Have you used the "OK Google" command much on your Nexus 5

[ring o fire]

I have used it. I think it would be much more useful if I could use it to wake it up out of sleep. It's like if I have to unlock the phone and then go back to what I am doing what is the point?

 

[knowimagination]

I am really hoping that google is at least looking at the option to give the nexus 5 the same touch less features. I would certainly use it if that were the case.

 

[Brian Low]

im actually using it alot. It would be really cool if it had the always listening like the moto x though.

 

[dazzer87]

Just wondering has anyone been able to play artist by voice command? With a song I am able to have Google music launch and play the track. With the artist all Google music player does is load the artist but I have to manually select play.

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[esone1ll]

I am always around other people, and it's always more discreet to use my thumb. I guess I don't want other folks to hear what I'm doing?

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[LEMONGRAB]

To be completely honest, I don't like the feature.
I would rather have to press the microphone icon to enable voice control than for my phone to be "always listening," for the "OK Google" command.

A gimmick feature that should in essence, reduce battery life, albeit very slim.

Try saying "beam me up scottie" its epic.

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[skyrockett]

I turned that thing off.

 

[onthecouchagain]

Turned it off. Saves battery, so I hear. I never really use it anyway. Heck, I even did away with the Gesture-Up-From-Home to access Google Now. That gesture now shuts off and sleeps my device instead:

The same gesture that you do to get to Google Now can be changed to turning the device/screen off.

Just install this free app called "Screen Off And Lock": https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...om.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en&token=K7zqMjMF

Then swipe up from Home (like you would to get to Google Now) and it'll ask you to set a new default:

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Grant it permissions, and now, every time you swipe up from Home, you can lock your screen/device from anywhere! Great for those who don't want to overuse the power button, and for those who obviously don't use Google Now like that.

To get rid of it, just go to "Screen Off and Lock" app in your App settings and Clear Defaults (or just uninstall the app).

Just thought I'd share.

 

[Ikeman90]

Any battery savings are in your head. On the N5 the OK Google command only works when unlocked and on the home screen. How often is your phone unlocked and on the home screen?

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[Shilohcane]

It works great, but I disabled it to save battery life.

I don't get this since the hot word is only active when you are on your home screen after you got past the lock screen. If you are in a App it is disabled. If the N5 is in the sleep mode it is off. The Home screen burns a lot more power by a lot over this hot word stuff. The CPU is already running even when the Hot Word is disabled so it doesn't use a lot of extra power turning on the audio to use the Hot Word. The only extra power is used with the Hot Word is turning on the Microphone and it is so minor that you couldn't measure how much power it uses when you are only on your Home page about 15 minutes a day.

 

[Shilohcane]

I used it yesterday for the 1st time while i was doing my rounds between jobs, i ended up using it all day long, what an excellent feature, i was sending texts, getting navigation, and doing searches, i thought "OK Google" was going to be a bit of a gimmick but for me its totally changed the way i use my phone daily, anyone who drives a lot should get plenty of use from this feature, i wish i had tried the Moto X for the touch less features on that, they must be amazing to use.

I did have issues with texting from Ok Google but just tried it again with 8SMS and it worked well. Thanks I had giving up on trying to text that way.

 

[Dplymkr88#AC]

I used it to set my alarm before bed at night. Once I started doing it that way I liked it a lot better than normally setting the alarm.

 

[ibbyj]

I use it all the time, I drive for a company called "Lyft" on the weekends, and this feature is great to have. I can just tell my phone where to navigate me.

Plus, it's a good conversation starter for my passengers and I.

If anyone has Lyft in their city, and has yet to use it... Here is a ten dollar free credit! Use code "JGS24G".

Love my Nexus 5!

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[krouri]

Try saying "beam me up scottie" its epic.

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OMG that is so funny!

 

[LEMONGRAB]

OMG that is so funny!

Did it say I cannot do it captian, I don't have the power?, but with a cheesy Scottish/robot accent?

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[krouri]

Did it say I cannot do it captian, I don't have the power?, but with a cheesy Scottish/robot accent?

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Yup, Lol. Have you asked Google who am i? Or what is the answer to life the universe and everything?

 

[dc9super80]

I dont have a N5 but I installed the GEL and I use it from time to time on my N7.

Tapatalking on the N7....