Are there any mods/apps for ICS that I can use to change the application launched instead of voice talk when I double clicked the home button?
Dont know if this what you wanted... but anyways:
There are two techniques:
1. From Homescreen> Settings > Applications > Go down to "double tap home lanch"> Choose to disable or pick another option of your choice.
So, its the same when it comes to : Settings | Motion | uncheck "Double Tap".
2. Suppose you are have Vlingo Voice service then go for this:
a goto Vlingo home screen (Voice talk screen)
b Press menu button
c Turn OFF Settings->Voice Talk Settings->Speak Prompts
This will do the trick for ya!! Install the app and you can set the double tap to open any app you like. I personally have it set to S voice from the GS3!
Since were talking home buttons, im looking for a mod to completely disable the doubletap, like in aosp roms so when pressing it it directly goes to the homescreen without any delay. been searching for a while and the only thing i could find was a way to modify the framework but my android skills are not good enough to get it done
If someone had this mod for LPY would you be so kind to share it plz.
I have found S Voice completely unusable when not connected to WiFi, and so after some searching I have managed to completely replace S Voice with Google Now, including having Google Now activated by the voice dialing button on my bluetooth headset. While my S4 is rooted, I do not believe root is required to do this on the S4.
All credit goes to those who have figured this out before me, I'm just putting the steps in one place.
1. Disable S Voice. Menu > Settings > More > Application manager > All
2. Install Home2 Shortcut from Google Play Store (free!).
3. Open Home2 Shortcut and set the double tap option (Home > Home) to Google. Change your double tap response if you wish, set your Home Application to TouchWiz home, and tap the Close button.
3a. If you want the double tap to immediately activate the voice search function, set your Home > Home option to Voice Search.
4. Double tap the home button, choose Home2 Shortcut and select Always.
Congrats! You have now replaced S Voice with Google Now! But wait a sec, when you activate voice dialing from a bluetooth headset, you get the Google Voice Dialer. This isn't nearly as useful as Google Now, so that's the next item to fix!
1. Install Bluetooth Launch from Google Play Store (also free!).
2. Open Bluetooth Launch.
3. This app does not display well on our screens, but you should be able to find and tap on Google Search. This expands a list of options.
4. Select "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.VoiceSearchActivity"
5. Activate voice dialing from your headset, choose Bluetooth Launch and Always.
Congrats again! BT headset voice dialing will now activate Google Now Voice Search! :highfive:
C4PO said:
I have found S Voice completely unusable when not connected to WiFi, and so after some searching I have managed to completely replace S Voice with Google Now, including having Google Now activated by the voice dialing button on my bluetooth headset. While my S4 is rooted, I do not believe root is required to do this on the S4.
All credit goes to those who have figured this out before me, I'm just putting the steps in one place.
1. Disable S Voice. Menu > Settings > More > Application manager > All
2. Install Home2 Shortcut from Google Play Store (free!).
3. Open Home2 Shortcut and set the double tap option (Home > Home) to Google. Change your double tap response if you wish, set your Home Application to TouchWiz home, and tap the Close button.
3a. If you want the double tap to immediately activate the voice search function, set your Home > Home option to Voice Search.
4. Double tap the home button, choose Home2 Shortcut and select Always.
Congrats! You have now replaced S Voice with Google Now! But wait a sec, when you activate voice dialing from a bluetooth headset, you get the Google Voice Dialer. This isn't nearly as useful as Google Now, so that's the next item to fix!
1. Install Bluetooth Launch from Google Play Store (also free!).
2. Open Bluetooth Launch.
3. This app does not display well on our screens, but you should be able to find and tap on Google Search. This expands a list of options.
4. Select "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.VoiceSearchActivity"
5. Activate voice dialing from your headset, choose Bluetooth Launch and Always.
Congrats again! BT headset voice dialing will now activate Google Now Voice Search! :highfive:
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This used to be completely broken in both AOSP and TW roms because Google Now voices recognizing in Bluetooth voice dialing was buggy - it would never properly recognize contact names...
Are you saying it works now?
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Just tried Google Now.
It still DOESN'T WORK.
