With the OK Google voice command, you can search the web and manage other Android features devices. However, this feature only works in the Google Now app. In order for this voice command to work in any application, you need to make some changes to the settings. Now you will learn how to enable Ok Google on Android.

To enable the feature voice control OK Google open the Google Now app. In most cases this application opens with a swipe from the on-screen home button. On the Samsung smartphones for Google discoveries Now you need to click on the mechanical button "Home", and then click on Google button at the bottom of the screen.

After opening the Google Now application, you need to click on the button that opens the side menu. She is in the left upper corner screen.

In the settings window, go to the “Voice Search” section, and then to the “Ok Google Recognition” subsection.

After repeating the OK Google command three times, a message will appear on the screen indicating that the setup is complete. Now you can use voice control from any application.

What to do if nothing works? If this instruction did not work for you, then you may need to update the application responsible for the OK Google voice control function. To do this, go to the app store Google Play and find there an application called "Google" (yes, this application is simply called Google) and update it by clicking on the "Update" button.

What can I use OK Google voice control for? Voice control allows you to perform many typical mobile device actions without using your hands. For example, with voice commands, you can create a reminder, find an event on your calendar, open an app, make a call, write a message, get directions, and of course you can search the web.

If your smartphone or Android tablet very little random access memory, then force voice assistant"OK Google" will not work from any screen. This limitation can be bypassed!

You like to ask Google Now in the morning "OK Google, what's the weather like?". Surely you would like the service to work from any application or even from the lock screen. True, if your Android device has 1GB of RAM or less, then this option will not be available. It's all easy to fix!

"OK Google" only when an app is open (left), From all apps (right)

And so, first of all, you need to root your Android! What is Root and how to get it, you can refer to the two materials below:

After you receive Root rights let's move on to the next step. You will need to download from the Google store play app Root Browser.

Now go to installed application, go to the folder /system and find the file build.prop:Open it (tap on the file) via text editor R.B. Text Editor: Find the line:

ro.config.low_ram= true

and make changes:

ro.config.low_ram= false

If there is no such line at all and you have little RAM, then add the parameter ro.config.low_ram= false .Save changes and restart Android, go to Google Now app settings and activate "OK Google" option from all apps and lock screen.

Any smartphone can "wake up" from sleep, after the owner uttered just one phrase - "OK Google". Therefore, many people ask the question: How to enable Ok Google on Android. The main function of such a device is to search necessary information on the Internet, as well as perform a variety of commands, from dialing a message to calling numbers from the phone book. But here's how to enable such a miracle function on the device?

Google Now is responsible for the performance of the program. old version could be found by holding down the Minimize key. But you can use it directly from the application list. at the same time, the reaction to the spoken commands was available only after the application was launched and turned on on the screen.

The latest version provides for the use of the program even when the smartphone is charging. And in order for it to react in any application, you will have to activate such an interesting feature in the application settings.

In order to enable Ok Google on Android go to " voice search". There you need to find the item “Recognition“ Ok, Google ””, and click on it. After that, Google will record your voice and activate this function. It perfectly recognizes the Russian language, so there is nothing to worry about.

Very often, the OK Google feature does not work due to outdated software. To do this, you just need to update the program, and everything should work out. Just go to the Google Play store and look for an app called "Google", which is the name of the program we need. Update it.

The application may not function, especially when the speaker is covered with a case, or for some other reason.

What is the OK Google function for?

Voice control has become incredibly fashionable today. They are used everywhere. What can I say, this is a very convenient feature that allows you to control your device without even touching it. So, for example, with the help of a voice command, any user can do anything with his device.

You will go to the calendar, make a call, and in general, you will be able to find the information of interest on the Internet. Also, the OK Google voice function allows you to get directions on the map, and even write messages to specified people. Such features can be listed for hours, because they really allow you to use your smartphone to the fullest.

