Google Nexus 7 Tips and Tricks

[adamfrayne182]

Open up Google Now and click on the 3 dots at the top right of the Weather card and go to settings. You can set the units in there.

Thanks boss. Much appreciated.

 

[yankswinagain]

Press volume down and power at the same time to take a screen capture... A long time missing feature in Android unless you were rooted. I think this came in ICS, but heard reports of it being inconsistent. Works on JB on the N7.

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[armeddroid]

Google Now >
"I need shirts"
Google: "Sending note to self - I need shirts"
(sends to gmail with subject line: Note to Self")

"I have a doctors appt tomorrow at 6pm"
Google: "Setting alarm for tomorrow at 6pm"

I am still messing with the voice to tasks, schedules, alarms and calendars.
Please post up if you have any more commands that work well.

Thanks.

 

[adamfrayne182]

haha thanks for those. I been looking to. I tried "battery status" And it did a google search for it lol.

I can ask "What is the temperature" and she will say what it is. Thats all I really know

 

[Jaysus]

This isn't a tip, but maybe it can turn out to be one:

First, what does Google call it's version of Siri, Voice assistant? Anyway, has anyone figured out a way to schedule a future appointment or reminder? I'll say "Remind me tomorrow to..." and it comes back with not able to schedule by date. Maybe I'm just speaking it wrong?

I have not tried this yet, but I saw them elsewhere:

Alarms and Calendar:
Remind me to ______ in (time).
Wake me up tomorrow at 6am
Set alarm for (time a.m. / p.m.), (label appointment) ______.

P.S. it is called "Google Now"

 

[EJP]

Download the ultimate rotation app from the playstore, you will then be able to enable the home screen to go into landscape mode, without your nexus 7 having to be rooted

 

[zedorda]

Download the ultimate rotation app from the playstore, you will then be able to enable the home screen to go into landscape mode, without your nexus 7 having to be rooted

Any non-stock launcher allows this without root.

 

[zedorda]

Google Now knows how long bridges are. And other basic stuff like when presidents were born.

 

[adamfrayne182]

Very nice. I like that landscape mode

 

[DreamSTi]

Any non-stock launcher allows this without root.

Not everybody wants to use a non stock launcher.

 

[DannyDefinit]

Google Now will tell you current stock prices.

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[natehoy]

Google Now will tell you current stock prices.

Then I want Google Later, so it can tell me future stock prices and I can make back the money I spent on this fun toy.

 

[RichardRight]

Download Speaktoit Assistant from the Play Store. It has more voice commands, including the ability to set appointments. It also lets you change computer voices.

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[yankswinagain]

I think a sticky topic with a summary listing of voice commands would be a great idea.... Mods?

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[HTB]

I think a sticky topic with a summary listing of voice commands would be a great idea.... Mods?

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Great idea!

 

[Jedi Neo]

You can get HBO Go to work in JellyBean by using Firefox Beta with the Phony plugin and simulating a desktop version of the browser.

Are there directions on how to do this?

 

[Fuzzone]

Good demo to start you off..

Everyone beats the Mets. Goooo Nats!

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkhp6BwnGo[/YT]

 

[dparrothead1]

Are there directions on how to do this?

Go to 1Mobile.com (can't get this from the play store). They have all the free apps that the play store says aren't compatible with our device.

 

[Accelerock]

On the thread about magazines being data hogs they talked about disabling the magazine app especially when tethered to a cell phone to reduced the amount of data it uses, even when the app isnt active.

Hi ... Is this app installed by default ? Because I don't see it from your directory on my tablet

 

[ShaggyKids]

I got mine yesterday, but it's still sitting in the box.

now that's what I call will power!