Questions tagged [google-voice-actions]
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Refresh web page with Google assistant
Is there a command to make it refresh the web page currently shown in the browser on my phone? I tried multiple variations of "Hey Google ... Refresh the web page" but it instead shows me ...
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Auto voice reply when someone calls you?
I'm looking for a way to have something reply instantly when the number gets called. Hopefully, the reply will be randomized based on 10< available replies, but any starting point is fine.
I'd ...
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How to browse, an organized, textual list of commands that can be issued to Google Assistant
I was wondering whether there is any way (my guess, is that this would be almost like an exhaustive dictionary) to go though a textual list of all the Google voice commands you can issue to the Google ...
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Google Assistant not properly answering questions about people's age or birth date (foreign names misheard)
I am running Android 11 on a Realme 8 5G phone. I would like Google Assistant to answer basic questions about people's age and birth dates, including my own.
I don't understand why it doesn't do this. ...
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Take Pictures via Voice Command on a oneplus 7
I want to take photos automatically if I tell the phone "take picture" or something similar. Can this be done with Apps like Macrodroid or IfTTT?
Happy to hear your suggestions.
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Google Assistant app crashes the moment I open the app. Similarly, Google App Crashes when trying for a voice search
Google Assistant crashes the moment I open the app. Due to this. I'm unable to invoke my Assistant even though having setup all it's settings such as turning it On, setting up 'Hey Google' and ...
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How do I search for entries containing a given text or regular expression using TalkBack
I would like to know how to use TalkBack to search for entries by issuing a given partial keyword or regular expression. Perhaps, as an alternative, the user could speak an entry, and, after the text ...
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Problem creating a reminder with date/time in title
Using Android 9 on a Pixel 2, I can recreate this problem reliably.
Let's say currently it is January 20. I prompt Google Assistant to start making a reminder for a certain date and time, such as:
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Google Assistant routine only executing first command?
I have a Google Assistant routine with 2 custom actions: Navigate to home and Play Spotify music.
For some reason, only the first action ever completes when I execute the routine via voice command. If ...
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Change Gboard microphone input
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So when I clicked the microphone button on my Gboard, Pixel 2, it used to come up as pictures 1&2.
Now, this changed today, when I click the microphone, the keyboard goes away, and screenshot #...
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Voice typing new line
I have a Samsung S9 running Android version 10 (q).
I frequently use the Google speech to text facility on the keyboard. I can make it do punctuation like commas and periods however I cannot make it ...
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How do I spell out period using Google voice recognition?
While using voice-to-text to transcribe notes to Google Keep, I realized whenever I said "period" it would put out the punctuation mark. This is great 99% of the time, but sometimes I need to say ...
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How can I get voice control like my Moto X 2nd Gen had?
My last phone was a Moto X 2nd Generation. The Moto Voice app was great - I could say "Away Team to Voyager (my custom command phrase) - what's up?" and it would read me all current notifications ...
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Custom voice commands
I'm looking for an open source way to specify custom voice commands that use the Google voice recognition backend. It has to be open source and work offline. (I already managed to get the Google app ...
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How do I get Google Now to report correct season-related information?
At time of writing, it's mid-summer (July 27, USA). On my Galaxy S7, when I activate Google voice search and ask it how many days until fall, it tells me 217 days, which I know is wrong. When I ask ...
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Custom OK google command
How do we make OK Google to accept custom commands?
Our requirement is simple, we want something like "Appname keyword" to get results and show on our app. Ok Google works with Search for Keyword on ...
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"OK, Google" Command To Launch Music App
I am trying to find the voice command to launch the app on my Note Edge to launch the app called Music It is a stock Android App, but anytime I say Music or anything of that nature, it immediately ...
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Google now - retraining the voice model
Sometimes my phone ignores the Ok Google command. I've noticed that I need to say it in the exact same way, as I said it during the voice model retraining. Even a wrong distance between my mouth and ...
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Using Google Voice Recognition offline
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How to force Google Voice Recognition working in offline mode even if an internet connection is available?
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I know Google Voice Recognition has an offline mode1, using "speech ...
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Voice Unlock Problems on Android Lollipop(Lenovo A6000)
Recently,I had heard about the voice unlocking mechanism in Android,which lets us unlock our lock-screen using our voice.
As shown in the first screenshot, I have enabled all options:
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Intermittent Success of using Google Voice Actions "Search in App" Command
I am unable to successfully use the Google System Voice Actions "Search in App" action from the Google App (com.google.android.gms.actions.SEARCH_ACTION).
S3: Android v4.3; Google App v5.8.58.16.arm
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Google Now opens when not needed
From time to time Google (voice) search randomly starts on my phone (Huawei Ascend Y300, Android version 4.1.1)
I'll be listening to music for example, change songs, and out of nowhere Google voice ...
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How to get rid of voice bar over keyboard in Android 6?
I want to remove the horizontal bar with the microphone button (voice input) showing over Android 6 keyboard (marked with the red border).
I know which settings are supposed to control this behaviour ...
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How to use speech-to-text offline?
When online
When I am connected to Wi-Fi, I am able to say "Okay Google" from any screen and it will automatically start a voice search for me and look up whatever I say. I am also able to manually ...
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How can you prevent Google from saying "if you just said something..."
If I start a voice search but change my mind and cancel it, sometimes it will say " if you just said something I didn't hear what it was".
Is there any way to disable this?
