Is there a way to activate Google Assistant via holding the fingerprint reader?
I don't think so...but i know while the phone is off you can say "OK, Google" to launch assistant.
Long pressing the home button activates it as well...
OK Google on screen off only works if you don't have a lock screen password though (which makes sense).
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JasonJoel said:
OK Google on screen off only works if you don't have a lock screen password though (which makes sense).
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I have a pattern and it works.
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I'm sure this can be done over time here at XDA. I'm more interested in seeing page scrolling with fingerprint reader.
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JasonJoel said:
OK Google on screen off only works if you don't have a lock screen password though (which makes sense).
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I would have assumed it would just answer your questions without unlocking the phone fully.
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I would have assumed it would just answer your questions without unlocking the phone fully.
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Nope.
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What's with the fingerprint sensor? I thought it was to allow you into your phone at will. although many times I use it I still have to enter a pin. thanks
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bananaspider said:
What's with the fingerprint sensor? I thought it was to allow you into your phone at will. although many times I use it I still have to enter a pin. thanks
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Not always.
Do you use an app or the like to turn your screen off or lock your phone?
Yes. Just tested that. Using app requires pin. Using button or letting go of itself. No pin. No way to get around this?
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bananaspider said:
Yes. Just tested that. Using app requires pin. Using button or letting go of itself. No pin. No way to get around this?
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A little confused by your wording. What do you mean by "using app requires pin"? Using app for what?
For me, the only time it requires me to use my pattern is after a restart and after disconnecting a Bluetooth device that is listed under Smart Lock.
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For example I use a tasker gesture on the screen to lock my phone and at that point I use my fingerprint to turn on the phone but the pin screen appears so I have to enter my pin first and then it unlocks.
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bananaspider said:
For example I use a tasker gesture on the screen to lock my phone and at that point I use my fingerprint to turn on the phone but the pin screen appears so I have to enter my pin first and then it unlocks.
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For what I know, only if you turn your screen off with the power button the fingerprint scanner will unlock your phone immediatly afterwards.
Then I guess the question would be what app can mimic a power button press so that I can continue using gestures and or background apps to turn off the screen? Or forego using the fingerprint scanner?
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Then I guess the question would be what app can mimic a power button press so that I can continue using gestures and or background apps to turn off the screen? Or forego using the fingerprint scanner?
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There maybe a way but I don't use fingerprint so cant help you here.
Thanks anyway I just made a quick pattern rather then a pin which makes it a little easier thanks for the help
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See this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/fingerprint-unlock-using-lock-widget-t3231177
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Then I guess the question would be what app can mimic a power button press so that I can continue using gestures and or background apps to turn off the screen? Or forego using the fingerprint scanner?
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If you are rooted this is super simple with tasker...
Create a new task with whatever name you want.
Select the Code Action Category.
Select Run Shell Code Action.
In the Command input type:
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input keyevent 26
Check the Use Root box.
Leave all other options untouched.
Then use that Task for your gesture. Note that at some point Tasker is going to ask for root privileges. You obviously need to grant them to it.
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If you are rooted this is super simple with tasker...
Create a new task with whatever name you want.
Select the Code Action Category.
Select Run Shell Code Action.
In the Command input type:
Code:
input keyevent 26
Check the Use Root box.
Leave all other options untouched.
Then use that Task for your gesture. Note that at some point Tasker is going to ask for root privileges. You obviously need to grant them to it.
Enjoy...
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You're overcomplicating it. See this post. You don't have to use tasker. You can use at least one widget plus launcher gestures as long as you have root, and it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/fingerprint-unlock-using-lock-widget-t3231177
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You're overcomplicating it. See this post. You don't have to use tasker. You can use at least one widget plus launcher gestures as long as you have root, and it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/fingerprint-unlock-using-lock-widget-t3231177
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Yep, the Tasker Task I wrote is really, really complicated. The op is going to **** a brick when he sees that he would need to use Tasker to do what he is already using Tasker to do but this time it will work.
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Thanks all for providing an alternative means.
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Yep, the Tasker Task I wrote is really, really complicated. The op is going to **** a brick when he sees that he would need to use Tasker to do what he is already using Tasker to do but this time it will work.
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No need to get testy. I said overcomplicating, not complicated.
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No need to get testy. I said overcomplicating, not complicated.
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o·ver·com·pli·cate
ˌōvərˈkämplikāt/
verb
past tense:*overcomplicated; past participle:*overcomplicated
make (something) more complicated than necessary.
"the basic idea is quite simple, but some people tend to overcomplicate it"
Again, the Tasker Task is as simple as they come. It would take longer for the op to download that app than make the task. And considering he is using Tasker to turn the phone off with a gesture, he would still have to create a task to run the app. That, sport, is overcomplicating it.
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is anyone aware of a double tap to wake app that works on the pixel c?
It won't work, Cheep tried to get it to work for a while with mediocre success IIRC
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brando56894 said:
It won't work, Cheep tried to get it to work for a while with mediocre success IIRC
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ok, thanks for the information.
Google left it out because it was too much drain on battery concern.
Some how on my pixel 2 xl, the active edge settings only has squeeze for silence. It is missing the Squeeze for assistant and allow when screen is off. I have read you have to turn this on when you are setting up the phone and must have missed it. Does anyone know where to resolve this at?
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Some how on my pixel 2 xl, the active edge settings only has squeeze for silence. It is missing the Squeeze for assistant and allow when screen is off. I have read you have to turn this on when you are setting up the phone and must have missed it. Does anyone know where to resolve this at?
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Goto "Active edge" find change action. There we go maybe.....did you setup assistant at google app.
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Go in Google app/Settings/Google Assistant/Settings/Phone/Squeeze for your Assistant/Active Edge Settings. Everything is in there.
