[JB] [GUIDE] How to get Google Now with Voice on JellyBean [UPDATED - 20/07]

[Guest tilal6991]

THIS GUIDE ONLY WORKS ON JELLYBEAN BASED ROMs - ie. right now - my CFX2.

This guide will show you how to get a fully functioning version of Google Now for JellyBean working. It's a hacky method but it works

So you've installed a JB based ROM. What now?

1. Download my special GAPPs package and the Voice Search apk from http://goo.im/devs/tilal6991/gapps/gapps-cfx-jb-20120815-stripped.zip
   
2. Flash this in recovery
   
3. Reboot into JB
   
4. Set up your Google account etc.
   
5. Install the Voice Search apk from step 1
   
6. Click the "Google" app in the app drawer
   
7. Set up Google Now
   
8. Got to app drawer. And click the one saying Voice Search
   
9. Click on the mic and say something to verify it works.
   
10. Go to Settings, Location Services and Enable "Google's Location Service"
    
11. Go back into Google Now (Google app) and click the menu button and go into settings
    
12. Go to privacy and accounts and enable "Location and Google Search" and "Search on Google.com"
    
13. And use Google Now as you please!
    

For commands for Google Now see http://forum.xda-dev...8&postcount=689

Please do post feedback!

[Guest tilal6991]

Reserved.

[Guest razzmataz1478]

I'm going to need a bigger tpt than 215!

[Guest tilal6991]

I'm going to need a bigger tpt than 215!

Yeah - 230 is about right. But I've stripped down the next CM10 release so then partitions can go down in size again.

[Guest iReece]

Is goo.im down? :S

[Guest iReece]

Doesn't work for me. Won't let me talk :/ keeps saying 'didn't catch that, try something else'

This happens as soon as I press the mic button. I'm on wifi.

[Guest tilal6991]

Yeah - thought that might happen. You need my newest JB release. Wait for me to post it.

[Guest iReece]

Yeah - thought that might happen. You need my newest JB release. Wait for me to post it.

Okey dokey. Great that you've finally fixed it though! Really looking forward to it!

After google now, the only major step is the PB.

But, I assume that cannot get any better until you get some sources etc?

[Guest tilal6991]

Well actually the new build also smoothes things out a bit more. PB is more of a concept than a physical thing in the system. So no don't need any sources. If anything it is a kernel issue.

[Guest iReece]

Well actually the new build also smoothes things out a bit more. PB is more of a concept than a physical thing in the system. So no don't need any sources. If anything it is a kernel issue.

This news made my day, sort of. If it means we can make it smoother, it's all good :)

When it surpasses ICS in smoothness... That'll be the day...

[Guest Yushuri]

Google Now is very good, tilal ! thanks for your hard work !

[Guest betterthanjordan79]

Google Now is very good, tilal ! thanks for your hard work !

Does yours work? I dont think mine does but im only on 3g...

[Guest tilal6991]

You NEED to be on the latest (today's) CFX2 build.

[Guest betterthanjordan79]

You NEED to be on the latest (today's) CFX2 build.

Yh I have the newest on - I'm sure its because of my connection!

[Guest iReece]

Nope, got the latest build, still not working.

[Guest tilal6991]

You need to use the "Voice Search for Google Now" app. Not the Google Now inbuilt voice search.

[Guest iReece]

I am, it keeps saying 'Sorry, I don't understand'

I'm on wifi, is this the issue?.. Basically, the voice search for google doesn't work.

[Guest timoti111]

Me too: Sorry, I did not understand.

[Guest betterthanjordan79]

I am, it keeps saying 'Sorry, I don't understand'

I'm on wifi, is this the issue?.. Basically, the voice search for google doesn't work.

Yh this is the error I get from within the "Voice Search for Google Now".

[Guest iReece]

Google now works when writing it down, but voice search doesn't work whatsoever. :'( am sad.

[Guest tilal6991]

Hmmm....

I will try with a clean install.

[Guest iReece]

Hmmm....

I will try with a clean install.

Oh. Was I meant to install the newest build over the previous one?.. I did a clean install.

[Guest tilal6991]

No no. I did the same and it worked perfectly for me. I just don't understand why it worked perfectly for me and not at all for you. I tested very comprehensively.

[Guest iReece]

No no. I did the same and it worked perfectly for me. I just don't understand why it worked perfectly for me and not at all for you. I tested very comprehensively.

I did:

Clean install.

Flashed the soft keys mod.

Flashed the special gapps provided by you.

[Guest iReece]

Hold on. This is interesting.

It's telling me it cannot reach google.

Voice search (old version) cannot connect

Voice search (newer version) said it cannot reach google at the moment, different to last time when it said to try again constantly.

Voice search for google is the same,