[Android General] reeved:
[ROOT] "Say OK Google" permanent in GNL and Hotword Detection in all screens

In the Google Now Launcher, As part of the "training" a message/prompt appears in the search bar that says "Say OK Google".

I know that I and a few other people on XDA and around the web found this feature quite neat and its little animations were quite nice.

However, after saying "OK Google" a few times to activate the Voice Search, the text would disappear as you were now "trained" and knew how to use the Hotword.

I was quite bummed by this obviously and always tried to get it back by clearing Google Search's data, which would reset my launcher settings too. This would reset the "training" and bring back the text but it had a downside and would also clear away all the apps/folders/widgets that I had on my homescreens.

A few days ago, Google Search was updated and a new feature was introduced which would enable you to say the OK Google Hotword on every screen e.g apps, lockscreen (You could only do this on homescreens in GNL previously). Unfortunately, Google decided to not make this feature available on the Moto X and Moto G (Which I currently have).

I found a thread on XDA which showed me how to enable this feature via a ROOT app called Unleash The Google

Basically, the app enables the dogfood/experimental/developer features of Google Search via Google Search Settings

After messing around with the new DogFood Features, I discovered that I could make the "Say OK Google" Text in GNL's Search Bar permanent instead of disappearing after a few uses.

I will tell you how to make the text permanent firstand later explain how to enable Hotword Detection on every screen

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1. Download Unleash the Google

2. Install the app and open it. After it finishes loading, you should see a screen that tells you to force stop Google Search. Do so by going to Apps and FSing the Google Search app.

3. Now scroll down the Google Now screen, press the 3 dots and click Settings.

4. You should now see a space on the bottom that says Config Flags. Click it.

a) To get the "Say OK Google" Text all the time, press the 6th setting titled "Always_show_hotword..."

b) To enable the "OK Google Hotword on every screen" feature, turn on "Enable_E300" and "E300_Voice_Everywhere". scroll down to "speaker_id_supported_locales" and press it. type in "en-US" (Must be that and Im pretty sure its case sensitive).

5.After doing that, scroll all the way to the bottom and press "Save Config Settings".

6. Press the Home button on your Nav Bar and then press the search box.

You should now see the "Say OK Google" Text on your search bar and/or be able to say the "OK Google" Hotword from every screen by activating it by going back to "Google Search Settings" > Pressing Voice > Enable Audio History > Press OK Google Detection > Enable "From any screen" and/or "From lock screen". You should see a new screen with prompts. Complete Them and every thing should work fine !

Need to mention that I haven't enabled these settings for long so I'm still not 100% sure if the text will stay on forever

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