[Q] getting 'Ok Google' going - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got the 4.4 OTA installed, updated google search, sideloaded GEL and all looks nice...but no 'ok Google' working for me yet....is there a setting somewhere? ...or is this feature one of the Nexus 5 only juicy bits? its this that I really want!!

Ignore me..I've sorted it (set the language to US in ggogle now)

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[Q] Working Google now in launchers.

Hello guys, i'd seen from a long time now that there is no provision for the working of google's 'ok google' in lauchers like Nova, Apex etc.
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So i want to ask is there anything by which we can get a work-around solution to get working google now with home launchers?!
Thanks.
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ssbnasa said:
Hello guys, i'd seen from a long time now that there is no provision for the working of google's 'ok google' in lauchers like Nova, Apex etc.
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So i want to ask is there anything by which we can get a work-around solution to get working google now with home launchers?!
Thanks.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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You can install widgets bt "ok Google" will only work on Google launcher
I LOVE MY SLUTTY N4
ssbnasa said:
Hello guys, i'd seen from a long time now that there is no provision for the working of google's 'ok google' in lauchers like Nova, Apex etc.
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So i want to ask is there anything by which we can get a work-around solution to get working google now with home launchers?!
Thanks.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Yep. Only the Google Experience Launcher ( GEL ) has the 'ok google' option. Where you speak and it 'listens'.

Nova Launcher adds " OK Google" support...

http://lifehacker.com/nova-launcher-adds-ok-google-support-no-root-requir-1586692372.
It works on my X but does not replace "Ok Google Now" with touchless controls. Hotword must be turned on in settings.
My Moto X hasn't had the actual google hot word working since November. The nova launcher hot word works great on my Nexus 10
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rupterr said:
http://lifehacker.com/nova-launcher-adds-ok-google-support-no-root-requir-1586692372.
It works on my X but does not replace "Ok Google Now" with touchless controls. Hotword must be turned on in settings.
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Action Launcher Pro also got same update.
I don't understand. How is this different from "OK Google Now" that is built-in to the Moto X? I am using Apex for several month without any issues with the hotword.
Or is the ingenuity here that you have to say one word less, Nexus 5 style?
cannondale0815 said:
I don't understand. How is this different from "OK Google Now" that is built-in to the Moto X? I am using Apex for several month without any issues with the hotword.
Or is the ingenuity here that you have to say one word less, Nexus 5 style?
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It's for those who DON'T have a moto x and use Nova. But there are some advantages still.
Touchless controls doesn't recognize nicknames such as "call my wife, call my girlfriend, call "nickname associated with contact" So if you're just on your phone you can use the google hotword.
Unfortunately I my google hotword is disabled and turning off touchless control doesn't bring it back nor is the option available in google now settings to enable.
^^Basically yes, but also if you are on your unlocked homescreen with Nova Launcher you can say "Ok Google" without touching anything as well.
I was using Google search 3.2 after uninstalling version 3.4, which took hotword detection away, hotword works fine with 3,2. It all seems moot now though after installing Android 4.4.3 today. With the install it updated Google Search to 3.4 and there is no way that I see to uninstall updates to Google Search anymore in Android 4.4.3, the Android update took the option "uninstall updates" away from Google search.
So if anyone wants hotword to work on your X don't update to 4.4.3 and keep Google Search on version 3.2. That is until an update to search might fix the issue?

[Q] [CM11] Hotword 'OK Google' doesn't work

[email protected],
I've CyanogenMod 11 M7 installed on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 (international). I have installed the newest version of the Google Search App and the Google Now Launcher as well. Google Now and the hotword detection are activated. But the hotword detection 'OK Google' does not work.
Is there no support for this in CM11? If not in general, is it not supported in CM11 for the Galaxy Note 3?
I've tried different workarounds. Usually I use Nova Launcher. As of late it supports the hotword detection as well. I thought maybe the feature is buggy. So I tried it with Trebuchet and Google Now Launcher. Both didn't work. It also doesn't work in the Google App itself!
I've configured my system in german. Usually voice input and also the hotword detection should work in german as well. Again I thought maybe it's buggy and switched to english (US). It didn't work.
I also never saw the prompt for the hotword in the Google search bar.
I use Xposed Framework with a module called Xprivacy. With Xprivacy one can restrict permissions for Apps, including access to media, like the camera and microphone. I thought this could be a reason, but I haven't restricted media for the Google Search App, Google Now Launcher and Nova Launcher. Can Xprivacy be a problem anyway?
Does anyone have the same problem? Does anyone know how to fix this?
Greets
The matter has sorted itself out. I got an update of the Google Search App today, now it works! :victory: :fingers-crossed:
It seams that this was a bug. I still don't see the prompt for the hotword in the Google search bar, but maybe this is another tiny bug and doesn't bother me.
I've still configured my system in german. Hotword detection works in the Google Search App, Google Now Launcher and even Nova Launcher! It doesn't work in Trebuchet, but one could assume that.
Anyway, thanks to everyone who contemplated about the case.
I have some more interesting information.
Because hotword detection didn't work again, I dealt with the topic again.
It seems that it wasn't a bug. I used Titanium Backup to integrate updates of system apps into the system. I don't know why , but obviously this caused the problem.
So I completely uninstalled the app using Titanium Backup and installed it again via the Play Store. Now hotword detection works again.
So if you have the same problem, do not integrate the newest version of the app into the system, or if you don't have it installed, simply install it via the Play Store and you should be fine. :good:
Greets

