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[Q] Launching Google Now by voice

Hey guys,
If you guys have had a look at the new Moto X, then you have seen the new voice features, like how you can start up Google Now with your voice, from anywhere in the phone. Do you know a way to do that on a GS4?
Thanks

Can't do it on the s4

This requires a sensor only the X has.
Wayne Tech Nexus

zelendel said:
This requires a sensor only the X has.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Yep
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But you can start up SVoice with your voice.

speedlever said:
But you can start up SVoice with your voice.
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And therein lies the solution. Just write a tasker profile to launch Google now and kill s voice whenever s voice launches.
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rushi.1986 said:
And therein lies the solution. Just write a tasker profile to launch Google now and kill s voice whenever s voice launches.
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Without the moto x low power always on processors, it will eat up your battery though
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Okay Google

So, my Moto X started responding to just "okay google" which is awesome because adding the "now" always bothered me. Has anybody else noticed this?
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When it had me set it up and recorded me saying it, I just said "OK Google " and it has always responded to that.
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I didn't know that...i just tried and works without say 'now'
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i wish mine did that!
i tried retraining it and not saying "now" but it never accepted it.
i'm on vzw 4.4 stock rooted.

Mine is really hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. "Okay Google Now" works 95% of the time so I usually just go with that.
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Not using Moto or Ambient Display?

I've seen a few people mention that they aren't using Moto or Ambient Display, so my question is: what are you using to get notifications without turning on your screen? I've tried the 2 apps I could find that were supposedly supposed to enable the hidden led, but neither worked well. So is there an xposed module or some other method y'all are using? Thanks in advance.
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I'm using ambient because with moto display the screen turns on ALL the time. To annoying!
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shoman94 said:
I'm using ambient because with moto display the screen turns on ALL the time. To annoying!
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Same here.

I use my smartwatch.

shoman94 said:
I'm using ambient because with moto display the screen turns on ALL the time. To annoying!
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Is there a way to customize how ambient display works?
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shinesthru said:
Is there a way to customize how ambient display works?
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Nope... Weird on my tablet the screen wakes when I pickup the device which the moto x doesn't do. But the moto display wakes when you breath... ?
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shoman94 said:
Nope... Weird on my tablet the screen wakes when I pickup the device which the moto x doesn't do. But the moto display wakes when you breath... ?
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How is ambient display triggered? Does it always display a notification or does it use proximity sensors or gyro to turn on when it's picked up or pulled out of pocket? Mine almost never works.
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shinesthru said:
How is active display triggered? Does it always display a notification or does it use proximity sensors or gyro to turn on when it's picked up or pulled out of pocket? Mine almost never works.
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On ambient it doesn't work on our phone.
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shoman94 said:
On ambient it doesn't work on our phone.
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I'm not sure we are understanding each other. Earlier, you said that you use ambient display, but now you say that ambient display doesn't work on our devices. Why would you use a feature that doesn't work instead of just turning it off?
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shinesthru said:
I'm not sure we are understanding each other. Earlier, you said that you use ambient display, but now you say that ambient display doesn't work on our devices. Why would you use a feature that doesn't work instead of just turning it off?
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Earlier I said Ambient Display was working on my tablet and works well. The only thing it does on this phone is come on and off a few times after the notification.

Moto voice does not speak to me

Hi. The question is clear - I have probably missed to check some settings, so Moto voice does not speak to me as it was doing on my Moto X Play. Any suggestions?
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Did you offend Moto voice by any way?

Could it be some language-related problem? Like Google Now wont work if you dont have english set as systemlanguage etc..

I think but I'm not sure that the instructions say you have to raise the device to your ear and moto will discreetly talk. My moto has it's own personality and thinks for herself
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OK Google not working

I'm trying to get OK Google voice activation set up but it keeps telling me unable to use microphone please restart device. Does anyone have it set up? Is something wrong with my mic?

Perhaps it's because of Moto Voice?
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PiousInquisitor said:
Perhaps it's because of Moto Voice?
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thats what it was, i forgot that when i got the phone i already set it up for ok moto saying.