It's that the hotword function in Google Now no longer works after updating to Kit Kat. Before KK, I could disable TC completely and still open Google Now and say "Ok Google" to launch a search. That functionality was added with Google Search for Android 4.1 and above. It was working on my Moto X when it was on 4.2.2. Now it doesn't work.
It used to say Search, or say "OK Google" but now it only says Search. I realised that I had set Language to 'English(UK)' (under 'voice' settings of the Google Now app) and apparently hotword detection currently works only with English(US) (In my case, the offline voice recognition package I had installed was 'English(US)' , but language How to Fix OK Google Issue on Galaxy Note 8 and S8 Sep 26, 2017 Hotword Plugin Free [Tasker Plugin] - Apps on Google Play May 28, 2019 Google Voice (by Google) - Chrome Web Store - Makes phone numbers on websites callable via Google Voice by just clicking on them. - If a phone number doesn't turn into a link on any website (ex: Google Calendar), you can select the text with your mouse and the click to call popup will automatically display (note: might not work with all numbers).
A Voice number works on smartphones and the web so you can place and receive calls from anywhere Save time, stay connected From simple navigation to voicemail transcription, Voice makes it easier than ever to save time while staying connected
Nov 26, 2013 Voice Search - Ryte Wiki - The Digital Marketing Wiki In November 2013 Google introduced the option to use voice search on desktop PCs with “Google Voice Search Hotword.” To be able to utilize it you need to install an extension for Google Chrome. Voice search otherwise does not work in other Browsers. Google introduced German in their voice search at about the same time.
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