Video instruction for enabling the OK Google function

Naturally, OK Google is not such an advanced assistant as, for example, Siri on iOS, but still, it can do a lot, even easier to say almost impossible. A couple of years ago, such opportunities remained somewhere beyond fantasy, and now we cannot imagine life without them.

Google started out as a search engine and this moment searching for information using mobile devices remains one of the main directions of development. With every phone/tablet system update, Google Play Services and individual programs there are more and more new features designed to make life easier for the user.

In this article, I will talk about the most useful voice commands, Now on Tap contextual search, and also show you how to set up your phone to perform any voice commands, including using Tasker. After all, this is what we so dreamed of when reading the works of science fiction in childhood.

Traditionally everything latest developments from the "corporation of goodness" are being implemented on devices Nexus lineups. So it was with voice control, and with Google Now, a system for presenting information in the form of a set of cards. There is one application behind Google Now, simple Google search and voice search, and that is Google. It is included standard applications from Google and is available on any certified Android smartphone.

There are also several smartphones with an advanced voice control feature that is activated even when the smartphone's screen is turned off. For example, MOTO X contains a separate, very low power processor that does nothing but listen in the background to all surrounding sounds for key phrase.

Previously, voice control was activated only when you clicked the microphone icon while open program search (or widgets on the desktop). Then came the Google Start launcher, which allowed you to perform voice commands directly from the desktop (using the phrase "Ok, Google"). Since Android 4.4, the same feature has become available in other launchers, but only if the launcher explicitly supports this feature (almost all popular launchers do).

Voice control

A simple search for information is, of course, the most important Google function now. Moreover, it is intelligent enough to understand the context, which means that commands can be combined into chains. For example, if you say “OK Google, who is the president of Nicaragua?”, then the search will return the answer “Daniel Ortega”. And if you further ask "How old is he?", then the answer will be "Seventy years old." Google Now understands a lot of commands, here are ten of the most useful ones.

• Maps and navigation - "let's go/navigation #name street #number Houses". Launches Google Maps in navigator mode at the specified address. You can also specify the city, store, organization, and so on.
• Calculator - "thirteen percent of five thousand." Will give the answer and the form of the calculator in the search box. Voice can dictate addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, the root of a number. You can also translate measures of weights, lengths and other things.
• Sending SMS/messages - "Send Oleg text I'm driving, I'll call you later." You can also send messages via WhatsApp, Viber and several other popular instant messengers. According to a simplified scheme, you can dictate "message # program # contact # text". For example: "Whatsapp message Oleg I'm driving." After that, you can also confirm the sending with the “send” command by voice.
• Dialing a number - "to call Mom". You can also dictate an arbitrary number that is not in the address book. With the command “call sister / brother”, you can specify the number from the contacts (if written differently), then the next time the dialing will take place automatically.
• Reminders and alarms - "wake me up on Saturday at eight in the morning" or "remind me to turn off the stove in ten minutes." You can also add events to the Google calendar. Events can be tied not only to time, but also to place. If you add "remind me to print text at work", then with geolocation enabled and specified address work (places on the map), a reminder on the phone will pop up automatically. The regular timer built into the Clock app is just as easy to start.
• Guess the melody - What song is this? Starts recognition of playing music.
• Music Video - "listen to (music) #group #song". Plays the specified music in Play Music or YouTube clip. It works fine with Russian names, but since it determines English words and performers, sometimes incorrectly interpreting it for Russian, it does not always work.
• Photo/video - "take a photo / record a video". Launches the camera in the selected mode.
• Settings management - “turn off the wifi”, “turn on the flashlight”.
• Notes - "note to self test password for service one two three four". Add a note to Google Keep.

Now on Tap

The description of this service was given special close attention at the presentation of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. And it was presented as one of the main features new firmware. But we got more or less normal functionality in Russia only in December. In the official Russian translation it is called context from Now.

How it works?"When you launch a context from Now, Google analyzes everything you see on the screen and looks for information according to this data" - here is the official description from the support page.

