Comments on: Google Search and Now Updated, Brings Cards for Hotel Check-ins and Even Package Delivery Information

By: Rovindra Singh

Rovindra Singh — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:56:00 +0000

Yes Gmail sync is on. Don’t know if this will be relevant or not, but I noticed an article concerning the Google Chrome Extension for Adblock Plus which when enable blocks the track package feature on Gmail when using Chrome on a PC. Don’t know if this has any effect on Gmail on my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Jellybean 4.1.2). I also noticed that this track package link doesn’t show up with packages coming from USPS so maybe that’s why I didn’t get a card in Google Now as per my previous comment. I’ll have to check with a package coming from UPS or FedEx to know more.

By: anezarati

anezarati — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:10:00 +0000

do you have gmail sync on?

By: Rovindra Singh

Rovindra Singh — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:25:00 +0000

I have the same problem, I received multiple e-mails about my online purchases from ebay, amazon etc. yet no card shows up – wondering what’s going on here. One package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow from USPS and still nada. Tried clearing data and restarting Google Now, unchecked the “Show cards based on Gmail” box and checked it again yet no card shows up! Very frustrating!!

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:44:00 +0000

I still have 4.1 JB, but the new Google search updated in the play store and allows all the same functions you don’t have to be on 4.2 for the search functions. It says after request, “opening app”

By: Beepers

Beepers — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Me too, I don’t understand why this wasn’t included to begin with.

By: Justin Swanson

Justin Swanson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:43:00 +0000

It probably hasn’t been updated yet… patience…

By: Larizard

Larizard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:15:00 +0000

So far, it works for the following commands/apps:
“open Calendar”
“open Camera”
“open Gallery”
“open Gmail”
“open Google Maps” (saying “Open Maps” only doesn’t work)
“open Earth”
“open Instagram”
“open Messaging”

By: Larizard

Larizard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000

swiped up from the nav bar and went inside Google Now. I said “Google” to activate the voice search function. I then said “Open Calendar”. The phone replied “Opening App” with the Calendar icon app on screen and the usual progress bar at the bottom.

By: duke69111

duke69111 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:36:00 +0000

I wonder if you have to use the gmail app to receive the confirmation email for flights and hotels for them to show up in google now.

By: renGek

renGek — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:24:00 +0000

I already do that. If you say navigate to “address” it will navigate or if you just want to see it on maps say map of “address”. You were able to do that in ICS and probably before that in some degree as well.

By: renGek

renGek — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:19:00 +0000

There are apps that does this. Tasker in particular can do it well. But as tasker will warn you, having a feature like this is a battery killer.

By: MikeSaver

MikeSaver — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:56:00 +0000

What did you say to get it to do it? Nothings worked for me yet

By: pookietookie

pookietookie — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Hahaha check out 13:19. He’s looking at “Penis Worm” on the 10″ Nexus. What a dick!

By: anezarati

anezarati — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:30:00 +0000

i’ve got a tracking number in my inbox already, but havent seen anything in google now. does it have to be a new confirmation email?

By: lostsync

lostsync — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Can’t you do that? I use Now+Navigation all the time for businesses (“Navigate to Little Caesar’s” and so on), but I guess I haven’t really tried it with my contacts since most of them don’t have their addresses.