What is Reddit's opinion of Search button for ZenWatch 3?

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There is a app actually let me find it for you.

EDIT:

• Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/zenwatch/comments/5e44qt/dev_assign_voice_search_to_zw3_hardware_button/?
• /u/DYNALogix created this app and its works perfectly for what you are asking for.
• App Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dynalogix.searchbuttonforzenwatch3

Thank you for the ⭐! There are many other ways to activate assistant:

• saying "OK, Google" will still work
• you can place a "Voice search" bubble on the watch face
• you can double tap the Bubble Cloud watch face: it has always started Voice Search
• you can assign Voice search to the 2nd long press of the button [Premium feature]
• the Google / Search complication will not work, but if you install Search button for ZenWatch you can add a General/"App Shortcut"/"Button Search" complication to any watch face (works on non-Zen watches too)
• Using the above mentioned app, you can assign voice search to one of the secondary buttons of the Zen Watch 3

With ZenWatch 3 you can assign voice search to one of the buttons using mini app Search button for ZenWatch 3.

OK Google works (if enabled) but it is slightly different from your phone. You will have to wake the watch (by tilting it or touch the screen) before it starts to listen for the wake word. You will also need to be on the watch face. If other (ambient mode) apps are active, voice detection is not activated.

Other ways to access Voice Command:

• long press the primary button
• swipe in from the left with the active watch face
• touch the Google watch face complication (if placed)
• you can assign voice search to a short press of the secondary button (you might need an app like this)

I will have access to a HW2 in the beginning of August (my brother's) I intend to play a bit with it...

• Is it not possible to assign any apps to the secondary button on the Huawei?
• Or you are looking for double, triple press functions? Those could be possible to implement. Long press is less likely

If I do anything it's most likely it will be in a separate app, as Bubble Cloud doesn't need any more button presses other than the remapped main button and the existing options that you can assign to the secondary button (open app drawer, start timer on the ZW3). I promised to make a stand-alone remapping app anyway, so these could also become part of the already existing "Search button for ZenWatch 3".

If I get somewhere I will surely announce it here, like in the beginning of August.

Thank you for your offer, but currently I have all the testers I needed. The app seems to work reliably. If you want to try, please purchase it in the Play Store. It will stay to be the lowest price possible. And if you have any problems I am always available to help.

I made this tiny app: <strong>Search button for ZenWatch 3</strong>

I am looking for early testers. This app is only a proxy which calls the default Voice Search app on your watch.

SETUP (screenshots)

1. Wait for the Android Wear component to get installed on the watch
2. Open Button Setting on your ZenWatch 3
3. Pick a button (Top or Bottom)
4. Select "Button to Search" in the list of apps

Only useful on Android Wear watches with customizable hardware buttons

• ASUS ZenWatch 3
• LG Watch Urbane 2

NO ZW, NO ZW2 :-(

Cannot be assigned to button on watches with one or no button

PROMO CODES

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I already received some feedback, waiting for some more. But the app seems to work reliably. If you want to try, please purchase it in the Play Store. It will stay to be the lowest price possible. And if you have any problems I am always available to help.

CONNECTION TO THE WATCH

A few users found that the watch component of the app did not transfer immediately to the watch. Unfortunately it is outside of my control how quickly Android Wear "discovers" newly installed apps... Here are a few things you can try:

• make sure you look for my app under the name "Bubble to Search" on the watch
• wait
• toggle connection OFF/ON in the Android Wear app on the phone
• reboot the watch
• reboot watch and phone at the same time
• Resync All (from Android Wear app on the phone) → But please know that the complete resync process can take as long as 20 minutes, because then every app is re-transferred and re-installed on the watch
• connection problems are usually caused by outdated or non-matching Android Wear and Google Play Services versions on the phone and watch. Update your Android Wear app from the Play Store, and you can try to manually update Google Play Services from APKMirror.
• Update Play Services on the watch: Settings → About → Versions → tap on the Play Services version number: it will show "Updating..." (it takes 15-30 minutes (!!!) to complete, no progress report)

Any feedback is appreciated

Use this app, and tell it to launch one of your random system apps in the list (since those won't launch anything).

• Use Search button for ZenWatch 3 to start voice search without saying "OK Google"
• For easy access to any other apps / info from the watch-face I would recommend Bubble Cloud watchface launcher, of course not with their christmas theme :-) but that <strong>chart</strong> shows well what it can do...

Check Search button for ZenWatch 3 Does exactly this

Currently it is the home button. There is no way to remap the HOME button in standard Android either.

In W2.0 it will become the back button. Same problem.

But newer watches such as the ZW3 or the LGU2 come with reprogrammable buttons. I guess this will be the new direction. And you can assign those extra buttons to any action you want.

• Search button for ZenWatch 3

Bubble Cloud Launcher:

• Assign ZenWatch 3 button to open/close app drawer
• Assign ZenWatch 3 button to activate non-dimming timer watchface with smooth moving seconds hand

• On 2.0 you will be able to hold the HW button to trigger voice search.
• On the ZenWatch 3 you can use my mini app to assign voice search to one of the extra buttons.
• The Bubble Cloud watchface lets you put a "Voice Search bubble" right on your watch-face for one touch access
• or you can double tap the clock bubble too.