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Touchless Control on the Moto G.

Here's a new feature on the Moto G, which works like Touchless control. Google added this on all Android devices.
How to activate:
1) Open the Google Now app
2) Tap the mic. and say "Okay Google everywhere"
3) Now go to the menu button (3 dots at the bottom) and tap it.
4) Go to "Voice"
5) You'll see "Okay Google Detection".
6) Check the first 2
7) Done!
Now, on any screen, say "Ok Google". It also works when screen is off, but only while charging.

Yeah it's not actually as useful as you might think and your a little late to the party.

dethrat said:
Yeah it's not actually as useful as you might think and your a little late to the party.
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You can't blame the guy for being late, he knows where to get 'free pot.' Sorry about that - thanks for the post.

in my xt1032 don't work

ReOmbra said:
in my xt1032 don't work
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It was being rolled out by region, I guess still is. Flashing XT1032 US Retail made it work out of the box. Maybe set TTS voice as one of the US options.

owais113 said:
Here's a new feature on the Moto G, which works like Touchless control. Google added this on all Android devices.
How to activate:
1) Open the Google Now app
2) Tap the mic. and say "Okay Google everywhere"
3) Now go to the menu button (3 dots at the bottom) and tap it.
4) Go to "Voice"
5) You'll see "Okay Google Detection".
6) Check the first 2
7) Done!
Now, on any screen, say "Ok Google". It also works when screen is off, but only while charging.
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Despite the sarcasm from other users, thank you for contributing. There may be users who weren't aware of this. Thanks man!

I have put us language in language and input.. And too in the google now app.. But still not working.. I can see only the first flag.. It work only in the home screen
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It doesn't work once your phone goes into deep sleep...

ReOmbra said:
I have put us language in language and input.. And too in the google now app.. But still not working.. I can see only the first flag.. It work only in the home screen
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Maybe not what you want, but if you flash the US XT1032 firmware it will work. Eventually it should be available everywhere in the world.

Thanks
Its new to me thank you, f*ck all the haters.

New to me too, but not at all working on XT1033

Great post, thank you!
Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk 2

Works from the lock screen as long as the phone is charging. Google removed a lot of functionality over the last 3 months. Voice control was removed from Google Music Player but still works on Nexus devices.

sirtbhopal said:
New to me too, but not at all working on XT1033
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It will not work once your phone goes into deep sleep!

Its not recognizing voice for 3 time verification to enabling the feature?

sirtbhopal said:
Its not recognizing voice for 3 time verification to enabling the feature?
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Use an american accent...

pfufle said:
Use an american accent...
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Made me laugh....

Enzopreme said:
Made me laugh....
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Yeah it definitely feels weird ???

Thank you OP! Some of us are new to Android and appreciate the tip

Another tip for enabling this feature: (**Root Required**)
Firstly install UnleashTheGoogle.apk.
Once installed, grant it root permissions, and kill the Google Search app in the settings (Force close). Then you should see some options in the Google Now settings. The IDs to change in the "Config Flags" menu are 199 and 202. Change them to ON. Also, check that the 223 is ON too.
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Home screen rotate

Hi, i'm working on my phone all the time on my phone and recently i bought a case that has a stand for it but now I need the home screen to be rotated so I can work on it when I put my phone on landscape position, can anyone show my how to enable the rotation of the home screen without install a 3rd party app?
Thank you

HerySean said:
Hi, i'm working on my phone all the time on my phone and recently i bought a case that has a stand for it but now I need the home screen to be rotated so I can work on it when I put my phone on landscape position, can anyone show my how to enable the rotation of the home screen without install a 3rd party app?
Thank you
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Go to google now settings and turn it on

bablu048 said:
Go to google now settings and turn it on
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I don't see it, please help

HerySean said:
I don't see it, please help
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update google now

bablu048 said:
update google now
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Already did, I have the e latest version

HerySean said:
Already did, I have the e latest version
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in my phone that option appeared after updating to 6.0.1 .

bablu048 said:
in my phone that option appeared after updating to 6.0.1 .
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No actually i fgured it out, I have to update the "Google" app not " google launcher"

Yaa it worked for me after 6.0.1 update or after google app update.

get Google now and google now on tap back

Just wondering if there is a way to get Google now on tap back on Google assistant Roms. Seems like they all have Google assistant now. I kind of liked GN on tap. Googling didn't come up with any answers.
Never mind I figured it out.

