[Q] How to enable Google now in China, please!

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bush911

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Hi there,

I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.

Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.

It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.

Regards

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following this post, then it works.
 
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bush911 said:
Hi there,

I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.

Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.

It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.

Regards
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Press search bar>Get Google Now (there is a button) ???????????
 
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computerdating

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bush911 said:
Thank you, I searched, finally found a way.
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What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.

Thanks!
 
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bush911

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sorry, I forgot posting, I just did the same as you did.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48831383&postcount=1
computerdating said:
What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.

Thanks!
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How to make google Now work in China

bush911 said:
Hi there,

I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.

Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.

It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.

Regards

-----------------------
following this post, then it works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse


For those who are still interested i am also in China ,and man it gave me a hard time but worked finally.
1-you need a proxy(Fqrouter or GAE)
2-install Market Unlocker
3-run Market Unlocker and select Enable Unlocker and Auto Unlock(You should already be connected to another market)
4-If you dont have Google Experience Launcher，then install it
5-Clear data of Google Search app and Play Store
6-Long press on the screen until the settings toggle of the laucher appears
7-Select settings
8-By now you should be able to activate Google Now.Done

I hope this has been helpful.Cheers
 
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moussa01 said:
For those who are still interested i am also in China ,and man it gave me a hard time but worked finally.
1-you need a proxy(Fqrouter or GAE)
2-install Market Unlocker
3-run Market Unlocker and select Enable Unlocker and Auto Unlock(You should already be connected to another market)
4-If you dont have Google Experience Launcher，then install it
5-Clear data of Google Search app and Play Store
6-Long press on the screen until the settings toggle of the laucher appears
7-Select settings
8-By now you should be able to activate Google Now.Done

I hope this has been helpful.Cheers
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Confirmed this worked for me on my XT1085 China Moto X (2014) running 5.0.2.

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    bush911
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    sorry, I forgot posting, I just did the same as you did.

    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48831383&postcount=1
    computerdating said:
    What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.

    Thanks!
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    072665995
    bush911 said:
    Hi there,

    I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.

    Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
    someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
    some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
    Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.

    It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.

    Regards
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Press search bar>Get Google Now (there is a button) ???????????
    View
    1
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    computerdating
    bush911 said:
    Thank you, I searched, finally found a way.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    What worked for you? I had to uninstall Google search with titanium backup, install Google search 2.6, enable google now, then update to the latest version of search to have google now enabled in China. This is kind of annoying though as you can't flash otas if you do this because it modifies some system files. If you do my method you'll have to reflash the system image to update manually. So I'm wondering if you could share your method here.

    Thanks!
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    moussa01
    How to make google Now work in China

    bush911 said:
    Hi there,

    I am from China and before getting my nexus 5 I owned a galaxy nexus, in which Google now works well just when phone is switched into En-US.

    Now for nexus 5 this does not work.
    someone uses a AT&T SIM card to enable google now.
    some turns the phone into airplane model, turns off location and connects to VPN network to enable it.
    Some says "Ok Google" then follow the instructions to enable it.

    It seems that all these does not work for me, is there a easy way to enable Google now.

    Regards

    -----------------------
    following this post, then it works.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse


    For those who are still interested i am also in China ,and man it gave me a hard time but worked finally.
    1-you need a proxy(Fqrouter or GAE)
    2-install Market Unlocker
    3-run Market Unlocker and select Enable Unlocker and Auto Unlock(You should already be connected to another market)
    4-If you dont have Google Experience Launcher，then install it
    5-Clear data of Google Search app and Play Store
    6-Long press on the screen until the settings toggle of the laucher appears
    7-Select settings
    8-By now you should be able to activate Google Now.Done

    I hope this has been helpful.Cheers
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