I could have sworn the other day when I was reading an e-mail in my Gmail app that had an address, I tapped the address in the body of the e-mail and then an option to locate it by opening Google Maps was available. I can't seem to figure out how to do it again. Maybe it was just my imagination...or did this feature also get removed along with the update that now limits what Google Search can do?
My 2 cents: since iOS6 got their own maps, the so called Apple Maps, so we are not allowed to have or in any way access Maps in Android. It has been patented by Apple...
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
My 2 cents: since iOS6 got their own maps, the so called Apple Maps, so we are not allowed to have or in any way access Maps in Android. It has been patented by Apple...
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lol funny but seriously...this was a lot more convenient than having to select an address, copy it, open GMaps, hit the Search button, paste in the address, and then hit enter. By my count, that's around 5 more steps than if you could have just clicked the address and hit "Navigate" or "Get Directions" like you could before.
"Apple Apple Apple," goes the refrain, "a million deaths were not enough for Apple!"
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lol funny but seriously...this was a lot more convenient than having to select an address, copy it, open GMaps, hit the Search button, paste in the address, and then hit enter. By my count, that's around 5 more steps than if you could have just clicked the address and hit "Navigate" or "Get Directions" like you could before.
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Yeah, the fact is: d'you remember Apple case against HTC about ability to auto-underline every recognized thing in message and when you tap it,it will open corresponding program? That's really Apple.... And the super-moron patent office...
Since that feature is old (back when I got my Sony Ericsson T310 dumb-phone, they got that feature already. I mean the selectable phone numer in message and press it to call...)...
And when Apple patented that, the patent office just accept it.
Imagine how many money used by Apple to get that approved.... You know, money talk....
And since Apple got their own so called the-most-superior-Maps-with-turn-by-turn-navi.... Guess what, Apple will patent it and start suing everybody for that turn-by-turn-navi feature including Garmin.
Yeah, again, just my 2 cents..
I've only had jelly bean for about one month or so, and I barely starting using voice commands again as of recently. One of the things I noticed is commands that used to work on ICS no longer work, and that upsets me.
For example, I used to be able to say "call *random business*" and it would give me a list of the closest ones and a single tap would suffice to start the call. Now, on jelly bean, it simply googles the words "call *random business*" which is stupid and completely useless.
Another example, I used to be able to say "navigate to *blargh *" and it would either take me to the closest one or give me a list to pick. Now it just googles the latter words.
So, can anyone tell me what's going on?
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I've only had jelly bean for about one month or so, and I barely starting using voice commands again as of recently. One of the things I noticed is commands that used to work on ICS no longer work, and that upsets me.
For example, I used to be able to say "call *random business*" and it would give me a list of the closest ones and a single tap would suffice to start the call. Now, on jelly bean, it simply googles the words "call *random business*" which is stupid and completely useless.
Another example, I used to be able to say "navigate to *blargh *" and it would either take me to the closest one or give me a list to pick. Now it just googles the latter words.
So, can anyone tell me what's going on?
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There should be two google searches. One is google search (icon with the g) and the other is google voice search(icon with the mic). Google search when using the mic it will bring up the usual google search links. Google voice search will have the dink sound and the words "speak now"
will bring up random business links. Example Robert Smith has two phone numbers. Open google voice search (icon with mic) and say "call Robert Smith" it brings up the two numbers for him. Click on one and it puts it in the dialer or directly calls(i forget which).
I just tried "navigate to my home address" and in a few seconds navigation came up. And started taking me home.
I use Google's voice search / voice actions... whatever it is called... not one of the after-market ones. Up until recently, voice-to-text worked really well. I was always asking my phone questions like, "What is the distance to the sun?" or "Navigate to Jim Punjack's house." etc., but lately, it doesn't understand anything I'm saying. I could say "Navigate to Jim Punjack's house" and it will show suggestions like, "Aggregate of two gipsy pancake houses". Did Google make some change in their services? I know "Google Now" is a superior version that is not available to my phone (HTC Amaze) unless I install a custom ROM. I'm running rooted, S-Off, with stock ROM but because of this, I'm considering finding a ROM that will allow me to use Google Now. UNLESS one of you has a tip to get this Android 4.0.1 version of Google Voice Search/Actions to be reliable again?
I'm not a fan of google feeling the need to listen to everything I say. I did search for this, but all I'm coming up with is people wanting to disable the "Ok google" text on the screen. I'd like to disable to feature all together, but it doesn't seem there is an option anywhere. Am I missing something or do you need a custom rom to get rid of this crap? Thanks guys!
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I'm not a fan of google feeling the need to listen to everything I say. I did search for this, but all I'm coming up with is people wanting to disable the "Ok google" text on the screen. I'd like to disable to feature all together, but it doesn't seem there is an option anywhere. Am I missing something or do you need a custom rom to get rid of this crap? Thanks guys!
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I do not know if there is anyone who would have done this... the "OK Google" is the core part of android wear...... If you do not like that feature, you may be better off with a different wearable.
I am not trying to be rude, just can not understand why you need to remove almost all functionality of your watch.
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I do not know if there is anyone who would have done this... the "OK Google" is the core part of android wear...... If you do not like that feature, you may be better off with a different wearable.
I am not trying to be rude, just can not understand why you need to remove almost all functionality of your watch.
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Actually he made an interesting question, indeed. The voice recognition of the "OK GOOGLE" hotword isn't fully used by everyone (as with on phone) so disabling that should spare some battery juice.
