
Tools and Calendar
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Turn off Google Now from the Settings screen:
1. Touch
>
>
or touch the search box at the top of the home screen.
2. Touch
>
Settings
.
3. Slide the
Google Now
switch to
OFF
.
4. In the dialog that appears, decide whether you also want to turn off Location History. If so, check
Also turn off Location history
. Selecting this option may affect the way other Google
products work.
5. Touch
Turn off
.
Search With Text
You can search for information by entering text.
1. Touch
>
>
or touch the search box at the top of the home screen.
2. Enter the terms you want to search for in the search box and touch the search key on the
keyboard, or touch a search suggestion.
Search by Speaking
You can also search the Web or perform certain tasks by speaking.
1. Touch
>
>
or touch the search box at the top of the home screen.
2. Touch the microphone icon to the right of the search box, or just say "OK, Google".
Note:
You can also touch
>
>
Voice Search
.
3. Speak the terms you want to search for. When you're finished speaking, your speech is
analyzed and the search is initiated.
News & Weather
News & Weather offers weather forecasts and news stories about common topics. You can also
customize the news topics that are displayed.
1. Touch
>
>
News & Weather
.
2. Swipe left or right to view weather forecast and news headlines under different news topics.
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Touch a news headline to open the Web page and read more details.
Note:
Touch
to refresh news and forecast data. Touch
>
Settings
to change the News &
Weather settings.