It now recognizes names just fine, BUT ONLY when the screen is unlocked.
When the phone is off and locked, it doesn't recognize any voice commands.
Back to the buggy S-Voice for me!
C4PO said:
I have found S Voice completely unusable when not connected to WiFi, and so after some searching I have managed to completely replace S Voice with Google Now, including having Google Now activated by the voice dialing button on my bluetooth headset. While my S4 is rooted, I do not believe root is required to do this on the S4.
All credit goes to those who have figured this out before me, I'm just putting the steps in one place.
1. Disable S Voice. Menu > Settings > More > Application manager > All
2. Install Home2 Shortcut from Google Play Store (free!).
3. Open Home2 Shortcut and set the double tap option (Home > Home) to Google. Change your double tap response if you wish, set your Home Application to TouchWiz home, and tap the Close button.
3a. If you want the double tap to immediately activate the voice search function, set your Home > Home option to Voice Search.
4. Double tap the home button, choose Home2 Shortcut and select Always.
Congrats! You have now replaced S Voice with Google Now!
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I managed to get this working but now there is a slight lag/delay when pushing my home button. Not acceptable for me so I went ahead and uninstalled Home2 Shortcut.
Marty said:
I managed to get this working but now there is a slight lag/delay when pushing my home button. Not acceptable for me so I went ahead and uninstalled Home2 Shortcut.
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The reason for that is the app is waiting for you to push the home button once again. You can set the double tap interval to be shorter. I disabled the double tap home key because 905% of the time that i am pressing the home key i am exiting an app, not doing a search and i want my phone to be as fast as possible.
Change the interval time to "very short" or "very very short"
Mdracer said:
The reason for that is the app is waiting for you to push the home button once again. You can set the double tap interval to be shorter. I disabled the double tap home key because 905% of the time that i am pressing the home key i am exiting an app, not doing a search and i want my phone to be as fast as possible.
Change the interval time to "very short" or "very very short"
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Thanks! This significantly shortened the lag/delay. However, I am still noticing a very, very small lag which I just don't want (phone has enough lag as it is already) so I am uninstalling again. I'll just keep a shortcut to Voice Search in my dock and on my lock screen.
This didn't work for me initially. Google now would launch but wouldn't record. Found out I had to change a setting in Google now...
In Google now go to settings>voice>blutooth headset
Now it will hear you. I still have to tap my bt mic a couple of times before it pics up.
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I'm having a similar issue. I can hit my button on my headset to launch Google Now now, but it doesn't seem to pick up my audio. I hope to play around with it more later.
Does anyone actually have the Google Now Voice Search actually picking up the sound from their bluetooth headset?
No go for Google Now
I followed the directions as outlined above - and I had the same problems with Google Now and bluetooth not working with the screen off. It just won't start. Works fine with the screen on. So I tried Dragon Mobile Assistant and it works. Much better than SVoice and it reads aloud what actions it's performing.
Worked like a dream! Thanks!
flu13 said:
Does anyone actually have the Google Now Voice Search actually picking up the sound from their bluetooth headset?
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Yup. The OP's thorough, step-by-step instructions worked like a dream. My S4 now jumps immediately to a listening Google Now search when i double-tap home, or (and this is the best part) when I press+hold the home button on my Plantronics Legend BT headset. Even / especially from a completely locked state. There's a weird sound, like two waiting chimes overlapping, but who cares?! It works!
You may have to follow parashara's tip as well:
This didn't work for me initially. Google now would launch but wouldn't record. Found out I had to change a setting in Google now...
In Google now go to settings>voice>blutooth headset
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THANK YOU!
Nice. Google now is way more useful.
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I am going to give this a try
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I followed the instructions in the first part of the OP and can't get this to work.
When double tapping I just get a grey screen and then back to the launcher.
Stock Rom
Using Nova Launcher
Xoom said:
I followed the instructions in the first part of the OP and can't get this to work.
When double tapping I just get a grey screen and then back to the launcher.
Stock Rom
Using Nova Launcher
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Same thing here. Either the phone doesn't do anything, or I see a black screen that goes immidiately back to the launcher. Sometimes it just stays on "Initialization"...