How'd you do it?

Edit build.prop, change ro.opa.eligible_device to false

krs360 said:
Edit build.prop, change ro.opa.eligible_device to false
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My Google app has updated, and now this doesn't work. Anyone know of any other way to switch off assistant and get the search bar back on long press of home?
I am really not interested in talking to my phone, or having it talk to me!

krs360 said:
My Google app has updated, and now this doesn't work. Anyone know of any other way to switch off assistant and get the search bar back on long press of home?
I am really not interested in talking to my phone, or having it talk to me!
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Hello...
Maybe I have a workaround. Go in Google play. Since your Google app updated itself, you have auto update apps in settings... Open Google app in "my apps and games" , click on the 3 dot menu on the top right corner and deselect "auto update" (see screenshot attached)
After that, you can go in: settings > apps > Google app >
Here you can tap on disable. Click "disable app" and on the second prompt "ok". It will reinitialize the app to the factory version.
Finally, you can go on https://apkmirror.com : http://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=Google+app
And download an older Google app version of your choice. You need to enable "unknown source" in settings > security to be able to install it... :good:
Good luck...

People doing this and i can't even get assistant officially​ in the uk

lukeet said:
People doing this and i can't even get assistant officially​ in the uk
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I'm in the UK.. Got it last week. Have been trying ever since to get rid of it!
Short of rolling back the Google app version, the best I've found is using this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamicg.homebuttonlauncher

krs360 said:
I'm in the UK.. Got it last week. Have been trying ever since to get rid of it!
Short of rolling back the Google app version, the best I've found is using this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamicg.homebuttonlauncher
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Hello...
Have you tried the steps I previously posted for you?
Cheers...

5.1 said:
Hello...
Have you tried the steps I previously posted for you?
Cheers...
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I don't want to roll back to an old version of the app. Thanks though.

krs360 said:
I don't want to roll back to an old version of the app. Thanks though.
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Hey,
This is likely the only way to do it properly. Let us know if you find a way without installing third party app.
Good luck...

update

Had my first one.

felixthecat said:
Had my first one.
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Got one that was about 500mb in size. I noticed that going to the Face Recognition tab, an option called "Faster Recognition" is there. Personally i don't remember this option being there, do you find the same option as-well ?

eniorodriig said:
Got one that was about 500mb in size. I noticed that going to the Face Recognition tab, an option called "Faster Recognition" is there. Personally i don't remember this option being there, do you find the same option as-well ?
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I'm in that tab, and I'm not seeing "Faster Recognition" as an option at all. Where are you seeing that?

JDM9499 said:
I'm in that tab, and I'm not seeing "Faster Recognition" as an option at all. Where are you seeing that?
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Settings - > Lock Screen and Security - > Face Recognition .
There should be a "Faster Recognition" option that you could turn on in there.
I'm i the only one that got this ?

eniorodriig said:
Settings - > Lock Screen and Security - > Face Recognition .
There should be a "Faster Recognition" option that you could turn on in there.
I'm i the only one that got this ?
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I still don't see it. Am I missing something?

JDM9499 said:
I still don't see it. Am I missing something?
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Seems like i got a top secret update out of no where. I'm based in the UK and received this new update a few hours a go, i can also tell some people cannot seem to find this option. Check for updates.., this really made a difference to the face recognition for me.

Here's a screen-cap of it

eniorodriig said:
Here's a screen-cap of it
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Wow. That would seriously help. It's really bad to use right now after the latest update. Curious, what's your build? I have the ending in AQD9. Just received this morning.

JDM9499 said:
Wow. That would seriously help. It's really bad to use right now after the latest update. Curious, what's your build? I have the ending in AQD9. Just received this morning.
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Build "AQDD". I cannot seem to find people with this build as yet, at least for me i noticed a lot of improvement. Mysterious update, but good indeed.

I got faster face recognition...op

Faster recognition
eniorodriig said:
Settings - > Lock Screen and Security - > Face Recognition .
There should be a "Faster Recognition" option that you could turn on in there.
I'm i the only one that got this ?
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I got it, too.
Might be regional (European) update ...

aristopo said:
I got it, too.
Might be regional (European) update ...
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AT&T (US) here... got the update yesterday ending in AQD9 and I didn't get that faster unlock option.