In practice, this means that instead of highlighting and copying the phrases of interest on the screen, then opening the search and pasting the phrase, you can simply press and hold the Home button. After that, Google will offer suggestions for the found keywords. It can be pictures, videos, a proposal to open this place on maps, news. May offer to open an organization's website or make a call, open a Facebook profile or look at a celebrity's Twitter account, add a note. If there are appropriate applications on the device, after tapping on the icon, the page will open immediately inside the application. When listening to music from different applications, you can call up detailed information about artists, albums, YouTube clips and more with one click.

Just like in the desktop version of the search, there are easter eggs in the voice search. I will give only a few commands, the rest can be found at this link. Unfortunately, almost all of them work only on English language and with an English interface or with only English selected in the settings.

Do a barrel roll.
Make me a sandwich!
Sudo make me a sandwich!
"When am I?"
"Beam me up, Scotty!"
"Up up down down left right left right".
What does the fox say?

Tasker

If, after reading everything, you still don’t have enough commands to fulfill your fantasies, then with a little time, you can configure Google Now to execute almost any command. To do this, we first need Tasker and the AutoVoice plugin.

With the help of Tasker, you can perform many actions: launch applications, control sound, run scripts, control the screen, manipulate files, press buttons on the screen, control media, make HTTP requests Get and Post and respond to them, manage advanced phone settings. And all this can be done by giving voice commands. And with the help of many plugins, the functionality expands even more.

To get started, you need to enable the Google Now Integration item inside AutoVoice. In Tasker, you need to create a separate profile for each team or group of teams. As usual, for compiling profiles, I recommend including English in the Tasker settings. For the test profile, let's make a voice command to turn off the sound. To do this, create a new profile with parameters Event → Plugin → AutoVoice Recognized. Fill in the following fields:

• Command Filter - here we enter the necessary voice command, in our example: "turn off the sound." If you click on the Speak Filter line, then the command can be dictated.
• Exact Command - if you check the box, it will only work on the exact command, otherwise it can work on every single word or word form.
• Use Regex - use regular expressions. Allows you to configure the recognition of multiple words in one profile. If you enter "(mute|turn off) (sound|volume)" without quotes in the first field, then the profile will respond to the commands "mute", "mute volume", "mute" and "mute volume".

For action use Audio → Ringer Volume and Audio → Notification Volume. To control the triggering, you can add a pop-up notification via Alert → Flash and in the Text field enter "Turned off".

The “turn off wifi” commands work immediately in Google Now, and “turn off the sound” prompts you to open the settings. And after intercepting the command through Tasker and executing it, it still remains on the current screen with a request. Therefore, we will additionally add to the actions App → Go Home. Well, to amuse your friends, in all profiles for voice control, you can put the first action Alert → Say and enter the phrase "I obey, master." Then the phone will respond to commands with a voice.

With the help of additional plugins, such as AutoRemote , you can control other Android devices. And if you put EventGhost on your computer, then with the help of numerous plugins you can do a lot of interesting things. One of the most useful uses would be setting smart home, but this is a separate big story. Joao Dias, the developer of all Auto* plugins, also has an add-on for the computer that allows you to integrate control mobile devices through the voice assistant Cortana on the desktop.

Some tricks

Tasker is hardcore. You can do amazing things, but for this you need to master a lot of information, understand variables, regular expressions and so on. For those who don't want to mess with Tasker, there is a large number of programs that use the capabilities of voice control, but have a more understandable and accessible interface and are easy to use. I'll stick with three.

1 Open Mic+ for Google Now

Allows you to change the passphrase from "Ok, Google" to any other. Unfortunately, after one of the service updates and a request from Google, it stopped working with Google Engine, leaving only PocketSphinx. In this regard, only English phrases are suitable for the key phrase, but earlier it was possible to surprise those present by calling the phone “hey, you” or “listen to the command”.

Nevertheless, the developer promises to fix everything in the next updates. Other functions include the launch of recognition by the proximity sensor (two waves of the hand) and by shaking the phone. Like MOTO X, it supports recognition when the screen is off, but, unfortunately, this has a very strong effect on the battery, so it is relevant for a phone on charge or Android car media centers with constant power. Works with a Bluetooth headset, has integration with Tasker, can read text messages.

