{"id":22451,"date":"2017-05-22T16:29:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T10:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=22451"},"modified":"2017-05-22T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T10:59:52","slug":"enable-now-tap-aka-screen-search-google-pixel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/enable-now-tap-aka-screen-search-google-pixel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Now on Tap aka Screen Search in Google Pixel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Google Pixel is\u00a0the best of what Google has to offer\u00a0now. It competes with other major lead gadgets through its standout features like the Pixel launcher, the 24\u00d77 support from Google,\u00a0Google Assistant\u00a0and more. The Google Assistant is the USP of the Pixel and is a modern and developed iteration of Google Now. While Google Assistant is without a doubt an awesome voice assistant and gives you information from what\u2019s accessible on the screen, some Pixel owners have been missing the Screen Search feature (previously known as Now on Tap).<\/p>\n

Screen Search or Now on Tap, introduced in Android 6.0 Marshmallow, is an extremely handy feature and\u00a0there is a simple easy trick to get it on your Google Pixel cell phone. Well,\u00a0here are the steps to enable Screen Search on Google Pixel or Pixel XL:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enable Screen Search on Pixel<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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  1. On your Google Pixel or Pixel XL, you have to head to AndroidSettings->Language & input<\/strong>and tap on\u00a0\u201cLanguages\u201d<\/strong>.\"How<\/li>\n
  2. Now, the default language for your Google Pixel depends on the native language of your country. If you are based in USA,\u00a0Australia, United Kingdom or any other market where the Google Pixel phones are officially sold, the default device language will be automatically set to the country\u2019s preferred language. As you can see, we have the US version of English selected by default.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You have to\u00a0<\/strong>add another language from a country that\u2019s not accessible on the Pixel\u2019s purchase page<\/strong>. In our case, we tried \u201cEnglish Bahamas<\/strong>\u201d and set it as the default language of the device.<\/p>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

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    1. Once the language is changed,long press\u00a0the \u201cHome\u201d\u00a0button\u00a0<\/strong>on any screen. You will see the familiar Now on Tap\/Screen Search opening up, along with the usual options and information, based on\u00a0what\u2019s in the screen.\"How<\/li>\n
    2. To prove that it works with other languages, we also tried \u201cHindi<\/strong>\u201d from the list of languages and the Screen Search worked flawlessly.\"How<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The trick is to\u00a0not select any language<\/strong>\u00a0that comes under the \u201cSuggested<\/strong>\u201d section of the language list page. You should check the\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>official availability page of the Pixel<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>for more information about the languages that are compatible with the Google Assistant.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

      You can also go back to using the Google\u00a0Assistant anytime by simply switching to the default language of the device. This trick works on both the Pixel and the Pixel XL.<\/p>\n

      Get Screen Search on Your Google Pixel or Pixel XL<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      There\u2019s no doubt that Google Assistant is amazing but if you still find Now on Tap to be more handy to the way you use the Pixel, then this trick should come in very handy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      How to Enable Now on Tap aka Screen Search in Google Pixel – Mobile – The Google Pixel is the best of what Google has to offer now. It competes with other<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018],"tags":[18357,26342,65311,10988,26341,26332,65290,65313,65317,65293,52482,65315,52479,52481,65310,65307,26330,18360,65292,18361,65299,65298,65309,65287,65305,65303,52475,52484,65304,65289,65297,65316,52480,65312,65314,65306,65300,65295,18358,65296,65301,65291,65288,65308,18359,65302,65294,59178,59173],"class_list":["post-22451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","tag-buy-google-pixel","tag-buy-pixel","tag-chromebook-pixel-2","tag-google-chromebook","tag-google-chromebook-pixel","tag-google-pixel","tag-google-pixel-2","tag-google-pixel-2-price","tag-google-pixel-best-buy","tag-google-pixel-buy","tag-google-pixel-c","tag-google-pixel-c-buy","tag-google-pixel-c-price","tag-google-pixel-c-price-in-india","tag-google-pixel-c-review","tag-google-pixel-c-tablet","tag-google-pixel-phone","tag-google-pixel-price","tag-google-pixel-price-in-india","tag-google-pixel-review","tag-google-pixel-smartphone","tag-google-pixel-specs","tag-google-pixel-tablet","tag-google-tablet","tag-google-tablet-price","tag-hd-pictures","tag-lava-pixel-v1","tag-nexus-pixel","tag-pixel","tag-pixel-2","tag-pixel-art","tag-pixel-buy","tag-pixel-c","tag-pixel-c-price","tag-pixel-c-price-in-india","tag-pixel-c-tablet","tag-pixel-editor","tag-pixel-games","tag-pixel-google","tag-pixel-gun-3d","tag-pixel-lab","tag-pixel-price","tag-pixel-review","tag-pixel-tablet","tag-pixel-wallpaper","tag-pixlr-express","tag-xxhdpi","tag-xxxhdpi-devices","tag-xxxhdpi-resolution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}