Google NOW - hows it work
lamby
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I am confused as to how Google Now works. I Google searched flight information 2-3 times one night and it didn't appear in my Google Now content. Also, i purchased tickets to a sporting event and it didn't get picked up by GN.
Any idea how this works??
I am confused as to how Google Now works. I Google searched flight information 2-3 times one night and it didn't appear in my Google Now content. Also, i purchased tickets to a sporting event and it didn't get picked up by GN.
Any idea how this works??
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I use Safari on a macbook but use google search, where I am signed in. If I search something there, about 5 mins later it can pop up on google now if relevant.
ie, if I search for a hotel or an area, it comes up in GN.
But, I would of thought, searching for flight times/information, it wont pick up as its not definitive, its not as if its a booking?
have you opened up all the settings ?
I have to say it worked better when I was in the US than the UK but its getting better here .....
It also informs me when and who Manchester United will be playing next. After the match I also get a card telling me what the score was.
However for directions, if you search for directions to a particular place they should be ready and waiting for you in g now.
More:
http://www.google.com/landing/now/
tells you for each category whether it comes from gmail, web search or both.
Both sent confirmation emails to my device's linked gmail account.
On the day it offered to guide me to the ferry and then the hotel. Weather also provided info for the area surrounding the hotel.
It will depend on whether or not the email received is part of the expected formats for Google now. So, for example, if I send an email to customer from my small business with a tracking number, its unlikely to work. If Amazon do, then it should (though it never has for me, even for tracked purchases; I suspect it also has to use a supported courier company, or may be US-only still)
Flights I would think is easier to do. I've just seen that if you google for "my flights" when logged in it should show up the ones its detected.
http://googlesystem.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/google-shows-flight-notifications.html
https://itunes.apple.com/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8
http://www.google.com/landing/now/
It's funny it's likely to be on more Apple devices then it is Android ones soon.
This.
I now have Google now on my ipad and ipod, yet don't have it on my Samsung galaxy note as it hasn't been updated to jelly bean.
Maybe this will make manufactuers understand that they should be releasing updates at least for 2 years anyway. Take for example the HTC one just recently came out on 4.1.2 they are going to release 4.2.2 but not even sure yet if they going to release 5.0. That's one thing apple certainly has right they make sure updates happen.
Don't you still get google now in the search app on your note, Just with a few features missing, like the iOS version.
No its just a voice search. There are no cards.
[Not that Passbook is much use in the UK, of course...]
No notifications... So it only works if the Google Search app is open.
I was just thinking that myself. Obviously they can't have the cards appearing automatically, but why not have an option for notifications when you have new cards? It seems like common sense.
Also, GPS seems to be kept on even when the app is closed...
I reckon that'll be added.
I must be my wife to install this. Does it share data with her google profile then? So stuff she searches for on the family nexus 10 on her account will be shared with her iPhone?
hmmm.... ?
Searching on any device while logged into your google account will be used for Google Now, so yep. Its of more use if you also use Google Calendar and Gmail.
Now, what's interesting is that it also is pretty big on launching directions with Google Maps. (for places you've recently searched for, calendar appointments that require travel and journey home warning of travel delays, amongst others) How does iOS handle these?