on jb. They made an app to allow you to speak your questions in the meantime
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gk1984 said:
They don't have voice search, speaking to you or you speaking to it, working at all. Sense or aosp. Only works on jb. They made an app to allow you to speak your questions in the meantime
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So this worked for you guys?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
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So this worked for you guys?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
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Yes (sort of). When I first tried it, it was over the July 4th weekend, so the thread was very disorganized as people worked to get things going. I actually followed the instructions from one of the posts in the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28234189&postcount=142
I haven't tried it since the OP has everything posted with the voice search add on. It says in the OP that it only works on AOSP Roms, but the one I used from post 142 worked for me on whichever sense based rom I was running at the time (I want to say MeanROM ICS).
Darn it Clankfu, now I have a new project to try. Time to start a nandroid backup. :laugh:
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So this worked for you guys?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
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Yes, tried it when it first came out, then removed it because it was still buggy. Then tried it again Thursday for a couple days. Had to use the voice search for Google Now app to input searches via voice, but it worked pretty well. Just huge battery hog so I dumped it again forum now.
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Yes (sort of). When I first tried it, it was over the July 4th weekend, so the thread was very disorganized as people worked to get things going. I actually followed the instructions from one of the posts in the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28234189&postcount=142
I haven't tried it since the OP has everything posted with the voice search add on. It says in the OP that it only works on AOSP Roms, but the one I used from post 142 worked for me on whichever sense based rom I was running at the time (I want to say MeanROM ICS).
Darn it Clankfu, now I have a new project to try. Time to start a nandroid backup. :laugh:
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LOL...sorry man. I got the Nexus 7 and the Google Now voice search feature is ridiculously awesome. I would love to have it on my Evo.
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Yes, tried it when it first came out, then removed it because it was still buggy. Then tried it again Thursday for a couple days. Had to use the voice search for Google Now app to input searches via voice, but it worked pretty well. Just huge battery hog so I dumped it again forum now.
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Been playing with it today a little. It is a little buggy (can't exit by back button and the JB microphone button does not work as the OP from the Google Now thread said). But, I installed it like the thread said and also installed the Voice App download and the secondary voice widget (although I don't know if that one is needed). If you long press on the magnifying glass, you can have the Voice App for Google Now open so no widget is needed.
The searches were not very natural like the Siri clones such as Vlingo. If I said, "call John Doe mobile" it would say searching "call Johnd hoe mobile" and try to search Google. If I just say "John Doe", it finds that contact on the phone and I can press the contact and then go to the contact page, which are more clicks than just doing that by hand. If I say, "run rom toolbox pro", it searches Google, but if I say "rom toolbox pro", it shows the app as an option and I can click on it and it loads. It actually seems to work better if you don't use the voice functionality and just type what you are looking for.
Be extra careful hitting the back button. If you hit that on the cards page, it locks up the app. To correct it, I had to press home, then to do a long home press and swipe the app away. If you want to leave the app and not have it lock, you have to hit home.
It also puts a weather notification in the status bar.
In the end, I agree with gk1984. I think it would be cool if it was built in to the phone, but it feels bolted on and not very smooth on the 3d. I may give it a few days to see if it is as clairvoyant as they say, but I'm not seeing why I should keep it at this point.
But, try it for yourself and see. As I always say, nandroid backups are our friends.
I also tried the Vlingo beta since that is what the S3 voice app is based off of and it seems a lot smoother.
Well hopefully they'll keep developing this and make it a smoother experience. For right now, it doesn't seem like a significant upgrade from the regular stock voice search.
Also, I didn't realize there was a new Vlingo beta. I'll have to check it out.
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Well hopefully they'll keep developing this and make it a smoother experience. For right now, it doesn't seem like a significant upgrade from the regular stock voice search.
Also, I didn't realize there was a new Vlingo beta. I'll have to check it out.
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Well, it's not all bad. You do get the little cards when you need them. But I don't think that makes it worth keeping personally.
So, I tried it for a few days and it killed my battery. My battery today only lasted 4 hours with 2 hours of screen on time. There were 2000 wakelocks trying to get my location, which I think was Google Now.
Yea, that's no bueno.
