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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Now Presenting AOKP KitKat for the Hercules

Device: Hercules (SGH-T989)

>> Installation is simple:

If coming from another ROM or another major AOKP version, wipe data in recovery

Make sure you're using the latest CWM or TWRP 2.6.1.0 (Not TWRP 2.6.3.0) - Thanks @vincom

Hercules guys and Gals can use TWRP 2.7.0.0+

Flash ROM

Flash Google Apps (GAPPS)

Reboot

>> Check merged commits on AOKP's Gerrit

_____Hercules Builds_____

In order from Newest to Oldest..

Hercules KK 4.4.4 CM Kernel Nov. 4, 2014

Hercules KK 4.4.4 SultanKernel Nov. 2, 2014

Hercules KK 4.4.4 Sept. 15, 2014

Hercules KK 4.4.4 July 8, 2014

Hercules kk 4.4.3 June 20, 2014

Hercules Build 3 May 7, 2014

Hercules Build 2

Build 1 (Diablo Kernel included)

Dev DB Link Hercules Build 1

Special Thanks

AOKP

CM

Rookie Thread

Everyone that enjoys this Rom

>> AOKP Gerrit

>>AOKP on Github

>>Source on AOKP.co

We greatly appreciate your contribution in the form of code, or PayPal donations.

>> Donation options on AOKP.co

Enjoy!

XDA:DevDB Information

AOKP KitKat, ROM for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II

Contributors

Kiltnar, AOKP_ROM

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x

Based On: AOKP

Version Information

Status: Beta

Created 2014-03-20

Last Updated 2014-11-04
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
One for me

For your flashing pleasure. Enjoy Guys and Gals. :D

Changelog - Device Changes May 7, 2014

Qcom-common

*Fixes for Interactive governor

*FFMPEG codecs

MSM8660-common

*remove duplicate SElinux rules

*add memtrack HAL

*enable QCOM_BSP

*disable LPA

*grant bluetooth LE permissions

*enable kernel samepage merging (ksm)

*remove linux includes

*enable 3 buffers at all times

*enable media-caf

*Camera Wrapper
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
[MENTION=4861254]Kiltnar[/MENTION] thanks bro oh yeah first ????
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Thanks, the Hercules lost it's official AOKP maintainer so it's great to have AOKP 4.4.2 for this phone. Hopefully an "official" title gets added on to this thread soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nomoney4me:
Should I be worry? Also, does this address the music over bluetooth problem on most KK roms?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
And yes it should be mentioned, [MENTION=4863096]hatememarkz[/MENTION] brought this up to [MENTION=4861254]Kiltnar[/MENTION] to make for us. Although I have gotten my phone back in order finally, I will not rule out trying this later on down the line. AOKP is a great ROM and I've used it off and on since the Galaxy Exhibit days.

---------- Post added at 11:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 PM ----------

Scroll down, there is a specific build for the Hercules.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Built this for the skyrocket first. That's why it's listed first. A little further down is the Hercules link.

Haven't had anyone mention any problems with Bluetooth on the sky side.

Edit: updated the op.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Wait so there's a updated build already do I just the Hercules build 1 link
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Yeah. Made the build for y'all just a couple days ago. Build 1 is the only one I've made for Hercules.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] danishdish:
I love AOKP ... And now there's a Herc KitKat version? Oh my gawd .... Yaoooza! Thank you ....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cr3d1ts:
"Make sure you're using the latest CWM or TWRP 2.6.1.0 (Not TWRP 2.6.3.0) "

wat about twrp 2.7?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
We don't have twrp 2.7 on the sky side. If you've been using it for KitKat then go ahead. I'll edit op in a bit.

EDIT: OP edited -- Use TWRP 2.7.x.x
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Can we still use 2.6.1.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CE20934:
I didn't have any problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Awesome n how is it might switch from liquid this weekend
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] koudies:
Here's your answer:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] me_is_rushin:
Great rom. Been a while since I've been on AOKP.

Any plans to add the ability to turn off capacitive button backlight and reconfigure hardware keys? I prefer using a Nav bar and having the buttons on and working gets in the way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Stryke_the_Orc:
Thread has been cleaned. Keep it respectful and within the rules.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nomoney4me:
Loving this ROM. Switched from LiquidSmooth to this and it's going great. One problem is that the bluetooth problem happens on this one too. So I guess the problem is across the board on KK and not ROM specific. Battery life is amazing and sleep is working nicely in comparison to the other KK that has weird wakelocks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
I think we're all using cm source now for all builds. So expect the Bluetooth problem on "most" ROMs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Great? thanks for the ROM tho y couldn't those ponies rokc with omni then we'd really have a beast on our hands I mean is it possible

GS² T989 4.4+
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
It feels good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8Fishes:
Anyone try ART on this build? First KK rom for me and I think it's running but was a bumpy ride on getting it going.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Art takes forever since it's converting the apps over to use art. Should work fine tho.

