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Voice control on Z1

Hi.
Can someone please put me out of my misery because for the life of me, I can't work out how to get any decent voice control working.
The only thing that comes up when I activate voice on my headset is the useless voice dialer.
I feel sure I'm doing something wrong but I just want to be able to say something like "Play music by Metallica" (because who else would I want to listen to?
I had several android phones before the iPhone 4 design made me switch. I've just flogged my 5S because it was crap but I find myself missing Siri, never realising how much I used it in the car.
Help!
Smiffy.
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On Google play r many apps similar as siri

Google Search (or better said Google Now) is your friend here. If you update to minimum Google Search 3.2.16.1006154 you can even activate your search just by saying "Ok Google". Best combination IMHO is Google Now with Google Experience Launcher, minimum vers. here is GEL 0.10.1.920880... The Play Store unfortunately doesn't serve the latest Versions. But if you type Version Numbers in Google you get several links to the corresponding APK's...
One of those: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/05/google-search-updated-to-v3-2-meet-the-google-now-launcher/

Thanks for that
I have Google search version 3.2.17** currently. How do I set that to be that default responder to the voice dial command from my headset?
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Lordsmiff said:
I have Google search version 3.2.17** currently. How do I set that to be that default responder to the voice dial command from my headset?
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I'm not sure if I get your question. You have to be on your homescreen to activate Google Search by saying "OK Google" followed by for example "will I need an umbrella today". There are workarounds to activate the listening capabilities while in apps or even with a switched off screen but I'm more than happy for this "half solutions" till the full functionality will be implemented in KitKat anyways. Oh and it's only available in English for now, I'm half spanish/swiss and there is no way to use it in those languages.
If you want to give Tasker, Autovoice etc a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2657759

Change voice assistant from LG to Google Now

If you have a Bluetooth headset, and you try to use to with LG's HORRIBLE voice assistant, it recognizes your commands about 1% of the time; totally not acceptable.
On other phones, Google Now comes up when you activate voice command; on this phone, I have tried EVERYTHING, but I can't get the LG voice command to not be the default action when I activate a voice command.
Has any one found a way to change this, either with other software, or by making some system changes?
On kitkat, on T Mobile, using a Plantronics Voyage Edge
Thanks!

I simply swipe up from the bottom and use Google Now. You probably can't change LG's voice assistant to use Google Now's speech engine.

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I simply swipe up from the bottom and use Google Now. You probably can't change LG's voice assistant to use Google Now's speech engine.
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There MAY be a way to do it kind of like how you can change the voice of Google Nav from the standard one to like Darth Vader and whatnot. Idk if anyone has attempted this BUT it might be worth a shot. maybe the actual application can be modified to reroute to Google Now instead of the base LG application. i might poke around to see what i can find

thanks; there are a couple of apps in the play store that used to do this for me with my HTC One Maxx, but they dont do anything for this phone; there are about 5 or 6 files that are related to LG's horrible "voice mate" app, but, with no way to restore my 4.4 rom if deleting any important files screws things up, I am hesitant to start deleting system files.

[Q] Google Voice?

This is rather petty...
I used the original X for a while and loved the touch less control, but always hated the marginally but noticeably longer wait for the spoken request to be inputted into the google search app. The google hotword detection (within the google app) was not compatible. I am considering buying the New X and was wondering if anyone knew of a way to use the default google voice search without using moto voice?

it's somewhat possible but I'm not sure if it will always respond.
you could go into moto and than into the voice settings and uncheck the launch praise setting. after that, going into search/voice/now section of Google settings. From there, turn on hot word detection from any screen and lock screen.
Again, not sure how this will work in comparison to the Moto stuff. It might also not respond when the screen is off.
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[Q] Google Now instead of Moto Voice?

How is Google now for this? I read about moto voice...but what if I want to use strictly Google now, is this possible? Also, while the phone is locked/screen off is it possible to say 'okay google' and have it activate?

dman777 said:
How is Google now for this? I read about moto voice...but what if I want to use strictly Google now, is this possible? Also, while the phone is locked/screen off is it possible to say 'okay google' and have it activate?
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With the exception of actual Moto Assist commands everything is pipped over to Google Now.
So if I use my activation phrase and say a Moto command such as: "What's up" that will stay on the phone and tell me about appointments and messages that I received. However if I say something outside of the listed commands like: "how far is the moon away from the Earth" it will tell me that it's opening Google and I will get the answer from Google.
As for using the standard "okay Google". I tried setting that up as my phrase. The phone complained that there wasn't enough syllables. So I just went with the suggested: Okay Google Now.
And yes, it works with the screen off. I've had it mostly work even while in my coat. Though it wasn't 100%. But to it's credit. I have a pretty thick leather coat and the phone screen is always facing me.
Also a drawback (for me at least) is sometimes I don't hear the little chime that lets me know that it's waiting for a command. So I end up saying the phrase twice thinking that it didn't hear me and then I will hear that it's searching Google.

I think it uses Google Now API
It sure seems to me that moto voice is actually using google now. I installed bluetooth launch (but didn't need to use it, other than to remove Voice Dialer as the default bluetooth button launch). Then when pushing the bluetooth button I could launch my choice of Moto Voice or Google Now. The Ok Google does work with this phone. But Moto Voice lets you change the phrase. Moto Voice will simply launch Google Now when any question you ask is a search.

The problem with Moto Voice is that it is much, much slower than just going to Google Now to begin with. I'm hoping that Motorola will kill off Moto Voice with the Android 5.0 update and simply use Google Now directly.

Moto Voice / Google Now

Hello , i have Moto X 2013 (xt 1058), but i am not sure if the Marshmallow have the option of Call the Phone with screen OFF. I have the Experience Rom and i cant use Google Now outside the Google Now app =/
Anyone know if there is any rom with it ? Or is only 5.1.1 ?

Moto Voice tends to be the only one that works all the time that way (stock 5.1), but you can actually use Google Voice in other ways. You have to enable the Use OK Google on other screens option. If you have the phone charging, you can also use it when the screen is off. It's not as reliable as Moto Voice was (I think just because SW vs FW, ie Moto Voice was also plugged into the phone on a deeper level). Some launchers (like Nova) will allow you to use it on the launcher as well, but I think you would only really need that one option (check for it in the Google App settings).
But yeah, haven't found a general way for screen off Voice Commands yet :/