Milimbar said:
I do not know if there is anyone who would have done this... the "OK Google" is the core part of android wear...... If you do not like that feature, you may be better off with a different wearable.
I am not trying to be rude, just can not understand why you need to remove almost all functionality of your watch.
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I can understand where the feauture may be useful, but I myself don't feel it's necessary to have google listening to me at all times. I wouldn't quite say that is "almost all the functionality" of the watch. Why can't I activate the menu an then begin speaking rather than it just listening at all times?
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Actually he made an interesting question, indeed. The voice recognition of the "OK GOOGLE" hotword isn't fully used by everyone (as with on phone) so disabling that should spare some battery juice.
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That's a good point too. I'm sure that "feature" is draining my battery.
I think the OP has a valid point. Personally I don't care if Google hears me. However, I would be okay if I could just tap the screen to give a voice command instead of saying okay Google. Everyone looks at me funny when I say that part. Probably save a little time too.
Also, I wish I could just tap on the watch to have it input voice to text on my phone when I'm in a text field. I like to use Swype, but hate there voice to text option when I want to use it.
I can see how having the option to turn off always listening would be good for some people, i thought he wanted to remove ALL of the google now functions.
Maybe someone will come up with a mod for it soon.
I'm fed up of this "OK GOOGLE" Logo everytime, Hope they will give us an option to remove the word in next update.!
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I'm fed up of this "OK GOOGLE" Logo everytime, Hope they will give us an option to remove the word in next update.!
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just use it a couple of times, then the text will no longer be shown...so, just say "ok google" to activate the search (i think about 5 times necessary, correct me, if i am wrong), then you will no longer see the text when waking up your watch...
I'm interested in partially deactivating the "ok google" feature too, as I my main language is french and ok google works only about 20% of the time for me
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I'm interested in partially deactivating the "ok google" feature too, as I my main language is french and ok google works only about 20% of the time for me
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My main language is also French and the detection is working almost flawlessly
no solution yet?!
worst thing with the Hotword detection is, that it's too often wrong with the detection and starts recording .. it's like you have a bug on your wrist
for me, it records about 10 times a day without me saying "ok google"...
but check it yourself: history.google(.com)/history/audio (remove the () , i cant post links because of new member)
worst function ever. so anybody knows how to delete this ****ed up function?!
These devices were made with the hotword detection specifically in mind, I believe that the battery use should be negligible. I personally haven't noticed any battery problems coming from the Android Wear app or the Google app (on watch, through the battery statistics.) most of my battery problems were from watchfaces still using the 4.4w APIs and badly coded applications.
That said, because they were made specifically with hotword detection and Google Now in mind, it cannot be disabled without someone possibly making a custom ROM to turn it off, however no one has made a true custom ROM for wear yet (I'm not even sure they can honestly.)
What I ended up doing is going into the Google account options on the phone. Under search - voice there is an option for "OK Google detection" doing this seemed to completely disable it. I don't understand how people are comfortable having an open mic with them at all times. Just because you "have nothing to hide" doesn't mean something should always be listening.
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What I ended up doing is going into the Google account options on the phone. Under search - voice there is an option for "OK Google detection" doing this seemed to completely disable it. I don't understand how people are comfortable having an open mic with them at all times. Just because you "have nothing to hide" doesn't mean something should always be listening.
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It may always be listening, but it isn't always recording. The Ok, Google hotword detection only records the first second before and after you say Ok, Google. It's not always sending things over to Google. Just because you have things to hide, doesn't mean you should be paranoid about it
The google services have indeed plagued many phones for their background services, alarms, and receivers.
What I cannot understand is how the 'Ok Google' still works even when I have switched my watch to Airplane Mode.
Not everyone buys an Android Wear to enjoy the google services. Some, including me, like only the Wear Faces. One watch, many wear faces, saves the money to 'collect' many different watches just for the sake of keeping up a lifestyle.
Hi everyone.
First of all, I am new and this is my first post so please do not bite my head off... I didn't know where to put this... Be nice
I've been fighting the pesky 'OK Google' not unlocking our phones conundrum tonight and I have a thought that maybe someone with much more knowledge than I can follow up on. I wrote a lengthy note explaining it to google but now I can't copy paste from app store. /Facepalm
Anyways.... It goes a little something like this. On my LG V30+ with Android 8, the newest Google app breaks the ability to unlock the phone with voice... It will wake up however. Rolling back Google app and disabling auto updates in store makes it function again. The same cannot be said for my Mate 20 Pro and my Gfs P20 both running Pie. It will wake the phone but not bypass the lock and goes straight to PIN.
For some reason I was on my V30+ looking at Package Disabler App and while scanning through it found an entry called LG Voice Recognition. One of the permissions there is Android.permission.TRUST_LISTENER. and then I remember seeing on my Mate 20 with Pie that there is a section in settings called Trusted Agents. Under trusted agents I see Huawei's Smart Unlock, which is the only thing that will unlock the phone with a voice command.
I looked at the permissions in the Google app and nowhere do I see the line Android.permission.TRUST_LISTENER....
So now I'm thinking if we could somehow get Google app or Assistant into this Trusted Agents, shouldn't it, then, be able to unlock our phones?
Make any sense or am I just being a spaceman?
I just have this feeling that someone at Google didn't get the memo about the new security layers implementation and totally forgot to code something mundane into the app.
Edit: I am in Canada on Rogers network, phone LYA-L0C. Pie 9.0.0.146
So... Like... No one can look .. or tell me I'm full of ****. I really do believe there is a solution here.