One of the few times I enabled art it took about five minutes to boot all the way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8Fishes:
Yea, I have apparently 150~ apps to covert over. Took like 15 minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nomoney4me:
After a few days of using this, it slowed down dramatically. Apps took awhile to open up, screen was laggy when changing to different slides.

I noticed that Alpine Rom fixed the bluetooth problem with streaming Pandora over car's bluetooth system. Is it possible to get an update on this Rom to fix that issue as well?

Only reason why I'm torn between this and the Alpine is that bluetooth issue. This is way better with the customization and the smoothness. I am trying this one again from clean wipe to see how/why/when it will become laggy again.

So far so good though, loving the battery life on this Rom as well. :good::laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NonexistentParan0ia:
Just installed this and it works great! No annoying bugs or anything besides the bluetooth one. Hell, this ROM runs faster than Carbon. :victory:

Anyways, I'm currently on TWRP 2.6.1.0 prior to flashing this but should I make the jump to 2.7? Just curious as I've literally heard nothing regarding 2.7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Herc owners have been using 2.7.x to flash kitkat ROMs with no issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CE20934:
2.7 plays nicer with my phone than any of the 2.6 variants.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HOODguyPOLITICZ:
Uber Sabermod+AOKP+greenify

HOODtypeISH
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cricketAC:
Link for Saber mod?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HOODguyPOLITICZ:
When is this getting updated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gulbir101:
Does this ROM have lockscreen notifications?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HOODguyPOLITICZ:
No use dynamic notifications
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
New build in OP. Are any of the KitKat Roms for you guys not having bluetooth issues? I know it's been a problem on the skyrocket. I'm using cm device source but AOKP on everything else.

~Thanks guys and gals
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8Fishes:
Thanks.

Here's a fixed link since the clickable is broken.

http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=5429

As for bluetooth problems, I don't use any other KK rom, plus I don't use bluetooth so it's not something I care about.

Sorry about not being able to help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nomoney4me:
The only KK that I've seen that has addressed this bluetooth problem is Alpine. I will try your new build when you address this bluetooth. I use the bluetooth function quite regularly so it's a problem for me if it keeps messing up like this. Thanks for your work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] danishdish:
LMAO!!

:D I assume that he's been banned ..... a lot of his responses were just ... well .. unjust.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
New build uploaded. Has a lot of fixes for the camera, interactive governor, and bluetooth. Enjoy! Changelog is in the second post.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NonexistentParan0ia:
Ah, great to know. Hopefully this ROM isn't plagued with the memory leak issues and systemui crashes ^-^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SilentStray:
Build 3

It would appear that Build 3 does not allow NFC to be turned off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
There will be another build available late tonight. Will have all the latest cm fixes and the new boot animation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
Might give this one a whirl for a bit once the update is uploaded :)

Been long time since I was on aokp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dstars33:
AOKP was my fav JB ROM so I am sitting here eagerly awaiting for the update and ready to get my first taste of AOKP KK.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] raptor170:
It was def a cool jb ROM, can't wait for the update, ive nandroided my current ROM and ready to go :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Sorry about the delay, had a long night last night. Uploading now.

Cheers. Will probably update again in a night or two.. apparently they bumped versions overnight to 4.4.4 ..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsx7:
Does this one works on SAMSUNG SGH-T989D?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
It should. If you flashed other hercules roms then you should be fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
AOKP 4.4.4 For the Hercules ... Fresh from my Harddrive to you! :D

Enjoy!

I re-ordered the OP links from newest to oldest. So look twice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Guatiao:
Late to the party! But my still trusty SGS2 is back to life. Thanks for the update on AOKP, it seems to be working very well so far!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Is there any particular kernel you guys would want in the next build? Did a different kernel source for skyrocket and unfortunately I can't use it for y'all. So let me know and I'll sync and build.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mabomod:
I'm using the Uber Kernel by [MENTION=5105835]Cl3Kener[/MENTION], and it's pretty stable with OC up to 2GHz. I haven't tried flashing his Sabermod-built Uber because I've heard instability and soft-bricking issues, but I want to know how it is if you've tried it. I know the SG2 doesn't have great battery life, so if there's a kernel out there that has stability and features like the Uber with battery life support I would want that. Anyway, if there's none like that then I would recommend the Uber for the next build:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2230064

Alas, I have to give you huge props [MENTION=4861254]Kiltnar[/MENTION] for continuing to develop AOKP KK Roms for the Hercules, which was abandoned by the official team. I appreciate your time and effort and keep up the good work! Thank you sir.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Thank you! I'm going to do a build with Uber tonight/tomorrow. Thanks [MENTION=5065762]mabomod[/MENTION] . The skyrocket and hercules are so close in source it's not a problem to use the source I have to build for you guys. :D Will post when I have it built and uploaded. Probably tomorrow night.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mabomod:
Not a problem on my end, so take your time bro. I forgot to point out that Cl3Kener has made the Uber for KK 4.4 and he unofficially uploaded on Dev-Host here:

http://d-h.st/users/Cl3Kener/?fld_id=31475#files

This is in case you're having problems finding the right kernel. I'm using the second one for reasons I've mentioned before. Thanks again :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
I use his source on github. But thank you for the information.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nkia2sg:
why won't it install for me. I've tried with twrp 2.7.1 and 2.8 just now, on 2.8 it tells you the error it gets and it says E:Error executing updater binary in zip.