ITNV said:
AT&T (US) here... got the update yesterday ending in AQD9 and I didn't get that faster unlock option.
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Orange (RO) here ... AQDD

I turned off automatic updates and had to go check for it. It is there for my Sprint phone. Holding off though.

OK Google voice command only goes to lockscreen

So I've been playing around all day to get this to work but cannot. Every time I use the OK Google voice command with the screen off it only goes to the lockscreen and I have to enter a pattern.
I've read through a few posts but nothing I've tried is working.
Can anyone offer some assistance??

mpetruzz said:
So I've been playing around all day to get this to work but cannot. Every time I use the OK Google voice command with the screen off it only goes to the lockscreen and I have to enter a pattern.
I've read through a few posts but nothing I've tried is working.
Can anyone offer some assistance??
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Have you made sure you've selected the activate and unlock setting within the Google assistant settings?

DaveHTC200 said:
Have you made sure you've selected the activate and unlock setting within the Google assistant settings?
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Yeah haha. I've tried everything..that smart Lock etc. Nothing seems to be working. It's driving me nuts

mpetruzz said:
Yeah haha. I've tried everything..that smart Lock etc. Nothing seems to be working. It's driving me nuts
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Umm retrain your voice? Which version of OS are you on? (O beta etc)

DaveHTC200 said:
Umm retrain your voice? Which version of OS are you on? (O beta etc)
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Tried that many times. I'm on the latest software but not the Oreo beta

mpetruzz said:
Tried that many times. I'm on the latest software but not the Oreo beta
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I'm not sure then mate, with everything setup OK it's working fine here on the same software setup.

I had to enable that, but sounds like you have

DaveHTC200 said:
I had to enable that, but sounds like you have[/QU
I'm not seeing the access and unlock option in my settings. How do I get that?
I've made sure my Google assistant app is updated...
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mpetruzz said:
DaveHTC200 said:
I had to enable that, but sounds like you have[/QU
I'm not seeing the access and unlock option in my settings. How do I get that?
I've made sure my Google assistant app is updated...
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You have to set up voice unlock I believe. Go into settings in the app and voice model> retrain voice model.. You should be able to set it up then
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Babydollll said:
mpetruzz said:
You have to set up voice unlock I believe. Go into settings in the app and voice model> retrain voice model.. You should be able to set it up then
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Just retrained it again and I'm still not seeing that as an option.
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mpetruzz said:
Babydollll said:
Just retrained it again and I'm still not seeing that as an option.
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Then idk. I have multiple devices on both nougat AND Oreo and it's an option on all of them.
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mpetruzz said:
DaveHTC200 said:
I had to enable that, but sounds like you have[/QU
I'm not seeing the access and unlock option in my settings. How do I get that?
I've made sure my Google assistant app is updated...
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I just pressed home to get the assistant up, then swype up and pressed the envelope thing on top right.
From next screen I could go into settings and phone and the option was in there mate
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DaveHTC200 said:
mpetruzz said:
I just pressed home to get the assistant up, then swype up and pressed the envelope thing on top right.
From next screen I could go into settings and phone and the option was in there mate
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Yeah it's so weird cause I have a LG v30 that I'm selling and it's working on that and I have the option on that phone. Weird!!
Maybe a factory reset??
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mpetruzz said:
DaveHTC200 said:
Yeah it's so weird cause I have a LG v30 that I'm selling and it's working on that and I have the option on that phone. Weird!!
Maybe a factory reset??
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Bloody strange!!
It could be worth trying it! It's a pain but if you get the result you want after its got to be worth a go!
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On mine, like the other guy said, press the envelope icon top right. At the top it says explore, beside that your stuff, and to the right of that, 3 dots. Click on the 3 dots, then settings, and then click phone, then access and unlock. Mine was doing same thing. Glad that I saw this thread.

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On mine, like the other guy said, press the envelope icon top right. At the top it says explore, beside that your stuff, and to the right of that, 3 dots. Click on the 3 dots, then settings, and then click phone, then access and unlock. Mine was doing same thing. Glad that I saw this thread.
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I did a factory reset and that seems to have done the trick. Took a bit to reinstall my apps but worth it cause I was losing my mind haha!!

mpetruzz said:
I did a factory reset and that seems to have done the trick. Took a bit to reinstall my apps but worth it cause I was losing my mind haha!!
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Haha!! Glad it did the trick eventually though!!