Hi,
So my dad is completely blind and I'm looking for an android phone that supports the 'ok Google from any screen' option. I let my dad listen to how I could use the ok google command to change radio stations in the tunein radio app on my s7 edge without having to touch the screen or press any buttons.
That's an ideal way for my dad to use the tunein app, I have an old galaxy s2 which I flashed a lollipop custom rom onto the phone in the hope it would add the option to allow ok google from any screen but that options missing in the voice settings and instead only has the option to use it from within the google search app which is no good for him.
Would I be right in saying that any new ish phone that's running Android 5 or above would have the option to say ok google from any screen? Also the ability to enable ok Google voice control from the lock screen when using either a wired /Bluetooth headset would be even better for my dad to operate the phone, that function works on my s7 edge but doesn't work on my s2 with the custom lollipop rom even though the setting is enabled.
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Smartie36 said:
Hi,
So my dad is completely blind and I'm looking for an android phone that supports the 'ok Google from any screen' option. I let my dad listen to how I could use the ok google command to change radio stations in the tunein radio app on my s7 edge without having to touch the screen or press any buttons.
That's an ideal way for my dad to use the tunein app, I have an old galaxy s2 which I flashed a lollipop custom rom onto the phone in the hope it would add the option to allow ok google from any screen but that options missing in the voice settings and instead only has the option to use it from within the google search app which is no good for him.
Would I be right in saying that any new ish phone that's running Android 5 or above would have the option to say ok google from any screen? Also the ability to enable ok Google voice control from the lock screen when using either a wired /Bluetooth headset would be even better for my dad to operate the phone, that function works on my s7 edge but doesn't work on my s2 with the custom lollipop rom even though the setting is enabled.
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Use voice access app developed by Google.inc. it can control device by voice commands. It is not available on play store. Download from below link.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...voice-access-2-0-1-beta-android-apk-download/
If it helped. Please thank me.
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Ashwinrg said:
Use voice access app developed by Google.inc. it can control device by voice commands. It is not available on play store. Download from below link.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...voice-access-2-0-1-beta-android-apk-download/
If it helped. Please thank me.
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Many thanks for this reply, that voice access app sounds exactly like what my dad needs to use a phone, will download it via your link and see if it'll work on an old galaxy s2 using a custom lollipop rom.
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Anyone gotten Samsung Dive to work? I'm on FreeGS3 R5 and I have all the Samsung Apps installed except for the backup app. I register my Sammy account and turn on Remote Controls but the Dive website just keeps directing me to set it up and Remote Controls isn't clickable.
i get too and i am on stock rooted.
shows as samsung account registered as well as google account registered
hah2110 said:
Anyone gotten Samsung Dive to work? I'm on FreeGS3 R5 and I have all the Samsung Apps installed except for the backup app. I register my Sammy account and turn on Remote Controls but the Dive website just keeps directing me to set it up and Remote Controls isn't clickable.
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I've also had lots of problems using Sammy Drive and simply gave up after a while...I'd recommend the app Cerberus. You will be astonished about all it's functionality. You can trace the phone, wipe it, turn on the Mic or the cam silently...You can take a photo of the thief while he is looking at the phone (with or without flashlight), you can let the phone play a very loud alarm and take a photo from the front cam, if someone miss it, and so on.
Anyway, there are many apps that accomplish the task much better than Samsung.
Greets.
Can you name some please? Im looking for something with similiar service as samsung dive because i really need it. Thx!
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It took me a while of removing and re-adding the samsung account in order to let me turn on that slider in the remote controls menu. I even had to reflash the rom to eliminate the theme as being the cause.
Took me a while but got it working eventually. Glad I did. It works well. Better than WaveSecure.
Thats the problem, the slider works fine but the site doesnt acknolwedge the app.
ok so google now has updated to allow voice search over bluetooth headset which DOES work...or for me anyways,. HOWEVER
we still have the same ol' problem of being not able to "push bluetooth headset button" to open google now .
or shall i say i cant find a way, has anyone else had success with this?
so far ive tried disabling s-voice in apps menu, and now it goes to google voice dial,
i cannot disable voice dial.,
ive also tried using the "bluetooth launch" app from market to no response,
any help would be majorly appreciated
update:
ive now gotten google now to come up from bluetooth button push, however seems googlenow just freezes once opened, still works fine from widget microphone press just not from BT,
this post from another site helped
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I'm not sure if this is true for other phones listed above, but for The Galaxy Note II, I had to make sure S-Voice was disabled (it says Voice Dialer on the first post).
Also, if you have downloaded bluetooth launcher you probably already tried:
"Google Search" and then selected "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.VoiceSearchActivity"
and was still launching S-Voice. Once you disable S Voice (note the space) go into Settings > Application manager and scroll to the right to ALL. Then find S Voice and disable it.
