Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Using Google Now in Android - Globo.com

bought a smartphone with Android Jelly Bean and do not know how to set up Google Now? The application is a personal assistant Google also available for iPhones that works simply and efficiently. Entirely in Portuguese, with it you can check the weather and traffic information. To help you take advantage of it, the TechTudo prepared a step by step for you to configure Google Now on your Android.

Now is available for iOS and Android (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) Now available for iOS and Android (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 1. This tutorial was done on the Galaxy S3, which defaults to a widget’s Now in your desktop. Tap the name “Google” to open the properties of the app. On devices with virtual buttons as Motorola Razr HD, tap the center button and drag up to the Google logo that appears on the screen.

widget is displayed on the main screen of the S3 (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) widget is displayed on the main screen of the S3 (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 2

. Some small details that explain how the application works are displayed on the screen. Tap “Next”. There are four steps to get to the main interface.

Now is brief introduction to the user (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) Now has short introduction to the user (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 3. On this screen, you have access to cards , which are nothing more than the information you want to see always there. Tap the “show cards sample” to view all that are available.

Time to start using Now (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) Time to start using Now (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 4. Tap any of the cards to configure when their information is displayed in the home screen Now For example, when you’re on the road, Google may display the distance and the time remaining until your work or your home. Near airports, the app displays the flight schedules.

Settings can be made in a simple way (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) Settings can be made in a simple way (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 5. Back to home screen, simply swipe your finger from the bottom up and down to scroll the app. Thus, you will see the cards that you have configured and the wizard find appropriate for the moment. If you want to remove any of them, just do the gesture from right to left.

Step 6. On this screen, note that there is a bar at the top of the application, which works as a search bar. She works with both text input and voice, simply tap the microphone icon and speak what you want.

You can search by voice in the Now (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros) You can search by voice in the Now (Photo: Playback / Thiago Barros)

Step 7 – Ready! Now Google is your set. Now you will receive notifications and alerts when it finds interesting. Also, depending on where you are when you open the application, you will have access to new cards with relevance to the moment. A good example is the time zone, which appears in international travel.

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