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(??) Make Google Now Override S Voice

I used to be able to double tap home to open Google Now. Now it opens S Voice. How can I make it open Google Now.
Also... Does anyone actually prefer S Voice?
Thanks!
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You need root for that, use Wanam xposed to configure double tap on hope run Google Now.

virx14 said:
You need root for that, use Wanam xposed to configure double tap on hope run Google Now.
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I am rooted, however, I cannot run Xposed because it borks games by SquareEnix, and I play FFIV lol. Thanks though!
Any other ideas?

very simple; Install home2 shortcut, assign double-click button to Google now. I have mine set to voice search, so I don't even have to hit my mic when I open google now.
Very convenient when driving
BTW, NO root required!

Even better for driving is to enable the "Hi Galaxy" wake command. Then use tasker to switch over to Google Voice Search each time S - voice runs. There's a 1 sec or so delay but it works and no hands required.

mintcookies said:
Even better for driving is to enable the "Hi Galaxy" wake command. Then use tasker to switch over to Google Voice Search each time S - voice runs. There's a 1 sec or so delay but it works and no hands required.
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I now realize after switching to Nova launcher this disables the ability to return to your main home screen from another home screen. Is there any xposed or other solution I can use to avoid this issue? I already tried xbutton actions with no option to use double click home button to launch anything!

S for switch voice app in playstore. No root needed.

Workaround for Google Now access

I really missed the Note 2 default of long pressing the menu key to invoke Google search. Here's the workaround I've been using today that I think is kind of cool:
Make sure S-Voice is enabled on your device. In the S-Voice app, use Menu>Settings to enable double tapping the home key to activate S-Voice. Also handy to set the "Hello Galaxy" command to wake the device into S-Voice.
Activate S-Voice by double tapping the home key, or saying "Hello Galaxy" while the device is asleep.
Once S-Voice is listening, say "Open Google".
Once Google search is open, you can say "Ok Google" as normal.
This sounds more involved than it actually is, and I now feel I have a way to get fast access to my preferred voice assistant again.
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You can use wanam to remap hardware keys. So you can actually make it open Google now directly
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Not rooted. Should probably have mentioned that.
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Also should mention that, unlike remapping the buttons, this technique gives you a way to kind of "bootstrap" yourself using voice alone from screen off right into google now with the mic active.
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Another option is to use a custom launcher. Apex allows you to bring up Google now with the menu key. Don't know how you feel about ditching touch wiz though.
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TJCacher said:
I really missed the Note 2 default of long pressing the menu key to invoke Google search. Here's the workaround I've been using today that I think is kind of cool:
Make sure S-Voice is enabled on your device. In the S-Voice app, use Menu>Settings to enable double tapping the home key to activate S-Voice. Also handy to set the "Hello Galaxy" command to wake the device into S-Voice.
Activate S-Voice by double tapping the home key, or saying "Hello Galaxy" while the device is asleep.
Once S-Voice is listening, say "Open Google".
Once Google search is open, you can say "Ok Google" as normal.
This sounds more involved than it actually is, and I now feel I have a way to get fast access to my preferred voice assistant again.
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1. Go to app S Voice, enable home key to activate S Voice.
2. Go to app info for S Voice, clear defaults.
3. Go to your touchwiz home screen and double click your home button, it should ask to set default for the search.
4. Select Google and put always.
I have google as my default this way..

xacoffeemx said:
1. Go to app S Voice, enable home key to activate S Voice.
2. Go to app info for S Voice, clear defaults.
3. Go to your touchwiz home screen and double click your home button, it should ask to set default for the search.
4. Select Google and put always.
I have google as my default this way..
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Hmm. I would love for mine to work that way, but when I go into the app info for S Voice, the button to clear defaults is disabled and it says no defaults are set.
I do have the option within S Voice set to activate S Voice when double tapping the home key, and that is working.
When I posted this, I assumed everyone not rooted had the same situation as me, where there was simply no way to have anything but S Voice be the default for a home key double tap.
Seems that's not the case, though I can't imagine why.
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xacoffeemx said:
1. Go to app S Voice, enable home key to activate S Voice.
2. Go to app info for S Voice, clear defaults.
3. Go to your touchwiz home screen and double click your home button, it should ask to set default for the search.
4. Select Google and put always.
I have google as my default this way..
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Unfortunately, this does not work for me. When I go into S-Voice, the home key option is already enabled. The option to "clear defaults" is grayed out in the App Manager. Disabling and re-enabling the home key in S-Voice does nothing. Same with clearing all S-Voice data in the App Manager.
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TJCacher said:
Hmm. I would love for mine to work that way, but when I go into the app info for S Voice, the button to clear defaults is disabled and it says no defaults are set.
I do have the option within S Voice set to activate S Voice when double tapping the home key, and that is working.
When I posted this, I assumed everyone not rooted had the same situation as me, where there was simply no way to have anything but S Voice be the default for a home key double tap.
Seems that's not the case, though I can't imagine why.
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Same here. Also, when I disable S-Voice entirely using the App Manager, I still don't get an option to set the home key double click to Google Now.