Bluetooth Launch isn't working for me.
I got the double press home button to work but I can't seem to get my bluetooth call button to work. When I disable S-Voice in Application Manager, Settings takes away my option to "Activate voice dialing." But when I enable S-Voice in Application Manager and select "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.VoiceSearchActivity" in Bluetooth Launch I'm never asked to select Bluetooth Launch as an option when voice dialing. . . It's a bit frustrating and any help would be incredible.
Thanks.
Xoom said:
I followed the instructions in the first part of the OP and can't get this to work.
When double tapping I just get a grey screen and then back to the launcher.
Stock Rom
Using Nova Launcher
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I'm having the same problem. Stock rom, unrooted.
Thx a bunch !
Stopped working with MH8 update
Using GOLDENEYE ROM on i337
Wasn't able to get Google Now to work, but once I disabled S Voice and used Bluetooth Launcher I did get Utter to work. All I'm really interested in doing is making hands free calls, and that works, even if the screen is locked with a pin.
I am using the Hyperdrive ROM, but not sure if that matters.
YMMV.
JW
Instead of installing Home2 Shortcut, just open up S Voice and go to settting, and disable the app from starting without having to install any third party apps.
I use apex instead of the samsung launcher which is faster and use less usage which i think is good for me. But i want set the long-press menu key to open google search and the samsung search ( which very ugly and useless) will open after the google search start up. I want to know how to disable or remove the samsung search.
Looking for the same answer. In the meantime I've just switched double tap on desktop to Google voice search (which isn't hijacked by s voice) and long menu to Google search. Using Nova launcher
Edit... Just realized even normal Google is hijacked too from menu key
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I use apex instead of the samsung launcher which is faster and use less usage which i think is good for me. But i want set the long-press menu key to open google search and the samsung search ( which very ugly and useless) will open after the google search start up. I want to know how to disable or remove the samsung search.
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I disabled S Voice and all that other stuff, as well as in the voice search settings. Now when I hold the menu key for a short period Google Now pops up, but if I hold it longer S Finder pops up.
Slide Launcher has been available for quite a while and fortunately, it's still working on Marshmallow. It allow you to have a custom list of shortcuts to any apps, intents or activities you want and you can access it from anywhere. You can configure your phone to launch Slide Launcher when doing a long press on Home button. This action usually launch Google Now-on-Tap but, in my opinion Google Now-on-Tap is of limited use and with Google Now card, it is quite obtrusive so, I disable it anyway. In order to launch Slide Launcher with a long press on home button, you have to go to Settings/Apps, tap on the Gear icon on top, then you'll see an option called "DefaultApps". Open it and you'll get the option Assist & Voice input. Tap on it and you'll see an option called Assist app, a tap on it will allow to choose which action is desired on a long-press on home button.
Is it possible to use Alexa on Google Assistant button? I've changed de default app for the assistant but it doesn't have an option for the voice inupt recognizer and when I press the Assistant button it asks me to change to the Google one.
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Is it possible to use Alexa on Google Assistant button? I've changed de default app for the assistant but it doesn't have an option for the voice inupt recognizer and when I press the Assistant button it asks me to change to the Google one.
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In order to remap the assistant button I believe you need to root the device. Not sure about changing the assistant, though. I made my button a screen shot key.
Can you plz tell us how you remapped that button to take screenshot?
questing_infinitum said:
Can you plz tell us how you remapped that button to take screenshot?
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He posted it here, but it seems to be quite manual in method.
I was hoping there was a larger community for this device that would have figured out some sort of app to fix this button.
You could also try this, but I wasn't able to make it work.
I just get the screenshot that says
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Set Google as the default assist app to access your AssistantYou've installed the Google app. To access the Google Assistant, you ened to set Google as the default assist app within Settings
Tap on the Settings button bellow
Tap on the assist app section
Tap on Google to set as default
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This seems to happen no matter what app I try. Google Assistant just makes sure to stay on top, even if "disabled".
Not gonna lie, the Google Assistant app feels like cancer at the moment.