Once you disable it and hit the button on the paired bluetooth device, you will get a "Complete Action Using" dialog. Resist the temptation to choose Google search. I know it's the logical choice, however you will not get Google Now; you will get a Google voice dialer instead. So make sure you choose "Bluetooth Launch" and select ALWAYS. Now when you hit the bluetooth button, you should get Google Now.
soooo, no progress
still stuck at getting the microphone to actualy work when google now is accessed.
i see a thanks from member "exitcode1" did you have any better luck ?
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chismay said:
soooo, no progress
still stuck at getting the microphone to actualy work when google now is accessed.
i see a thanks from member "exitcode1" did you have any better luck ?
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My mistake... activating Now from bluetooth worked so well I just assumed the whole process would work, but the phone mic was actually hearing me from inside my bag, not the BT mic.
exitcode1 said:
My mistake... activating Now from bluetooth worked so well I just assumed the whole process would work, but the phone mic was actually hearing me from inside my bag, not the BT mic.
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Is that even with the google now setting enabled to listen to google now voice searches via bluetooth when bluetooth device is connected???
I had to select the box to enable blutooth mic in Google now, then it worked. I still have to hit my bt button a few times the first time I use it.
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Did you ever figure out how to fix this issue? I want Google Now to pop up when I press my bluetooth button on my headset. I'm currently running 4.1 on my DNA (About to me 4.2.2 in about 20 minutes)
zookkz said:
Did you ever figure out how to fix this issue? I want Google Now to pop up when I press my bluetooth button on my headset. I'm currently running 4.1 on my DNA (About to me 4.2.2 in about 20 minutes)
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open btlaunch
click the googlesearch dropdown
select the third one down "on my phone" com.......googlesearchvoiceactivity
go to s-voice and disable the home button shortcut
profit./
chismay said:
open btlaunch
click the googlesearch dropdown
select the third one down "on my phone" com.......googlesearchvoiceactivity
go to s-voice and disable the home button shortcut
profit./
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I don't have a samsung phone. But I'll try using this method and see what happens.
Got mine working with HTC One, maximushd 30, kk 4.4 and a 2014 bmw.
Used bluetooth launch and chose voicesearchactivity under google search.
Also I made sure bluetooth headset was checked on in google now-settings-voice.
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Hi. I'm using an HTC one X but still can't get the mic to listen after using bluetooth launcher to at vote Google now when the phone is locked. Any ideas from the HTC users here who have this working?
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Hi all.
I am trying to transfer a photo from my wife's galaxy note 3 but everytime the phones connect, my XZU starts play store.
Any thoughts?
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Interesting because on stock ROM you can't change anything. Curious are you running a custom ROM or is it stock? I just tried with my 6806 and my Note 3 and had no issues beaming to the Ultra.
Just to check, when you have NFC on, Do you also have Android Beam on as well?
FFH4500 said:
Hi all.
I am trying to transfer a photo from my wife's galaxy note 3 but everytime the phones connect, my XZU starts play store.
Any thoughts?
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You can't use NFC to transfer files. Its used to activate hardware or features. Its opening the playstore because it doesn't know what you want.
You'll need to tell it to activate android beam when tapping NFC
Don't ask me how to do that, as I've ever used beam.
Perhaps 'sony connect' from the playstore??
or
'NFC easy connect' both are by Sony Corp.
eviltwin_52s said:
Interesting because on stock ROM you can't change anything. Curious are you running a custom ROM or is it stock? I just tried with my 6806 and my Note 3 and had no issues beaming to the Ultra.
Just to check, when you have NFC on, Do you also have Android Beam on as well?
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Yes Android beam is on as well.
hamdogg said:
You can't use NFC to transfer files. Its used to activate hardware or features. Its opening the playstore because it doesn't know what you want.
You'll need to tell it to activate android beam when tapping NFC
Don't ask me how to do that, as I've ever used beam.
Perhaps 'sony connect' from the playstore??
or
'NFC easy connect' both are by Sony Corp.
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Yeah I downloaded NFC connect, this utility seems to be just for connecting to speakers etc, even with this software on the phone it does the same thing.
Weird.
Oh and I am on the stock ROM. Just upgraded to 4.3 so will see if that makes a difference.
Works from my xzu to HTC one hold them back to back android beam starts up and use ez file explorer to beam files
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Go to manage apps and clear the defaults for the play store
Sent a long time ago from a galaxy far, far away...
It's something to do with extra software on Samsung galaxy phones...
I had the same issue receiving images from my wife's S4 but she recieves them fine from other samsungs...
Easier to just install WhatsApp an send them that way haha
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I found this tutorial and decided to make a video of it for you.It would work only with snapdragon 800 devices running Kitkat 4.4+ and rooted.This won't work otherwise at the moment.Make sure you update to the latest play services and Google search apps.
-UTG(unleashthegoogle) http://goo.gl/NBAVzv
-Written guide http://goo.gl/K8ptgG
Works perfectly, thanks dude!
Battery life?
Michalko5896 said:
Battery life?
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down the toilet.. I would guess
Has anyone tried getting en-UK to work with this mod at all? I heard its not supported officially but has anyone gave it a shot?
hackarchive said:
I found this tutorial and decided to make a video of it for you.It would work only with snapdragon 800 devices running Kitkat 4.4+ and rooted.This won't work otherwise at the moment.Make sure you update to the latest play services and Google search apps.