Use this app
bigmout said:
Unfortunately, this does not work for me. When I go into S-Voice, the home key option is already enabled. The option to "clear defaults" is grayed out in the App Manager. Disabling and re-enabling the home key in S-Voice does nothing. Same with clearing all S-Voice data in the App Manager.
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Same here. Also, when I disable S-Voice entirely using the App Manager, I still don't get an option to set the home key double click to Google Now.
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use home 2 shortcut it works just make use s-voice is turrned off via the home key.

putsometrebleinit said:
Another option is to use a custom launcher. Apex allows you to bring up Google now with the menu key. Don't know how you feel about ditching touch wiz though.
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I can confirm that this works. If you hold the menu key for a short period, Google Now pops up and if you hold it longer S Finder pops up.

i agree with gator, home2 is the best at that. i have used it for about a yr or so and its flawless

Updated to Android 6.0.1 but no google now on tap

I live in Ireland and have an unbranded 928f. I upgraded to android 6.0.1 via OTA this morning. Everything seems fine (except Samsung removed the option of having weather on the lockscreen)
One issue I am having is I don't have google now on tap. When I long press the home button I get google now but not now on tap. I updated my play services via the playstore when I upgraded to Android 6.0. I checked the setting on google now and now on tap is not mentioned anywhere.
Can anyone help?

If you use touch wiz I guess you cannot have not now and now on tap, as the command is the same.
Install Google Launcher.

thegios said:
If you use touch wiz I guess you cannot have not now and now on tap, as the command is the same.
Install Google Launcher.
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Now on tap is working fine with touchwiz here. First time I held down home it asked if I wanted to enable it.

nms247 said:
Now on tap is working fine with touchwiz here. First time I held down home it asked if I wanted to enable it.
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Yes, what I'm saying is it's either now or now on tap, cannot have both

thegios said:
Yes, what I'm saying is it's either now or now on tap, cannot have both
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it never asked me the first time I pressed the home button......and I am stuck on Google now and can't activate google now on tap

Pacman1969 said:
it never asked me the first time I pressed the home button......and I am stuck on Google now and can't activate google now on tap
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Enable now on tap in now settings

thegios said:
Enable now on tap in now settings
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When I go to now settings under voice there is no button to enable now on tap. The version of google now I am on (this is under the about section) is 5.9.33.19.arm64

It's not under voice, but two or three items below

thegios said:
It's not under voice, but two or three items below
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When you go to settings you got to voice correct? Can you give me a detailed description of where you go?

See screenshot

thegios said:
See screenshot
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My version does not have the home screen options in the bottom and does not have the now on tap button.
Can you go to about and see what version you are on......we might be on 2 different versions hence my problem

nms247 said:
Now on tap is working fine with touchwiz here. First time I held down home it asked if I wanted to enable it.
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Pacman1969 said:
it never asked me the first time I pressed the home button......and I am stuck on Google now and can't activate google now on tap
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Pacman1969 said:
My version does not have the home screen options in the bottom and does not have the now on tap button.
Can you go to about and see what version you are on......we might be on 2 different versions hence my problem
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I have 5.10 beta version
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IT must work on 5.9 as well.
Try this: go to play store, go to Google app, remove updates, re-apply updates

thegios said:
I have 5.10 beta version
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IT must work on 5.9 as well.
Try this: go to play store, go to Google app, remove updates, re-apply updates
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Tried that just now........still the same thing

Last I can suggest is to clear cache and data

thegios said:
Last I can suggest is to clear cache and data
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Clear cache partion?

Pacman1969 said:
Clear cache partion?
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Nope... Clear app's cache

thegios said:
Nope... Clear app's cache
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I hate to bother you with this because you have been so helpful already but how and where do I go to do that? And when I accomplish that should I try uninstalling the updates again?

Pacman1969 said:
I hate to bother you with this because you have been so helpful already but how and where do I go to do that? And when I accomplish that should I try uninstalling the updates again?
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I figured it out and still no joy. I will live without google now on tap lol

Try installing Google launcher

thegios said:
Try installing Google launcher
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Would I have to use Google launcher? Or just install it

google assistant & identifying products using camera

Using Google now on tap, i was able to identify the products such as movies, gadgets and etc by opening the camera app and holding the home button
But with the google assistant it doesn't.. Anyone can use it!

Hey so I just tried and actually it does work. Just aim the camera at something (I used the game case for Mass Effect: Andromeda) and activate Google Assistant. On the bottom you'll see a little floating card. Pull it up and it should show you info about what's on screen. Like I said it recognized Mass Effect & also Destiny.

eraser0 said:
Using Google now on tap, i was able to identify the products such as movies, gadgets and etc by opening the camera app and holding the home button
But with the google assistant it doesn't.. Anyone can use it!
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Does this still work with the assistant

lukeet said:
Does this still work with the assistant
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.....yes

RoyJ said:
.....yes
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How?
It doesn't work for me

eraser0 said:
How?
It doesn't work for me
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Id be interested in knowing too. I open camera, long press home, give voice command take a pic but doesn't seem to be a clear way for ID function to work.

