Added another voice to our Google Home set-up and while the Assistant acknowledges the new voice for generic things like weather or time, when asked to trigger routines, the assistant will not recognize the new voice.
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When Verizon pushed out the KitKat update for the G2, one of the "features" I discovered is that voice dialing from a bluetooth headset got all messed up. Long-pressing the headset button still brings up a voice dialer, but it's an idiotic voice dialer that can't understand what I'm saying and even if it does, certain numbers it just goes "no entry" even though I have multiple numbers in that person's contact file. It's garbage.
There is a way to completely get rid of this and instead use Google Now when you long-press the button on a bluetooth headset. Steps are as follows:
1. Find and disable the pre-installed app called Voice Command
2. Install the app Bluetooth Launch - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kin.bluetooth_launch&hl=en
3. Open Bluetooth Launch. It's going to be a bit funky looking because it's not optimized for higher-resolution screens. You'll see a bunch of really small text with overlapping buttons on the left. It's ugly, but it'll still work.
4. Scroll down to Google Search, tap on it, and it'll expand a list of a bunch of things. Tap on the one that says 'com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.VoiceSearchActivity'
5. Pair up your bluetooth headset, and long-press the button like you would to voice dial. You should get a popup that asks which app you want to use. Select Google Search and then 'do this always' to set the default.
This should pop you over to Google Now, which can recognize voice commands just fine, unlike the worthless LG Voice Command. It should also make Google Now the default behavior for long pressing the bluetooth headset button.
Nice write up. Stock voice command works well for me along with non NOW search. I've boycotted NOW for it's ridiculous battery drain. At one point NOW and location services were decent in battery saving, recent service updates have made it worse though.
Thank you sir for showing us how to get back to using Google Now. After the latest Google Search update, BT dialing activated Google Dial instead, and this is the only fix I have found for it. So far this is working great on my Sprint Note 3, and I bet it will work for everyone's phone.
Hi,
I have a problem with the Google app reminder feature.
When I create a notification with voice command, like "Ok Google, remind me to call Tim today at 16:00", the reminder is created but at 16:00 there's no notification of ringtone.
The reminder is still there when I open the Google app.
The same problem exists, when I create a notification inside the Google app without voice command.
How can I get it working? It's really annoying because I use it very often. Siri worked not as great as Google with it's voice recognition but the reminders worked perfectly every time.
Is it also possible to make a reminder as a calendar entry with voice commands?
Greetings,
Jannomag
Hi I tried the voice assistance app Lyra that I think is pretty good
I like the google assistant and still want to use it. Even though I need the assistant in German, I like system integrated things.
Has anyone found a way to access Google Assistant from screen off?
My 'unlock from any screen' option in the Google app won't even turn on anymore (it used to). Even when it did work, unlock by voice match didn't.
I think ideally I'd like to be able to access the Assistant via holding down the vol down button, which current can be used to access Huawei's own voice service that lets you say a contact's name to call them. Useful, but Google Assistant would be better.
Hello I'm a disabled person, I would like to know if we can make a voice call with the Google assistant when this smartphone is on standby (without lock password) ?
Because with my OP5T is not possible.
Thx
Im not sure if you can do it with Google Assistant but you can do it with Huawei's asiistant Emy.
In (EMUI10) Settings- Accessobility-Voice control, turn on the Emy and everything else you need from there!
I make calls from my Google Home absolutely fine using my P30 Pro, regardless of where it is, whether the screen is locked etc.
My phone will also unlock when I talk to the Google Assistant, so can't see why it wouldn't. I'll try it when I'm not within range of my crafty Google Home devices.
A question about voice call with the Google assistant
Hello I'm a disabled person, I would like to know if we can make a voice call with the Google assistant when this smartphone is on standby (without lock password) ?
Because with my OP5T is not possible.
Thx