-UTG(unleashthegoogle) http://goo.gl/NBAVzv
-Written guide http://goo.gl/K8ptgG
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please may i know the rom you are using?
Yes it works
But sometimes when google search get killed you have tap it again to make this work.
Is there anyway to keep this alive?
Works like a charm! Does this "mod" bring a battery hit?
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This is now avaliable for non_root users as well.
Credits to xStreame from reddit.
Open Google NowSearch for “OK Google everywhere”Click any link [may be unnecessary but I did it]Back out to Google NowGo to Settings>VoiceAudio History and Anywhere Detection should now be available as settings.
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Using it now. Only works with English (US) as far as I can tell. Anyone knows if this thing uses the low power sensor processor portion of the snapdragon 800?
I don't seem to get an option for Debug in google search to enable those options. what went wrong?
Hi Guys,
Just now I found where is my problem with "ok google". The LG On-Screen-Phone notification system is somehow incompatible with the OK Google keyword detection.
To disable it, go to Settings > General > System > Accessibility > Services and disable the On-Screen-Phone notifications.
After the change of the open search everything worked. But I still had a problem with detection on the desktop. Here it turned out that only works with the Google search widget 4x1.
Already everything is perfect.
lowjinyik said:
Using it now. Only works with English (US) as far as I can tell. Anyone knows if this thing uses the low power sensor processor portion of the snapdragon 800?
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Most likely not. It just runs as a background app and keeps a wakelock when the phone is charging. To use the low power sensor of the SD800 it would require some deep kernel coding.
Sorted...didn't had the latest google search...installed the update from play store and voila the steps mentioned worked! Thanks
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Mind sharing those widgets you have?
Hey guys!!
Just got my S6 Edge and loving everything about it so far except...
My Ok Google anywhere isn't working. It's not even presenting me an option to turn it on. Also "enable audio history" option is missing which I know is necessary to get it all working.
I have done a factory reset, enabled and disabled S Voice, primary language English US, and deleted app data etc! I am running a stock Telus Samsunf S edge. I don't know if it's firmware dependent or not.
If anyone can suggest anything else, I'm all ears!!
Thanks in advance!
nvict said:
Hey guys!!
Just got my S6 Edge and loving everything about it so far except...
My Ok Google anywhere isn't working. It's not even presenting me an option to turn it on. Also "enable audio history" option is missing which I know is necessary to get it all working.
I have done a factory reset, enabled and disabled S Voice, primary language English US, and deleted app data etc! I am running a stock Telus Samsunf S edge. I don't know if it's firmware dependent or not.
If anyone can suggest anything else, I'm all ears!!
Thanks in advance!
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Looks like they removed it I had it yesterday now it's gone there was a update last night
Ah, that's a shame. At least I'm not the only one!!
Hope they come to their senses and come out with an update to enable it again!
Yep was there yesterday and gone now.
Perhaps it was sucking too much battery? Can't say I really used it that much but it was a cool feature. Will just have to press and hold home button to use it! A bit of a pain!
Found a work around for now...
Using an app called "Now Gesture Tweaks" which allows me to press and hold the home button to activate Voice Search and Nova Launcher gesture "Swipe Up" for Google.
Gives us a similar effect.
voice your disapproval: @S6NoOKGoogle https://twitter.com/S6NoOKGoogle
Don't you guys have "google settings" in your app drawer? All "OK Google" settings are right there.
EDIT: My bad.. deep down to the detection settings, it is gone!! How!? So is this Samsung's fault or Google's fault?
Yup. It's global and it's just all the variants of the S6 & S6 Edge. Some Nexus devices seem to be broken but still have their options.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/websearch/xGiV6D4PMS8[201-225]
I used it on a regular daily basis. Very frustrating for them to pull it without notice...
What is even more frustrating is that neither Google or Samsung is taking the heat for this,,,both are referring us to each other LOL,,,classic tactic.
SuperSport said:
I used it on a regular daily basis. Very frustrating for them to pull it without notice...
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What if you use the Google now launcher?
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What if you use the Google now launcher?
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Unfortunately same, not working.
It doesn't work on my Note 2, my wife's S3, and even my coworker's Walmart Alcatel phone alll running Kitkat and all did the latest update.
Its a bigger issue and Google doesn't seem to be too concerned
I got an update yesterday and it is working now, well at least from the homescreen.
Sprint S6 Edge w/Nova Launcher, OK Google works from any screen.
Does the widget need to be on the home screen for it to work
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Not for me
Wow, just realized I don't need the widget at all for hotword to work. Cool
supposedly the 5.1.1 update will bring the OK Google functionality back.
Is your S-Voice App activated? Or did you disable that? I've read that either having it on or off might enable OK GOOGLE from any screen to work.
rank78 said:
Sprint S6 Edge w/Nova Launcher, OK Google works from any screen.
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