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Go in Google app/Settings/Google Assistant/Settings/Phone/Squeeze for your Assistant/Active Edge Settings. Everything is in there.
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Yeah you're he right ∆∆∆∆ and did setup your assistant ?
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Its actually my friends pixel. We just saw that his assistant is set to "English Netherlands". Im sure once he gets this setup correctly it will start working.
Thanks for getting us to the right place.
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Yeah you're he right ∆∆∆∆ and did setup your assistant ?
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I set mine up originally but have went back to fine tune it to my liking.
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JustusIV said:
Its actually my friends pixel. We just saw that his assistant is set to "English Netherlands". Im sure once he gets this setup correctly it will start working.
Thanks for getting us to the right place.
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No problem. We're Pixel 2 user i will help you down.
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I set mine up originally but have went back to fine tune it to my liking.
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Sorry for mistyping i talk about the @JustusIV he setup the assistant ? Not you, i am apologize.
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Just noticed that Assistant doesn't work with any of my Bluetooth headsets that I used on the Pixel 1.
Is this a new change with Assistant forcing you to buy a compatible headset?
I would usually use a command to call a contact but it seems like it doesn't hear my voice command.
If I disconnect my Bluetooth headset, Google Assistant would be able to register my voice.
Yes I noticed that the day I got the phone, hopped into my car, sync'd bluetooth and then tried to perform a voice command. Google Assistant never heard me. I had to turn off "Bluetooth Headset" Under google voice typing.
Not sure why this is a problem but I am sure someone else out there knows why.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3691824
More on the issue here. My latest post kind of explains what I figure is the problem.
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I had to go into the Google app settings and allow Bluetooth to be used as a microphone
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I had to go into the Google app settings and allow Bluetooth to be used as a microphone
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I had the first setting toggled. How did you navigate to the second screen posted?
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I had the first setting toggled. How did you navigate to the second screen posted?
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It's under "Hands-free". Also, the Bluetooth recording doesn't seem to be working though. A lot of people have needed to actually turn off that setting because the audio doesn't appear to be sent from the Bluetooth device to the phone. With the option off it will capture from the phone mics however.
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I had the first setting toggled. How did you navigate to the second screen posted?
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It is under "Hands-Free". The previous poster said that even with that option enabled there are still issues. I guess it depends on your headset. My Jaybird X3 sport seem to work fine.
My issue has been that with the bluetooth in my car, sometimes the microphone works, and sometimes it doesn't. There seems to be absolutely no reason as to why it will work one minute, then not the next. I'm just trying to deal with it, seems to be software related and should hopefully be fixed in due time.
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It is under "Hands-Free". The previous poster said that even with that option enabled there are still issues. I guess it depends on your headset. My Jaybird X3 sport seem to work fine.
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But are you sure it's picking up from your headset or are you close enough to your phone that the phone is picking your voice up instead?
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Did the November update fix those for anyone?
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It is under "Hands-Free". The previous poster said that even with that option enabled there are still issues. I guess it depends on your headset. My Jaybird X3 sport seem to work fine.
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I use the Jaybird freedom 2 and it works only on the first sentence I speak after pressing the button on the earphone. Pressing the button the second time, while google assistant is still on screen, does not work. From the speaker animation at the bottom, it seems it is not listening. I have to close google assistant and re-launch the app to make it listen again.
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Did the November update fix those for anyone?
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Going to test it this morning.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Going to test it this morning.
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Thanks! Keep us updated.
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biggiestuff said:
Thanks! Keep us updated.
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Turning on "Records audio through Bluetooth..." still not working. [emoji17]
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EeZeEpEe said:
Turning on "Records audio through Bluetooth..." still not working. [emoji17]
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You might have to re-pair
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You might have to re-pair
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Did you get it working because that didn't fix it.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Did you get it working because that didn't fix it.
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I didn't. I'd have to wipe my phone to go back to 8.0 to get the update.
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biggiestuff said:
Did the November update fix those for anyone?
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Where did you find the November update? Neither the OTA nor the images are on Google's site.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota#taimen
https://developers.google.com/android/images#taimen
JimSmith94 said:
Where did you find the November update? Neither the OTA nor the images are on Google's site.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota#taimen
https://developers.google.com/android/images#taimen
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OTA went through for me on one or two presses of check update button.
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Where did you find the November update? Neither the OTA nor the images are on Google's site.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota#taimen
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Thanks for reminding me it's not listed yet. I was about to wipe my phone but would have sucked if i wiped and it took forever for the OTA to come down. I'll wait for it to show up on the Dev page.
Just recently got a Pixel 2 XL and neither of these features are working. I've turned them off and back on with no luck. I read a few threads that were older about proximity sensor issues. Any ideas?
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Just recently got a Pixel 2 XL and neither of these features are working. I've turned them off and back on with no luck. I read a few threads that were older about proximity sensor issues. Any ideas?
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Battery saver is off for you right?
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Yes.
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Battery saver is off for you right?
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Yes.
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You can test the proximity sensor by installing the Sensor test app and you will see, if it's working.
Another simple way to test it is that you place a call, put the phone to your ear (screen should turn off) and remove it (screen should turn on again).
I had to RMA'd it because of this issue, which btw does not happen on all devices after updating to 8.1.
With new device I never had this issue again.
I had this problem after Google's "accidental experiment/phone takeover" last week, and even after they corrected it, I had to clear 'Google Play Services' cache before it worked properly.
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I had this problem after Google's "accidental experiment/phone takeover" last week, and even after they corrected it, I had to clear 'Google Play Services' cache before it worked properly.
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That's what I had to do. Working well now. Thanks!