ok google hotword issue

Hey.
I get the Nova since a few weeks now and can't use the "OK Google" phrase to activate the vocal search command. When I try to set it by learning assistant in Google app > Voice > OK Google anywhere (something like that), it says my mic is unavailable. I join a screen capture.
Thanks for your help.
same problem
I can confirm that I have the same issue on my phone. CAN-L11C432B100
Same issue
hugospacep said:
Hey.
I get the Nova since a few weeks now and can't use the "OK Google" phrase to activate the vocal search command. When I try to set it by learning assistant in Google app > Voice > OK Google anywhere (something like that), it says my mic is unavailable. I join a screen capture.
Thanks for your help.
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I too have the same issue, i find it very frustrating. I think the Hivoice app ( hided ) is blocking the Ok google detection. Hope an update will fix that, maybe with android nougat.
Software glitch
hugospacep said:
Hey.
I get the Nova since a few weeks now and can't use the "OK Google" phrase to activate the vocal search command. When I try to set it by learning assistant in Google app > Voice > OK Google anywhere (something like that), it says my mic is unavailable. I join a screen capture.
Thanks for your help.
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It appears to be a software glitch, this is the official answer from Huawei Customer service. Really hope they will fix this in a future update, i find it very frustrating...
Solved. I dont know if it s been the last google update or the today huawei update (attached) . Now it works!
I have the same problem. i tried everything even factory rest and didn't work for me
it's B100 issue its fixed in the next OTA (B142)it works perfectly on B320 (andorid 7 )
piko1bg said:
it's B100 issue its fixed in the next OTA (B142)it works perfectly on B320 (andorid 7 )
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Any idea when that update will come?
Thanks
I also had the same prob on L11b100, got a ota update b140 few weeks back and now 'ok google' works!
Now just waiting nougat
Hi...i was curious about that google thing....When i first got my device,stil original android 6/emui 4.1 with no updates (only via google play),
i deactivated the google app...So decided to re activate it for curiosity and why not try to use it a bit hehehe...
I did not see/get any error or force close...or what so ever about the app.Everything is running well (for now) and when the app aske me to test the ''google ok'' thing,it has recognised my voice and is also working...no error from Mic or HiVoice ect...
cheers
I had a similar issue that ok google would not work so For weeks I tried everything and eventually I found a solution to my problem. Hopefully works for you guys too.
Settings> apps > default app settings > assistant & voice input > assist app > google app
Good luck. Let. E know how u get on.
Cheers

Autovoice and Google Now - It looks like your AutoVoice account is not yet linked

