There is a process that you go through when you set up the phone that allows it to recognize your voice. Then, when you want to use the voice controls you just say, "Ok Google Now" followed by whatever you want to do.
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There is a process that you go through when you set up the phone that allows it to recognize your voice. Then, when you want to use the voice controls you just say, "Ok Google Now" followed by whatever you want to do.
That's the key feature. It's "always listening". There is a low power dedicated core that always listens for that catch phrase. Then it activated google now when it hears it. Pretty cool.
I've read that this is also possible with the snapdragon 800. It just has to be implemented correctly so we shall see if it happens one day soon.
I hope so, but I think that is a big distinguishing factor for the Moto line. I am pretty sure the nexus line would need a different chip than the snapdragon 800 to add this feature and preserve battery.
This is why you just have to stop with him. Don't bother. If everyone will just ignore him this thread would be a much better place.
I agree about Siri and Google now. Siri was useless for me. Sure you can touch the home button and turn it on, but if it can't understand what I am saying. Then what good is it? I also agree that yes this is not a moto x thread, but rumors have it that the nexus 5 will bring the always listening to it. I think this discussion belongs here.
Again he will continue forever typing nonsense. Just let it go and move on. Hopefully others will learn and stop responding to anything he has to say. It is all useless, and garbage.
It's there, it just needs to be implemented correctly.
"Technology that listens to you.
Voice activation enabled by Snapdragon processors even listens while on standby. The result? You enjoy power savings and voice control experience that you can use without even touching your device."
http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/800
OT: Beginning to see exactly what you mean........Wish we had an ignore list to put people on so we never see their posts.
Saw the THIS IS IT on the KitKat page today........C'mon Google...just release the thing already!
THIS IS IT is spelled out with 16 kit kat bars. Today is the 16th..
I'm not sure whether Nestle is just messing with us or if their post really hints at a date, but Michael Jackson's "This Is It" was released in theaters on October 28. Considering that that G+ page is the Nestle page and not Google, I don't know.
Oh, and C+C Music Factory was first known as The 28th Street Crew. So, yesterdays leak has something to do with 28 too.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/124...8-october-according-to-kitkat-s-twitter-clues
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OT: Beginning to see exactly what you mean........Wish we had an ignore list to put people on so we never see their posts.
Saw the THIS IS IT on the KitKat page today........C'mon Google...just release the thing already!
There is an ignore list.....
Well, I for one agree with you. Having used an iPhone with Siri many times, I can attest to the fact that touching the home button doesn't require looking at or touching the screen. I used it many times to change music in my car without taking my eyes off of the road.
I get it just fine. What I don't get is why all the discussion about the Moto X here?
I'm not going to further contribute to the derailing of this thread by continuing the line of discussion beyond this last question. Can you send a text message on the Moto X using the touchless controls without having to touch the screen to confirm the message? This was probably my biggest use of Siri I hate having to still touch the screen to do so via voice activation on my HTC One. Not trying to be difficult, genuinely interested, was under the impression that it was still required, even on the Moto X.
The discussion of the moto x is because like I said in an earlier post. There are rumors that the nexus 5 will have a lot of these features. I think people are comparing because we most likely will see them soon on a nexus.
I agree with you about the button and Siri. I used Siri when I had the IP5. Press the button and Siri responds. I agree that with Google Now on MOST phones you have to touch the screen. But that was not what the disagreement was about. With the Touchless implementation of Google Now on the Moto X....you don't have to touch or even look at the phone for most of the same things that Siri does. It is all voice activated and does not require you to touch the button or screen. It will hands free read incoming text and emails when driving or reply with a canned response. You can set reminders and appointments and dictate text and emails without touching the screen or a button.
That is what i was pointing out. But he wants to make it a touch button versus screen functionality. Touchless control.....you don't have to touch the phone.
The 28th sounds about right (wasn't last years Nexus 4 announcement on October 29th?). If these truly are clues, I applaud Google for adding a little fun to this process.
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Gotcha--sorry, wasn't going to sift through all the pasts posts. This thread has a history of someone serious sidetracked conversations.
Well, count me as another who would love to see the touchless functionality added because as great as I find Google Now, I really don't use the voice activation features much at all primarily because of this shortcoming.
Have you used a Moto X? Have you used Google Now on a Moto X? Then you don't know what I am talking about......because it is truly hands free. You do not have to touch a button or a screen to read incoming texts or emails or to dictate texts or emails or to set reminders or even ask it what the weather will be like today. Now do you get it? You do not have to touch the phone! You do not have to touch a button or the screen. The Moto X is made by Google/Motorola........Nexus 5 made by Google. Hopefully this Touchless technology will come to the Nexus line of phones.
Nice round-up of all the latest Nexus 5 rumors:
http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-5-android-4-4-kitkat-rumors-284042/
This has been a heck of a ride...
http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-5-android-4-4-kitkat-rumors-284042/
This has been a heck of a ride...