KLit75 said:
Id be interested in knowing too. I open camera, long press home, give voice command take a pic but doesn't seem to be a clear way for ID function to work.
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You just aim the camera at something and press and hold the home button to trigger assistant. Then on the very bottom of the assistant screen you'll see a little card bobbing up and down. Pull the card up with your finger and it'll show any relevant information about what's on the screen.
Actually I just noticed that you don't even need to pull it up yourself. You open the camera and trigger assistant with whatever you want in the viewfinder. The card bobs up and down for a couple of seconds before automatically expanding itself to reveal the information.
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eraser0 said:
Using Google now on tap, i was able to identify the products such as movies, gadgets and etc by opening the camera app and holding the home button
But with the google assistant it doesn't.. Anyone can use it!
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lukeet said:
Does this still work with the assistant
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KLit75 said:
Id be interested in knowing too. I open camera, long press home, give voice command take a pic but doesn't seem to be a clear way for ID function to work.
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Maybe I'm not understanding you correctly, is this what you mean?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5vsnrpZp8j6c1hWazk5QkdFNTA/view?usp=drivesdk

RoyJ said:
You just aim the camera at something and press and hold the home button to trigger assistant. Then on the very bottom of the assistant screen you'll see a little card bobbing up and down. Pull the card up with your finger and it'll show any relevant information about what's on the screen.
Actually I just noticed that you don't even need to pull it up yourself. You open the camera and trigger assistant with whatever you want in the viewfinder. The card bobs up and down for a couple of seconds before automatically expanding itself to reveal the information.
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Maybe I'm not understanding you correctly, is this what you mean?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5vsnrpZp8j6c1hWazk5QkdFNTA/view?usp=drivesdk
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For me, I was able to do this in google now on tap, but witg assistant, when i do this i am getting black screen

RoyJ said:
You just aim the camera at something and press and hold the home button to trigger assistant. Then on the very bottom of the assistant screen you'll see a little card bobbing up and down. Pull the card up with your finger and it'll show any relevant information about what's on the screen.
Actually I just noticed that you don't even need to pull it up yourself. You open the camera and trigger assistant with whatever you want in the viewfinder. The card bobs up and down for a couple of seconds before automatically expanding itself to reveal the information.
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Maybe I'm not understanding you correctly, is this what you mean?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5vsnrpZp8j6c1hWazk5QkdFNTA/view?usp=drivesdk
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For me, I was able to do this in google now on tap, but witg assistant, when i do this i am getting black screen,

eraser0 said:
For me, I was able to do this in google now on tap, but witg assistant, when i do this i am getting black screen,
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I have no idea why it wouldn't work for you, that's very odd.

eraser0 said:
For me, I was able to do this in google now on tap, but witg assistant, when i do this i am getting black screen,
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It worked for me with assistant after I granted camera permission to the Google app.
Edit: use screen context should be activated in the assistant options

coremania said:
It worked for me with assistant after I granted camera permission to the Google app.
Edit: use screen context should be activated in the assistant options
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Yeah the 2nd one should do it. Camera permissions wouldn't have anything to do with it. My Google app does not have camera permissions.

RoyJ said:
Yeah the 2nd one should do it. Camera permissions wouldn't have anything to do with it. My Google app does not have camera permissions.
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Thx, you're right. It's only the screen context.

app disabler for moto g play?

Is there a recommended app to use to for moto G play to disable certain apps? For instance, I use package disabler pro for my samsung s7.
I need to disable the google app from the long press home button for my 12 year old. We run norton family on chrome, but for whatever reason, the google now apps have always been exempt from norton filters. The phone did an update this morning and now I can't find any way to disable that feature or lock it with applock.

japeriod said:
Is there a recommended app to use to for moto G play to disable certain apps? For instance, I use package disabler pro for my samsung s7.
I need to disable the google app from the long press home button for my 12 year old. We run norton family on chrome, but for whatever reason, the google now apps have always been exempt from norton filters. The phone did an update this morning and now I can't find any way to disable that feature or lock it with applock.
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just got to settings
search assist and voice input
go to that option
there will be a option for assist app
set it to none
Done!!!!

@ki said:
just got to settings
search assist and voice input
go to that option
there will be a option for assist app
set it to none
Done!!!!
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PERFECT!! Thank you so much!!

@ki said:
just got to settings
search assist and voice input
go to that option
there will be a option for assist app
set it to none
Done!!!!
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One more question I hope you'll know... As I was closing apps from the square "recent apps" button, the google search bar now appears at the top (and is accessible). Any ideas how to get rid of it? We are using Nova Launcher instead of google's native launcher, which helped get rid of the original google search bar on the home screen.

japeriod said:
One more question I hope you'll know... As I was closing apps from the square "recent apps" button, the google search bar now appears at the top (and is accessible). Any ideas how to get rid of it? We are using Nova Launcher instead of google's native launcher, which helped get rid of the original google search bar on the home screen.
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Nevermind, I figured it out after googling for a while. I had to restart the phone after your steps and then it no longer appeared in the recent apps screen.

japeriod said:
Nevermind, I figured it out after googling for a while. I had to restart the phone after your steps and then it no longer appeared in the recent apps screen.
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Yup
..right
as google is so much integrated sometimes it needs reboot for the effect....