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Been playing with it today a little. It is a little buggy (can't exit by back button and the JB microphone button does not work as the OP from the Google Now thread said). But, I installed it like the thread said and also installed the Voice App download and the secondary voice widget (although I don't know if that one is needed). If you long press on the magnifying glass, you can have the Voice App for Google Now open so no widget is needed.
The searches were not very natural like the Siri clones such as Vlingo. If I said, "call John Doe mobile" it would say searching "call Johnd hoe mobile" and try to search Google. If I just say "John Doe", it finds that contact on the phone and I can press the contact and then go to the contact page, which are more clicks than just doing that by hand. If I say, "run rom toolbox pro", it searches Google, but if I say "rom toolbox pro", it shows the app as an option and I can click on it and it loads. It actually seems to work better if you don't use the voice functionality and just type what you are looking for.
Be extra careful hitting the back button. If you hit that on the cards page, it locks up the app. To correct it, I had to press home, then to do a long home press and swipe the app away. If you want to leave the app and not have it lock, you have to hit home.
It also puts a weather notification in the status bar.
In the end, I agree with gk1984. I think it would be cool if it was built in to the phone, but it feels bolted on and not very smooth on the 3d. I may give it a few days to see if it is as clairvoyant as they say, but I'm not seeing why I should keep it at this point.
But, try it for yourself and see. As I always say, nandroid backups are our friends.
I also tried the Vlingo beta since that is what the S3 voice app is based off of and it seems a lot smoother.
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I don't think Google Now was meant to be an assistant and follow commands, but I could be wrong. I think this is purely an enhanced search feature. They've be reporting the assistant was supposed to release in Q3 or Q4. They only said development was being sped up very shortly before the release of JB. They may still release an assistant later.
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So it's half assed like Siri. The whole idea was that it was supposed to answer questions before you asked.
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So it's half assed like Siri. The whole idea was that it was supposed to answer questions before you asked.
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It actually does on my N7. As you keep using the feature, it'll start showing the relevant cards but I'm not sure if a port will work the same way.

Google Now vs Voice Search

Aren't google now and voice search two different things. the voice search feature of google now is only one aspect of it. Am I correct?
Google now includes cards and the voice search in Google now can respond to your questions.
Cards are just small amounts of common useful information that your phone thinks you need, like weather, sports scores, traffic info etc. Google now also learns based on your location and searches.
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Google now also updates you on the weather, news, navigation info and a lot more based on your google searches and personal settings.
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Aren't google now and voice search two different things. the voice search feature of google now is only one aspect of it. Am I correct?
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When you voice search, it gives more relevant information- like the exact answer, rather than just a web search. It isn't perfect, but much better, and the number of commands you can give it are better.
The biggest change is when you click the actual "google" app in the app drawer.. this is where it pulls up cards based on what you search and use. For example, I searched on my pc for a UPS store, or on my phone with google now voice search, and nothing changes on my phone.. but when it detects that I am not moving a notification will pop up in my bar that shows the distance, time, traffic to that UPS store, without me doing anything. Click the notification and it opens the now card where it gives better detail, and actually has a clickable navigation link to start gps..
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Google now also updates you on the weather, news, navigation info and a lot more based on your google searches and personal settings.
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Does it do news? Besides it occasionally giving me navigation information, all I ever see is weather.. since i don't use sports, stocks, or all the other things it seems to offer. But news- I could use news.. I am curious.
The main thing that blows my mind about google now is that I have NO noticable drain- I thought this would drain battery like a mofo, but nope.. not that I can tell at all.
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When you voice search, it gives more relevant information- like the exact answer, rather than just a web search. It isn't perfect, but much better, and the number of commands you can give it are better.
The biggest change is when you click the actual "google" app in the app drawer.. this is where it pulls up cards based on what you search and use. For example, I searched on my pc for a UPS store, or on my phone with google now voice search, and nothing changes on my phone.. but when it detects that I am not moving a notification will pop up in my bar that shows the distance, time, traffic to that UPS store, without me doing anything. Click the notification and it opens the now card where it gives better detail, and actually has a clickable navigation link to start gps..
Does it do news? Besides it occasionally giving me navigation information, all I ever see is weather.. since i don't use sports, stocks, or all the other things it seems to offer. But news- I could use news.. I am curious.