The 28th sounds about right (wasn't last years Nexus 4 announcement on October 29th?). If these truly are clues, I applaud Google for adding a little fun to this process.
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Gotcha--sorry, wasn't going to sift through all the pasts posts. This thread has a history of someone serious sidetracked conversations.
Well, count me as another who would love to see the touchless functionality added because as great as I find Google Now, I really don't use the voice activation features much at all primarily because of this shortcoming.
Yea I would love to see the all the moto x voice activation stuff added to the N5. It may not happen, but it would take Google now a long way if it does have them.
Having a physical button makes a huge difference IMO. A physical button can be touched completely blindly. A touch screen button you still have to actually look at the screen to aim your finger. To make matters worse the prompts google gives you are kind of small, and then if you want to continue using voice the microphone prompt on the keyboard is tiny (for example if you want to use voice to write a text).
Try doing either careening down the highway at 80mph. Apple, IMO takes this into account. It may not be right or safe, but it's probably the way most people do it.
OT: Beginning to see exactly what you mean........Wish we had an ignore list to put people on so we never see their posts.
Saw the THIS IS IT on the KitKat page today........C'mon Google...just release the thing already!
What is so crazy is look at all he has argued about.
First it was the back button not functioning property. More of it not functioning like he wants it to. Google seems to have it functioning just like they want. Again he was told this over and over, and still never got it.
Then he started arguing with me about the Nexus line through PMs. He has only owned the N4, but he tried to tell me I was wrong, but he had no proof.
Then he wanted to argue about N5 battery life. Speculating that it would be one of the screw ups on the N5. I told him to look at the HTC One, and it's battery. His response was to say the screen is going to be bigger on the N5. Wait isn't the HTC One 4.7, and the N5 4.9? Is that really that much bigger?
And now he is arguing Siri is better. Claims because you can hit the home button to access it. It makes it easier to use, and more functional. The fact that it can't pick up what you are saying a lot of the time makes it kind of useless. Sure in theory you should be able to send a text while driving because you would not have to look, but every time I did it. Siri got a few words wrong, and I did have go look at the phone.
To me it seems like he is an Apple guy just trolling the thread. Trying to point out everything Google is going wrong.
Relax...I understand how the touchless functionality works. My previous disagreement pertained to using the voice functionality on EVERY OTHER PHONE BESIDES THE MOTO X and considering this isn't a MOTO X thread, I questioned why you are beating this horse to death. Bmac was nice enough to clarify how it was brought into this discussion. You rip Strausd for ignoring other's opinions and droning on endlessly...pot, meet kettle? Jeez...
You also have not answered my previously asked question--can you actually send an email or text message by voice on the Moto X? Not just dictate but complete and send the message without touching the screen?
I agree with you. Touching and finding the button is very easy.
But the point I was making is the with Touchless control on the Moto X you do not have to touch the phone. It is voice activated so you can have it read incoming texts and emails and respond to them without touching the phone. You can dictate texts and emails....set reminders and ask it questions without touching the phone....no buttons or screen to touch. That is easier than touching a button..... Moto X made by Google/Motorola......Nexus 5 made by Google......hopefully this tech will come to the Nexus line of phones.
I'd be curious about that too. If the N5, and hopefully other devices eventually upgraded to 4.4, do have voice activation that would be an awesome selling point versus Siri.
I have a LG G2 with the snapdragon 800 and hope I can get this working one day.
But you jumped into the disagreement i was having with Strausd without knowing exactly what we were discussing....you only saw half of what was taking place.
Kettle call the pot black much? You question has been answered several times already........
I agree with you. Touching and finding the button is very easy.
But the point I was making is the with Touchless control on the Moto X you do not have to touch the phone. It is voice activated so you can have it read incoming texts and emails and respond to them without touching the phone. You can dictate texts and emails....set reminders and ask it questions without touching the phone....no buttons or screen to touch. That is easier than touching a button..... Moto X made by Google/Motorola......Nexus 5 made by Google......hopefully this tech will come to the Nexus line of phones.
Yeah if the Moto X does what you say, it definitely trounces Siri in that category. Just to repeat the question, can you send those emails and text without touching the screen? From the reviews I read the voice activation feature of the MotoX is pretty cool, far from perfect but very decent. The problem is that you still run into Google Now's penchant to force you into an internet search. Voice activation is pretty awesome, but if what it activates is still flawed then it has questionable functionality IMO.
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Some of them rightfully noted that "Everybody Dance Now" by C&C Music Factory was released on October 18th 1990, and is precisely 4 minutes and 4 seconds long, hinting that we might see an Android 4.4 announcement this Friday, October 18th.
Hehe, that's scary that we are reading so much into it, OR that Google is really this creative and giving us hints.
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Check out this video on PocketNow. But yes you can dictate emails and texts handsfree....
http://pocketnow.com/2013/08/23/touchless-control-on-moto-x