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Google Search
™
and Google Now
™
About Google Search™ and Google Now™
Google Now gives the right information at the right time.
Google Now does not require any elaborate setting. The
information is at your fingertips.
Get updates on weather and traffic before you leave
home.
When
Google Now
is activated, it also activates the
Location reporting
and
Location history
.
•
Location Reporting:
allows Google to periodically
store and use your device’s most recent location
data in connection with your Google Account.
Location Reporting is a per-device setting.
•
Location History:
allows Google to store a history
of your location data from all devices where you are
logged into your Google Account and have enabled
location reporting.
Activate Google Now
Google Now can be setup on your phone when you
switch On the phone for the first time. You can turn it
ON
and
OFF
at any time.
1. Tap on the
Google Search bar
on a home screen.
2. Touch
Get Google Now
if you do not have already.
To access menu for the next step, perform a Google
Search.
3. Select
Options
( ) >
Settings > Disable Google
Now,
to turn off Google now.
Use Google Now
To use
Google Now
, long press the Home button.
Voice Search and Action
You can speak to your phone to search, get directions,
send messages and perform other tasks.
To initiate the voice search, tap on the
microphone
(
)
icon in the
search bar.
After you touch the Microphone icon or say
OK Google
,
Google listens as you speak and initiates the search or
action you describe. If voice search does not understand
you, it lists some suggestions. Select the one you want
from the list.
Spoken answers are supported for English
language only.
Voice Actions
To set the language in Google voice search,
select
Options
( )
> Settings > Voice > Languages
from the Google homescreen
. Voice Actions are
supported in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian,
Afrikaans, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Catala,
Cestina, Dansk, Deutsch, Euskara, Filipino, Hindi, Urdu
and others.
You can use Voice Actions to perform common tasks,
such as sending an email or opening an application.
After touching the
Microphone
icon (
), speak the
voice action you want to use.
