Comments on: Quick Tip: Accessing Google Now on the HTC DROID DNA

By: zurginator

zurginator — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:24:00 +0000

It’s just as easy with on-screen though. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to click the home button and wait, you just swipe up from the bottom of the device.

By: Chris Gustafson

Chris Gustafson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:10:00 +0000

No, add the Google icon, not the voice search icon.

By: normmcgarry

normmcgarry — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:39:00 +0000

If you long-press the menu button, it opens Google Now.

By: Immolate

Immolate — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Verizon Note 2 uses a long press on the menu button. Long press home brings up your running applications. Long press on the back-up button brings up the multi-view side bar. But if you want Google Now on a Note 2 from a device that’s off, you just hit you power button or home button to turn on the lock screen, then swipe up the Google Now icon.

Short of a dedicated hardware key (rather have one for the camera if we had one), an icon on the lock screen is the quickest way to get to Google Now. I think anyone can do that in Jellybean, right?

By: Symbiotx

Symbiotx — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +0000

I think it’s important to get your hands on them. I love my DNA. Everyone knows the drawbacks, but I absolutely love this phone. I haven’t been this excited about a phone since the original Droid. Feels great, looks amazing, good call quality, loud sound, and I personally like Sense, great lockscreen. It’s really up to you and what you’re looking for.

By: William_Morris

William_Morris — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:37:00 +0000

Kellen will never be able to live this down, will he?

By: EC8CH

EC8CH — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:01:00 +0000

Here’s my fav:

http://www.droid-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/headphone-good.gif

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:22:00 +0000

2 words, Note 2, it has more functionality and a better screen and processor than the GS3, and bigger battery than the gs3 and dna. I would trade the bigger screen, more functions, better software, and bigger battery to the DNA screen and same old crappy sense

By: BrianPowell12

BrianPowell12 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:21:00 +0000

That brings up Search rather than Now. I still do that more often than not because I use voice search all the time. But I do with there was an easier way to get to now.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:33:00 +0000

ahh…thx

By: droidbeat

droidbeat — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:20:00 +0000

DNA is awesome! I’m loving it. Large beautiful screen in a pocketable size. And HTC has made great touches throughout that improve the experience. Great keyboard, folder icons show apps side by side, auto text reflow, etc. The radios inside seem strong, too. And volume gets nicely high.

By: Larizard

Larizard — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:17:00 +0000

depends on which aspect of the phone you value more: battery life, screen quality, price, user interface, rooting, etc. If you can hold off til CES, I think it would be worth it seeing what stuff they got for next year. But that’s the non-first adopter in me talking.

By: Chris Gustafson

Chris Gustafson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:59:00 +0000

To access it from the lockscreen, just add the Google Search icon to your launch bar.

By: Toys Samurai

Toys Samurai — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:11:00 +0000

Frankly, this is how Google Now should be launched. With a hardware button, you can bring it up without looking at it, then say “Google” to do a voice search.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:58:00 +0000

Long press the capacitive menu button on the Note 2.