OK Google - Working or not

mikedt · Mar 6, 2015

"OK Google.." ...the nearest Chinese restaurants are NOT in Hong Kong.

LOveWerks · Mar 7, 2015

mikedt said:
"OK Google.." ...the nearest Chinese restaurants are NOT in Hong Kong.

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"Okay, Google - find restaurants in Xilinhot..."

Think that'll work? I've had mixed happenings using Ok Google, or anything speech-to-text, or, vice versa... maybe you'll have better luck than I... LW

nickdalzell · Mar 7, 2015

90% of Google Now commands just go to standard search. Whoever stated it's better than S-Voice must have been joking as I can do much more from S-Voice. Try to open ES File Explorer from Now and it just does a Google search for it. Try opening WatchON Remote from Now it does a Google Search for it. In either case S-Voice correctly opened both apps as intended

bjacks12 · Mar 7, 2015

I wouldn't think OK Google would work in the People's Republic of China

nickdalzell · Mar 7, 2015

It doesn't even work properly in the US and you expect better luck overseas?

Kaat72 · Mar 7, 2015

nickdalzell said:
It doesn't even work properly in the US and you expect better luck overseas?

And why not?

LOveWerks · Mar 7, 2015

As I had written, "Ok Google" has been hit and miss for me, and I live Stateside.

I think background noises affect it. But, what nickdalzell said about S Voice has me more than curious...

LW

Unforgiven · Mar 7, 2015

OK Google, "Is this line of conversation a rant?"

Google: No, moved to its own thread.

mikedt · Mar 7, 2015

bjacks12 said:
I wouldn't think OK Google would work in the People's Republic of China

I use a VPN.

...the key icon in the notification bar.

mikedt · Mar 7, 2015

LOveWerks said:
"Okay, Google - find restaurants in Xilinhot..."

Think that'll work? I've had mixed happenings using Ok Google, or anything speech-to-text, or, vice versa... maybe you'll have better luck than I... LW

It did work the second time, when I manually typed "Find restaurants in Xilinhot.", and it did find me some local restaurants here.

mikedt · Mar 7, 2015

nickdalzell said:
It doesn't even work properly in the US and you expect better luck overseas?

It worked in London for me last September, in fact I was using Google Now a lot during the week I was there. Although I turned the notification cards thing off, because it kept on flashing up, 10 minutes from some place in Hong Kong, which was where I'd been prior to London. Even yesterday, it still had the idea I was in Hong Kong for some reason, when I asked it for the nearest Chinese restaurants.

AZgl1500 · Mar 7, 2015

Google Now worked the one time I needed it to find hotels on a specific interstate high near the town I specified. Did not ask it to use "my location".

I am not a fan of Voice to Speech, as my Tex-Mex-Okie dialect does not compute in those kind of apps.

nickdalzell · Mar 7, 2015

Try telling it to open an app not made by Google. Does standard search.

Try telling it to enable silent mode. Does standard search.

Ask it to open Play Store. Works. It seems incapable of doing much outside the Google ecosystem.

funkylogik · Mar 7, 2015

I just said (and bare on mind I'm a Scotsman lol) "ok google launch Android Forums" and it did launch the AF app so sorry Nick but you're wrong there mate :thumbsupdroid:

And "enable silent mode" opened my phones volume settings

funkylogik · Mar 7, 2015

PS (bit off topic I know but) look at what Google Now sent me as a card lastnight...

(Dykebar Hospital is our local loony bin)

EarlyMon · Mar 7, 2015

funkylogik said:
I just said (and bare on mind I'm a Scotsman lol) "ok google launch Android Forums" and it did launch the AF app so sorry Nick but you're wrong there mate
And "enable silent mode" opened my phones volume settings

Yep.

To launch an app, say launch.

To open anything web related, say open.

To see the command syntax, say hello.

To be able to take a lift, don't be Scottish.

mikedt · Mar 7, 2015

funkylogik said:
PS (bit off topic I know but) look at what Google Now sent me as a card lastnight...
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(Dykebar Hospital is our local loony bin)

It's not in Hong Kong?

bjacks12 · Mar 8, 2015

I just opened an app using the word open

Gmash · Mar 8, 2015

I've never even tried to use any of that stuff. I don't like talking to machines. I can see it being useful while driving though.

EarlyMon · Mar 8, 2015

Immensely and that's where I've taken to using it. Mention name of business and city and you're a tap away from calling or navigation.

nickdalzell · Mar 8, 2015

I became a fan of voice control since watching Star Trek. But Google Now still does a standard search more often when I wish it would just work. A shame since it is much faster than S-Voice but feels 1/3 as usable.

Just this morning I asked it to open Play Music. It got hung up at 'recognizing' then said 'can't reach Google'. Opened up S-Voice and it worked fine. Play Store also worked. But Google Now even today feels like a beta product.

Ironically asking it to enable silent mode ends with two results. Either it does a search for 'silent mode' or says 'this function is not currently supported.'

It refuses to launch apps from third parties. I can't get it to open ES File Explorer, Amazon Kindle, Aldiko or the like. Asking it to open Kindle, Amazon Kindle or Kindle Books makes it open the Amazon Shopping app.

It also can't launch most Samsung apps. The few times it does work it seems to prefer Google apps. Either the third party support is that limited (can't imagine why since the oldest voice control app can do that) or it has priority for Google apps. It has no problems opening Play Store, Play Books or the like, of course, that is when it can take the request.

EarlyMon · Mar 8, 2015

Launch Play Music

Worked great.

Launch Tapatalk

Worked great.

Launch DigiHUD

Did that annoying help thing, changed it to launch digital HUD, and showed me DigiHUD in the Play Store.

Maybe you have an accent it doesn't like or something else with your app names.

Speaking of, make sure you have the setting checked to search your apps, it's kinda important.

mikedt · Mar 8, 2015

It's not telling you about things in Hong Kong then?

EarlyMon · Mar 8, 2015

mikedt said:
It's not telling you about things in Hong Kong then?

Only if I ask.

funkylogik · Mar 8, 2015

I found out that changing the input language to English Generic helps a lot with it understanding my accent

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