I tried both the 06-20 kitkat and the 07-08 version. I've downloaded them both twice it can't possibly be 4 bad downloads..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dzee206:
try using cwm, from my experience if it errors out about the update binary it usually never wants to flash with twrp. once flashed you can go back to twrp if that's what you prefer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Can you give any more detail? This should work fine for Hercules. Did you clean flash? Anyways I should have another build ready tonight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Need a couple of testers for this one. I built AOKP with uber Kernel from source. I also tried to use uber kernel in a skyrocket build (its what I have) it built fine but would not boot correctly. So I need to know if it will boot for you guys. Thanks.

Thanks everyone!

Special thanks [MENTION=5105835]Cl3Kener[/MENTION] for his source on github.

https://github.com/cl3kener/HERC-KERNELS/

EDIT: [MENTION=4561025]roman.valenciap[/MENTION] reported that this build wouldn't boot. Took down the download link. I'll rebuilt today and re post here. I think I know the problem.

EDIT2: Built using the CM kernel for now. The other kernels proved to be "slightly" unstable. Updated the OP last week. (in case you didn't notice :D)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
I installed the new TWRP 2.8 and it gave me that error as well. I'm sure it's a bug they are working on. In the meantime, try 2.7.0.0 (only one I had available at the time) it worked for me and installed the new rom ok. Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nkia2sg:
thanks for the help, it took me 2 days to switch from twrp to cwm lol.. can't find a .tar file anywhere had to do the conversion on my own.

finally flashed cwm and guess what, when in recovery, cwm didn't see any files to be found in my storage so i ended up having to adb sideload it from my computer... what a piece of work.

I'm actually glad i did it though because the screen on my nexus just broke last night (in my rear pocket while at a club and a girl dancing up on me :- / ) and now i'm using my sgs2 again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
No problem, hope it was enjoyable. [emoji15] the dancing, not the breakage. Seems like they took a lot of options out of the new TWRP. So didn't bother me have the older "stable" version. Lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
1080 HD video not working

Whenever I try to take a video using the 1080 HD video quality, the result of the finished video is a bunch of vertical lines when I try to view it. Can this be fixed or is it that the S2 cannot handle 1080 HD video playback? Thanks again Kiltnar for keeping this phone alive and kicking:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
I'll be uploading a new build with the SultanXda kernel. I would check that one to see if recording in HD 1080 works correctly. It will be up in about 10 minutes or so.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Is anyone having any issues with the new build?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
Yes. After flashing, it boot loops. The android animation is not the AOKP version (it just says android in grey letters), it optimizes all my apps and then shows a black lock screen with only the unlock button showing. When I try to unlock the phone, a thin white line flashes horizontally along the top and it proceeds to reboot again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
Did you update an older version of aokp? Clean install? Also, skyrocket users have had issues with twrp 2.8x not installing correctly/boot loops. Since this is the first time for sultan's kernel for you guys please do a clean install.

Edit: boot animation wasn't installed correctly this go around. It is still there but not loading properly. It is called bootanimation-alt.zip . will rebuild again tonight with that fixed. Is anyone else having problems.

Edit 2: Building now with CM kernel source code and boot animation fixed to proper animation. Thanks for your patience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
CM kernel build up in OP

New CM kernel build in the OP. Fixed the bootanimation not showing when booting up. Let me know how it goes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
I was coming from the September 15, 2014 build. I'll try a clean install and let you know how it goes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
New build running smooth

After a clean flash, this rom is running smoothly with 1080HD video capturing abilities:) Very nice! The only thing I wish it had packaged with it was Nova Launcher, but not a big deal. Just got it off Google Play. Thanks Kiltnar:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jefffrizzle2001:
do you have the zip file for CM kernel?

i tried some other kernels and they got me stuck on a bootloop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kiltnar:
I build it together with the rom, if you have issues with another kernel just dirty flash the rom and it will over write the other kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
Bugs

While on vacation I noticed a few bugs that are quite bothersome.