The main thing that blows my mind about google now is that I have NO noticable drain- I thought this would drain battery like a mofo, but nope.. not that I can tell at all.
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It's a background process like the regular google search so no additional power is used since it goes into the background dormant until needed again or scheduled to come up. On the news factor, yup it does, check your card samples, you can set it to show up whenever and how frequently you'd like. I just use mine for weather mostly, shows up whenever I leave home to guide me back too, lol.
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It's a background process like the regular google search so no additional power is used since it goes into the background dormant until needed again or scheduled to come up. On the news factor, yup it does, check your card samples, you can set it to show up whenever and how frequently you'd like. I just use mine for weather mostly, shows up whenever I leave home to guide me back too, lol.
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Alright, I checked, no news card.. the link for google now in amaze forums was down so I flashed one from sensation, and now I'm wondering if there is something more up to date. Where did you get your google now install, or are you running jellybean natively now? I'm assuming you're using an s3 now, not sure what they have or don't have..
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Alright, I checked, no news card.. the link for google now in amaze forums was down so I flashed one from sensation, and now I'm wondering if there is something more up to date. Where did you get your google now install, or are you running jellybean natively now? I'm assuming you're using an s3 now, not sure what they have or don't have..
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I'm using Mikey's version from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29756226&postcount=2856
Hit sample cards until you see the news card or just search news, should also be available in the settings as well.
And na, I'm not on JB, as much as I love AOSP, most, if not all of the features of the s3 and null/void on AOSP since it's all sammy perks, so I'm still on my usual stock with my own tweaks and mods here and there.

[Q] Google now work and home reminders not working

Hi all,
I have a small issue, randomly my google now location reminders dont work, it now just searches for "when i get home remind me to take the trash out"
home and work locations are set in the settings. im on s4 stock rom. any ideas?
thanks
Hawke84 said:
Hi all,
I have a small issue, randomly my google now location reminders dont work, it now just searches for "when i get home remind me to take the trash out"
home and work locations are set in the settings. im on s4 stock rom. any ideas?
thanks
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Same issue on stock Nexus 5. Saying "remind me to do X when I get home" or "when I get to work" have completely stopped working. (They've worked fine for more than a year) I can still specify home or work when I add a reminder manually, so Google hasn't lost my location settings.
Glad I'm not the only one. Seems like a bug, or they've decided to remove this feature. (I really, really hope they haven't.)
drmonocle said:
Same issue on stock Nexus 4. Saying "remind me to do X when I get home" or "when I get to work" have completely stopped working. (They've worked fine for more than a year) I can still specify home or work when I add a reminder manually, so Google hasn't lost my location settings.
Glad I'm not the only one. Seems like a bug, or they've decided to remove this feature. (I really, really hope they haven't.)
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Very strange. Location based reminders other than home and work seem to see work fine... maybe it is server side at Google end. Hope not!
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Something else I noticed: Go into Google Maps and remove your home address, then try "remind me to (something) when I get home." You'll be asked to set your home address, then the reminder will be saved correctly. Unfortunately, the next reminder won't work.
This makes me think it's a bug. It's still interpreting "when I get home" correctly, it's just choking when it tries to actually use your address.
Hopefully this is affecting everyone so they notice it quickly.
I've posted it on the Google products forum and 2 other people are reporting it.
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It seems this is a widespread issue with trying to set reminder for Home or Work locations with voice or text searches.
Google are apparently aware of the issues - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/en/google$20now/websearch/_Y0QQKclsIg/edp6sl_wWdcJ
hope we get a fix soon.
I've been posting on that Google Product forum thread regarding this matter. It occurs on my OnePlus One, Nexus 4, and Nexus 7. Interestingly, when you say, "navigate to home", it recognizes the home location and works as expected. It's only for location reminders.
Lennyuk said:
It seems this is a widespread issue with trying to set reminder for Home or Work locations with voice or text searches.
Google are apparently aware of the issues - https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/en/google$20now/websearch/_Y0QQKclsIg/edp6sl_wWdcJ
hope we get a fix soon.
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haha thats me who started that thread too on Google forums
Hawke84 said:
haha thats me who started that thread too on Google forums
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Yeah I did notice, but couldn't be bothered to say in this post. Well done by the way, most people don't bother reporting things to google so they never get fixed.
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