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How do I disable the google voice typing/voice search 'ding' sound?
Whenever I open google voice typing, it plays a rising ding sound, then a falling ding sound when it stops.
This is very annoying to me. I have a rooted stock S5 on Lollipop. I searched for the sound ...
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Allowing requests for Google Voice Search with a Bluetooth headset when the device is locked?
I enabled
Allow requests with device locked
For Bluetooth devices
For wired headsets
in Settings for Google Voice search.
However, none of my devices ( Sky Vega racer3 and Samsung Galaxy ...
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Fully Remove Google Voice Search
I am running Lollipop on the LG G3 and due to a loose connection on the audio jack google voice search gets activated everytime a slight movement of ANY attached cable.
Now, I would like to ...
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How to run Google now in backgroud?
I don't know where to ask the question, so if you want to migrate it to SO or software recommendations please do so. If what I'm asking for requires programming, I can do that, if it requires root, I ...
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Command to delete full sentences or dictation session?
Is there a way to delete entire sentences when using voice recognition? Perhaps the functionality I am asking about doesn't even exists?
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How do I navigate to a contacts address using my voice
This seems like it should be easy but I'd I say to Google now or the Google search all "Navigate to Contact Name" it just does a Google search. Contact is saved and synced to Google. Doesn't seem to ...
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Google Now Accent Bug (Lollipop 5.0)
I updated to Android 5.0 yesterday on my Nexus 5.
I am from the UK, hence I have my languages set to "English (UK)" where possible, including the voice of Google Now, which has the accent of an ...
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Google Voice Search no longer automatically takes action
I was recently using my phone and noticed something odd. Previously, when I used Google Voice Search, and I said something like "Set a timer for 10 minutes", my phone would recognize that I wanted to ...
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"OK Google" too sensitive, reacts on "OK" only
When I want to start an "OK Google" query, I just have to say "OK" and Google Search starts listening.
Unfortunately that makes the features unusable because when on a charger my phone is always ...
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Google voice search crashing
The Google voice search crashes after detecting the keyword ok google.
If, I tap on the mike button in the search app and do voice search, it works.
What could be the reason behind this app-crash?
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How can I disable Google Voice Commands on an Android phone?
I prefer not root my phone, but I'd be willing to, if it's necessary.
Google Voice keeps popping-up Search and Voice Dialer randomly (about twice a minute). They enter random commands into Search bar ...
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How to restore Google Search withOUT Google Voice Dialer?
Stack Exchange newbie here. Please forgive any protocol mistakes.
I'm following a thread, but can't yet comment as a newbie, on a question involving the Google Voice Dialer for Android 4.1x - ...
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Google Now Voice Search not resetting (voice search brings up old search result instead of re-searching)
In the past whenever I launched "Voice Search" on my android phone (Samsung S3), it would bring up the google voice search prompt, where it was actively listening to what I said (the phone on the left ...
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Can I configure Google Now to recognize contacts by their phonetic name?
I have a lot of friends with names and surnames that Google Now cannot recognize, so I added an entry for their phonetic name.
When I say "Okay, Google" and then "call (phonetic name)", Google ...
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How can I make voice search know that a certain first name is always that specific contact?
I have a Nexus 5 with the Okay Google search feature. I can theoretically use it to send text messages hands-free.
However, my wife has a common name, and I have several other contacts with the same ...
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Can I change the phrase "OK Google Now" to something else?
I want to say a different name or phrase when I wake up my Moto X android.
Is there any way, or hack that I can use to change the name?
Ideally I don't want to "root" the phone because I don't know ...
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How can I get Google Voice Actions to recognize monetary amounts?
I'm using a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3. I would like to be able to have Google Voice Actions recognize monetary amounts properly when adding a reminder, for example. Currently the best output I have ...
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Disabling Google Voice Dialer
I have a Motorola Electrify M, recently factory-OTA-updated to Android 4.1.2. With the update came Google Now and the Google Voice Dialer.
Google's Voice Dialer sucks! It always get the name wrong, ...
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Is there a way to speak "Send" in order to send an SMS?
I know I can pull up my SMS app and press the microphone to activate speech. I speak my message, but then I need to press the "send" button to actually send my message.
Is there a way to activate the ...
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How do I turn off speech search in Jelly Bean?
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S 2, and last night I updated it to Jelly Bean in hopes that it might solve a few small bugs.
Most everything seems to be working as hoped. However, one new ...
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Is it possible to disable Google Voice Search headset control in 4.1 Jelly Bean?
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S i9000 with the RemICS-JB 3.0 ROM, and now long-press on my headset is hard-coded to start Google Voice Search, which doesn't interest me. I'd much rather have long-press ...
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Is there a way to disable voice search?
Since updating to Jelly Bean, my Nexus S had a problem with voice search starting up all the time (about every 30 secs).
Is there any way to disable it?
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Is there a voice action shortcut in ICS?
Android 4.0 doesn't have a magnifying glass search button like most pre-ICS phones. I'm actually one of the people who used the long-press search button often with voice actions.
Is there a ...
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How can voice search improve recognition
I understand that Google will store the things I say and is supposed to improve recognition of my voice on my android phone. How can it do this if there is no way to correct it? I say a persons name ...
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Can I train Google Voice Actions to better recognize my voice?
I'm playing with Google Voice Actions. The idea is great, but I'm having trouble with Google Voice Actions not recognizing some of my words. The mistakes are minor, but are bad enough that the ...
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