Moto X GEL

[draconianchaos]

I have a friend who doesn't fully trust touchless control. I want to sideload the GEL.apk on her device running 4.2.2 with touchless control disabled and homescreen listening enabled. I know the touchless control utilizes a low power core in the x8 system. Will the GEL listening have an adverse affect on the performance of the device?

 

[Rocketsaucev2]

It's listening. Always recording your conversations. How else would it know when you say ok Google now?

-Moto X-

 

[bandityo]

Always listening always recording and sending all ur info to Google for the nsA

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[JungleLarry]

Camera's always on too. Obama sees your nipples.

Voice activation on GEL doesn't make a difference because your phone is on anyway. Touchless Control works because the X8 chipset allows the Moto X to constantly be in a low power state....waiting...listening for your secrets.

 

[draconianchaos]

Please remove the tinfoil hats. The purpose isn't to discuss security. The purpose is to discuss any decrease in functionality of the device. Eg hits to battery life.

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[tdizzel]

I have a friend who doesn't fully trust touchless control.

Please remove the tinfoil hats.

I ain't sayin, I'm just sayin

 

[TheLibertarian]

I'm failing to see the correlation between the launcher and Touchless Control.

...just disable Touchless Control...?

 

[anon(847090)]

I have a friend who doesn't fully trust touchless control. I want to sideload the GEL.apk on her device running 4.2.2 with touchless control disabled and homescreen listening enabled. I know the touchless control utilizes a low power core in the x8 system. Will the GEL listening have an adverse affect on the performance of the device?

so far GEL is not draining my battery on my N4 and my n4 dont even have the low power core.

if anything it should be better on moto X.

 

[Gunnyman]

It's moot anyway because GEL's ok Google doesn't work anyway. At least not on my phone. I think Motorola disabled it because it doesn't utilize the x8.

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[anon(847090)]

It's moot anyway because GEL's ok Google doesn't work anyway. At least not on my phone. I think Motorola disabled it because it doesn't utilize the x8.

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its not disabled on moto X https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zXNE1-j62IM#t=57

at 0.58 seconds

 

[Gunnyman]

Interesting. My search bar doesn't have "say ok Google" written there and lots of folks around the internet confirm the same. Maybe we're using a different GEL apk?

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[JungleLarry]

Interesting. My search bar doesn't have "say ok Google" written there and lots of folks around the internet confirm the same. Maybe we're using a different GEL apk?

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Did you try this?

http://phandroid.com/2013/11/14/how-to-install-google-experience-launcher-with-ok-google-command/

 

[anon(847090)]

Interesting. My search bar doesn't have "say ok Google" written there and lots of folks around the internet confirm the same. Maybe we're using a different GEL apk?

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could be because u haven't updated the offline speech voice.

see post by JungleLarry above

 

[Gunnyman]

Just went through the steps. No love. For you guys who have it working are you also on at&t?

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[Anthony_NE]

I'm running GEL on my X and once the Kit Kat update hit it eliminated the "OK google" from home feature. Word on the street is it was disabled so as not to interfere with the X's toucheless control command of OK Google now. Im with at&t.

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[drvier8]

its not disabled on moto X https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zXNE1-j62IM#t=57

at 0.58 seconds

He's running GEL, but the phone is still on 4.2.2 (see non transparent notification bar and blue icons). Google Now voice activation (hotword) doesn't work with Kit Kat upgrade.

 

[Gunnyman]

Ooh good catch. Glad I'm not crazy.

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[drvier8]

Ooh good catch. Glad I'm not crazy.

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I understand the feeling. I posted in a couple places (here, Motorola forums) and nobody seemed to get what I was saying. Now, more folks are reporting it. There's an extended thread over at XDA about it ([Q] Kit kat update broke Google now hotword detection on moto x - xda-developers).

 

[bandityo]

Didn't break it we don't need it cause we have OK Google now always listening would be redundant

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[drvier8]

Didn't break it we don't need it cause we have OK Google now always listening would be redundant

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It worked with 4.2.2. For it not to work now without explanation is "broken" by my definition. All of the settings are still there, it simply doesn't work.

Since they are separate functions (one by google, the other by motorola), i should be able to turn off both, one, or none. If I've already done a primary search with Ok Google Now (touchless controls) and received the answer in Google Now/Search, I should be able to continue searching from there without having to initiate touchless controls again (it is slower).