1. Pictures and videos are randomly not saved to SD card. This is random. I took a video of my daughter coming down the stairs for Christmas and every photo and video past that point that morning did not save. After each photo or video was completed, the small box would travel to the upper right hand like normal but nothing would be saved when I tried viewing them later on. I hadn't been taking tons of pictures/videos since flashing, so I must not have noticed it until I did start taking a lot.

2. When plugged into a computer via USB, there is no sign of connection. Everything in past versions have shown up visually on my phone, but there is nothing on my computer showing a new drive.

Thanks in advance for all the hard work dedicated to this rom:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alexbarber:
Update for bug #1: If I use the gallery app then go to camera, the problem does not occur. After using this route, the right to left swipe from the lock screen to quick access the camera also works properly. It would be nice to only have to use the camera icon to access the camera, but one extra tap doesn't matter while in gallery.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
[XPosed Mod] HiGoogle - "Hi Galaxy" phrase opens Google Now instead of S-Voice

I present to you: my first ever XPosed Mod HiGoogle!

It's really my first original android app. The first one I didn't follow some sort of tutorial to make anyways. It opens Google Now natively when you say "Hi Galaxy" instead of the crappy S-Voice app. It took me forever to get this done, but in the end I learned a ton about how both Android and XPosed work. :good: So w00t for me, :good: chalk that one up as a personal accomplishment.

Anyways, it still needs S-Voice to run. S-Voice is what controls the always listening feature of the phone. in the future I plan on changing that, and perhaps changing the trigger phrase as well (fingers crossed!) So while we can't get rid of S-Voice yet, this removes the need to use a middle-man app like tasker to open it, which in the end, makes things a hair faster (and $6 cheaper.) I think we can all agree that faster is better.

So while it's not the perfect solution yet, it's a move in the right direction and hopefully more will come of it.

This has only been tested on 2 Notes so far, a T-Mo and a VZW, but it should work on any Samsung with 'Hi Galaxy" always listening support. I'm personally on version 11.2.2.0 of S-Voice but I'm not sure if that matters. Report any issues or and I will try to deal with them as fast as I can.

It's not my fault if you break stuff.

:good: <------ Hit my donate button and buy me a bud if you like it!:good:

Here's the sauce: https://github.com/Bots/HiGoogle

Oh and thanks to user runnirr for helping me ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] djnoicatse:
About to try this out!!! ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
Cool let me know if you have any issues.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] djdavis:
Does this close s-voice when it opens, then open voice search?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
No, currently it just opens Google Now over SVoice, as SVoice is what controls the service that listens for commands. I'll look into that though it's a good idea, I may be able to kill the app but leave the service running.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Samuel Sung:
oh so sad so so sad...:( i thougth you are a magician and managed to change the Voice recognition phrase...The developer Skilllevel for that is like getting knox from 0x1 to 0x0....from what i've heard

There are already apps for your purposes. I use S for Switch Voice

But thank you very much for your developing and sharing. :good:

Instead you maybe could try to get the "OK Google" command working for German and every other language. Because when google fails with recognition you have to grab your phone and tap on the mic button or wait until the screen shuts down. It is only possible when Google now language is english. This is something which really annoyes...

cheers
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
I plan on working on this in the future. I got a pretty good idea of how that app works after rummaging through it trying to hook a method :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Samuel Sung:
Nice, (or should i say YeeHaw :) ) this is where my hopes were.:cool:

And do you think it is possible to change the wake up command from "Hi Galaxy" to anything we want too? I heard it's nearly impossible...but chainfire isn't the only magician around here...:)

cheers
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
That all depends. I found some type of file that looks like it might be some kind of a raw audio or a wav file possibly. I'm digging deeper into Samsung's code whenever I have time trying to understand what's going on. I'm gonna have to keep studying before I can get to that point, but I think that will be part of the natural progression of the updates to this app. Has Chainfire done any work on this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Samuel Sung:
No not that i've heard of. Today i recognized that the "Google Now launcher" works with "OK Google" in german. So maybe you can find something when making a code comparison to use the OK Google command no matter how your phone and or googles now language is...
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] sWuRv:
How is this any better than one of those apps that does the same thing?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] BotsOne:
As of now, overhead.

This mod will rid you of one extra service running on your phone compared to those other apps. If all you want is Google Now instead of S-Voice then this is probably the better solution. If you want a bunch more options, use one of those other apps. I have more plans for the future but I was super excited to release my first contribution to the community :victory:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] yeahdat:
I think is a great idea. I for one have been using an app called S for Switch Voice that overrides SVoice and launches Google Now. It works great and dont have any problems and doesn't cause much or at the very least battery drain. But im willing to try this.

Sent from my SM-N900T
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] adrianhall06:
Doesn't Work in Note 3 N900t 4.4.2

Doesn't Work in Note 3 N900t 4.4.2 when phone is unlocked. Nothing happens. It launches google now when the screen is off but you have to swipe to unlock to access google now. I disabled it. Good idea but it needs work.