Walmart hosts 1 Day Early Bird Online Specials Sale on Nov. 3


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Third-Party Android Apps Will Soon Use ‘OK, Google’ for In-App Searches

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The search giant doesn’t only want to expand Google Now functionality to its other apps, now it also wants other developers to be able to include in-app search based on the ‘OK, Google’ phrase.

With mobile devices, it’s much easier to do a voice search instead of typing all the details of your query. By enabling app developers to include their voice search in their Android apps, Google does not act like an uninvited guest at a party, but it actually makes the other apps easier to use.

According to a post written by Jarek Wilkiewicz, Developer Advocate, Google Search, on the Android Developers Blog, the changes that need to be made are minimal: “How many lines of code will it take to let your users say Ok Google, and search for something in your app? Hardly any. Starting today, all you need is a small addition to your AndroidManifest.xml in order to connect the Google Now SEARCH_ACTION with your searchable activity.”

Basically, the entire code that needs to be added to that file is this:

There is a great number of ways the new in-app search could make our lives easier, and Google provided a couple of examples: “At Google, we always look for innovative ways to help you improve mobile search and drive user engagement back to your app. For example, users can now say to the Google app: ‘Ok Google, search pizza on Eat24′ or ‘Ok Google, search for hotels in Maui on TripAdvisor.’”

That’s right, ‘OK, Google’ will be available for in-app searches, but Android users will also be able to search within an app using Google Now, without having to launch the third-party app. I would say that this makes the whole experience even smoother.

Wilkiewicz also explained that there are some “system requirements,” in order for the ‘OK, Google’ in-app search to work on your Android smartphone or tablet: “This feature is available on English locale Android devices running Jelly Bean and above with the Google app v3.5 or greater. Last but not least, users can enable the Ok Google hot-word detection from any screen, which offers them the fastest route between their search command and your app!”

Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about how Google Now’s flight tracker saves frequenty flyers a ton of cash, and why Google Now cards no longer require an Internet connection.

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A Donkey Sweetly Snuggling A Human Is Enough Internet For Me

A Donkey Sweetly Snuggling A Human Is Enough Internet For Me

This is a cute video of a donkey named Dementia giving human Tom Nutter some primo cuddles while relaxing on the sofa. Well, now I can safely say that I’ve seen it all! What could possibly be left to see after peeping a grown ass man participating in Snug Sesh 2014 with a donkey? I […]

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R2-D2 Remote Controlled Pumpkin: The Pumpkin You’re Looking for

Star Wars themed pumpkins are cool, but Star Wars themed remote-controlled droid pumpkins are even better. Greg Aronowitz from BarnyardFX has created this cool R2-D2 pumpkin for Halloween.

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To create the pumpkin droid, he started with a nice cylindrical shaped pumpkin. Then he built the legs from plywood and lightweight Sintra PVC board. The front foot has a remote control car in it, while the back feet have matchbox cars giving them wheels. After that he took care of all of the sculpting of details. This droid’s dome even swivels like the real droid.

He made the legs look like chocolate and added some real candy details too. Great job, Greg!

[via Geeks Are Sexy]