2 Commander for Google Now

Another program from the developer Open Mic+. Integrates with Google Now and allows you to use an extended set of commands. The supported list includes the following: turn on/off the wireless access point, pause/resume music, next/previous song, unread SMS/gmail (voice them out), volume<х>, lock your phone, take a picture, take a selfie. You can also turn on the voice recorder, control the backlight, auto-rotate the screen. With root, you can turn off/restart your phone, clear notifications, turn on airplane mode. For supported functions, you can change the commands to your own. It also has integration with Tasker, allowing you to enable triggering for each task by the name Task. There is a module for Xposed that allows you to use Commandr with Android Wear.

3 Assistant Dusya

And finally, the brainchild of Russian developers - Russian-speaking voice assistant Dusya, which combines all the advantages of the described applications and utilities. Like Tasker, Dusya allows you to create your own voice features(they are called "scripts"), and in a much more understandable and simple form (there is help in Russian, video tutorials) and with more powerful functions for working with speech commands. In addition, there is also an online catalog ready-made scripts created by other users. At the time of writing, there were about a hundred of them.

Just like Commandr, Dusya can integrate with Google Now, and also has many types of other contactless activations - shaking, waving, headset, bringing to your ear, including your activation phrase in Russian. And if you want to use the interface, then it is there, very simple, fast and functional. Among the functions, there are 25 most frequently requested functions, there is even control of smart homes and home theaters.

Conclusion

Today, the voice search functions in smartphones are very developed, and, as you can see, the developers offer us not just a set of commands for finding information, but a complete smartphone control system that, with some effort, can be integrated with a home computer and even smart home. So if you're more comfortable managing it all with your voice, you've got everything you need to do it.

The usual way to open Google Assistant (devices on Marshmallow) or Google Now (devices below Marshmallow) is using the home button on Android devices. But what if you prefer to use your voice to launch Assistant or Google Now. If you're an Android developer, you may know that you can launch Google Assistant or Google Now with "Ok Google" from any screen, including the lock screen. If you're new to Android, now you know it's possible.

Anyway, while almost everything sounds good, many times Google has failed to recognize the "OK Google" command. If you encounter such a problem, do not worry, there may be several problems here. And of course there are different fixes for them. So, without wasting any time, let's fix the "Ok Google" voice command issue.

Reboot your device

Let's start with the main fix. Reboot your device. The magic fix works like a miracle many times. Reboot your device and check if that fixes the issue.

Make sure OK Google discovery is enabled.

From time to time, OK Google detection is turned off accidentally or unintentionally. It would be a good idea to check if Google detection is enabled or disabled.

To do this, follow these steps:

• Open the Google app on your Android device.
• Click on the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner and select Settings.
• Click "Voice".
• On the "OK Google" discovery screen, say this phrase to make sure the feature is enabled.
• Also, while you're here, click "Repeat Voice Model" to reconfigure the app with your voice.

Clear App Data and Cache for Google App

Another fix you can try is to clear the cache and data for the Google app. To do this, follow these steps:

• Go to device settings.
• Tap Applications or Application Manager.
• Scroll down and click the Google app and then Storage.
• Click Clear cache.
• Click Manage Space/Storage and click Clear Data Google search' and 'Clear all data'.
• Reboot your device.

Remove updates from the Google app

To remove updates in the Google app and restore them to factory settings, follow these steps:

• Open the Google Play Store and search Google
• Click the Google app and "Uninstall".
• Your Google app will be factory reset.
• Reboot your device and install the app again.

Install the stable version

If you signed up to become a beta tester for the Google app, leave it and revert to the stable version of the Google app.

After you leave the beta, restart your device and install the stable version from Play Store in the same way as any other application.

You must understand that some items may differ depending on the graphical shell of your phone by 1 or 2 items, but the settings search vector is correct.

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