I am on a Galaxy S8 and Android 7.0.
Following this guidance, http://lifehacker.com/how-to-create-custom-voice-commands-with-tasker-and-aut-1282209195, I installed Tasker and AutoVoice. Google app already installed. I enabled Autovoice accessibility service and AutoVoice Google Now integration.
OK Google is enabled on all screens.
However, when I say "OK Google, use Autovoice" Google consistantly comes back with "It looks like your AutoVoice account is not linked yet." How do I do this?
When I run AutoVoice Testing with my trigger words, they work. I have another 6.0 Android device where all this (Tasker, Autovoice, Google Now) works seamlessly.
Is there some other step required for S8 / Android 7.0 go get AutoVoice integrated with Google Now?
SomebodySysop said:
I am on a Galaxy S8 and Android 7.0.
Following this guidance, http://lifehacker.com/how-to-create-custom-voice-commands-with-tasker-and-aut-1282209195, I installed Tasker and AutoVoice. Google app already installed. I enabled Autovoice accessibility service and AutoVoice Google Now integration.
OK Google is enabled on all screens.
However, when I say "OK Google, use Autovoice" Google consistantly comes back with "It looks like your AutoVoice account is not linked yet." How do I do this?
When I run AutoVoice Testing with my trigger words, they work. I have another 6.0 Android device where all this (Tasker, Autovoice, Google Now) works seamlessly.
Is there some other step required for S8 / Android 7.0 go get AutoVoice integrated with Google Now?
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There is a difference between using the Google now voice search and using Google assistant. The running service is for Google now. The screenshot you posted is of Google assistant, in which you have to be apart of the Google + community for the app in order for it to work.
If you're just looking for basic usage, use Google now voicesearch and not Google assistant
Acoustichayes said:
There is a difference between using the Google now voice search and using Google assistant. The running service is for Google now. The screenshot you posted is of Google assistant, in which you have to be apart of the Google + community for the app in order for it to work.
If you're just looking for basic usage, use Google now voicesearch and not Google assistant
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Thank you very much! This is the first clue I've been handed to the source of my problem. You are right. On my px5 head unit, there are no settings for Google Assistant. On my S8, there are. However, I don't know why they are there, or how to disable Google Assistant without disabling OK Google. When I disable GA and speak "OK Google", it immediately asks me to turn GA back on to respond. Do you know how I can resolve this? Again, thanks!
Acoustichayes said:
There is a difference between using the Google now voice search and using Google assistant. The running service is for Google now. The screenshot you posted is of Google assistant, in which you have to be apart of the Google + community for the app in order for it to work.
If you're just looking for basic usage, use Google now voicesearch and not Google assistant
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SomebodySysop said:
Thank you very much! This is the first clue I've been handed to the source of my problem. You are right. On my px5 head unit, there are no settings for Google Assistant. On my S8, there are. However, I don't know why they are there, or how to disable Google Assistant without disabling OK Google. When I disable GA and speak "OK Google", it immediately asks me to turn GA back on to respond. Do you know how I can resolve this? Again, thanks!
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Never mind. I found it: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...ndroid-device-switch-back-google-now-0174676/
Problem is, don't have root on Galaxy S8. Google REALLY needs to give us the option for something like this instead of forcing it down our throats whether we like it or not!!!
SomebodySysop said:
Never mind. I found it: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...ndroid-device-switch-back-google-now-0174676/
Problem is, don't have root on Galaxy S8. Google REALLY needs to give us the option for something like this instead of forcing it down our throats whether we like it or not!!!
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You should be able to do it with a shortcut. I use Nova launcher and just use the voice search shortcut and it uses Google now. Or if you have a Google search bar on your screen with the mic in it, that should default to Google voice search and not assistant
Acoustichayes said:
You should be able to do it with a shortcut. I use Nova launcher and just use the voice search shortcut and it uses Google now. Or if you have a Google search bar on your screen with the mic in it, that should default to Google voice search and not assistant
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Whoa! You're right again! Pressing mic in Google search bar allows me to speak autovoice trigger I set up -- and it works! Mucho thanks!
SomebodySysop said:
Whoa! You're right again! Pressing mic in Google search bar allows me to speak autovoice trigger I set up -- and it works! Mucho thanks!
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No problem man. I use tasker, autovoice, and autoremote religiously haha. Too much home automation and laziness not to utilize them. You should look into the natural language it can now use. Takes a while to understand and set up, but after that, it's much better than regular recognize
Acoustichayes said:
You should be able to do it with a shortcut. I use Nova launcher and just use the voice search shortcut and it uses Google now. Or if you have a Google search bar on your screen with the mic in it, that should default to Google voice search and not assistant
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SomebodySysop said:
Whoa! You're right again! Pressing mic in Google search bar allows me to speak autovoice trigger I set up -- and it works! Mucho thanks!
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Acoustichayes said:
No problem man. I use tasker, autovoice, and autoremote religiously haha. Too much home automation and laziness not to utilize them. You should look into the natural language it can now use. Takes a while to understand and set up, but after that, it's much better than regular recognize
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I'm having fun, and pulling my hair out, just trying to get this going right now. At least twice this week I was in my car (head unit not installed yet) and really wanted to send time sensitive messages on my s8 using Google Voice. I don't text and drive, religiously. But being able to say "google voice text so-and-so" would have been quite useful.
One last, final question: I've been learning tasker/autovoice on a rooted px5. Just got this galaxy s8 and, of course, it's not rooted. Looks like I shell commands a lot in my profiles, particularly "input keyword" and "input text".
So, if I want to send %avcommnofilter as response to app, do you recommend autoinput for that?
SomebodySysop said:
I'm having fun, and pulling my hair out, just trying to get this going right now. At least twice this week I was in my car (head unit not installed yet) and really wanted to send time sensitive messages on my s8 using Google Voice. I don't text and drive, religiously. But being able to say "google voice text so-and-so" would have been quite useful.
One last, final question: I've been learning tasker/autovoice on a rooted px5. Just got this galaxy s8 and, of course, it's not rooted. Looks like I shell commands a lot in my profiles, particularly "input keyword" and "input text".
So, if I want to send %avcommnofilter as response to app, do you recommend autoinput for that?
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Figured out this issue here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/u/...to-screen-rooted-device-t3620540#post72644822
SomebodySysop said:
Figured out this issue here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/u/...to-screen-rooted-device-t3620540#post72644822
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My apologies for not responding! Got caught up with root searching and things of the sort. But im glad you figured it out!
Acoustichayes said:
There is a difference between using the Google now voice search and using Google assistant. The running service is for Google now. The screenshot you posted is of Google assistant, in which you have to be apart of the Google + community for the app in order for it to work.
If you're just looking for basic usage, use Google now voicesearch and not Google assistant
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FINALLY! This is how you link AutoVoice (or any 3rd party app) to Google Assistant: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/websearch/HwJUpkrHPr4/xIJACIlEAwAJ
So, you have to say "OK, Google, ask Autovoice to...." followed by your AutoVoice command. Still wish I could just say "OK, Google" then command, but this will do for now.

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