Yes you can. You can install the Google search application and use it from inside the app. Jailbreaking will just let you a sign it to a button instead of having to open the app every single time.
Mike On May 2, 2013, at 7:19 PM, "Sarah Clark" <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you use Google's voice recognition function if you have Siri, without > jailbreaking? > > Sarah > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: For jailbreakers.. Replace Siri with Google now > > > 6.1.2 is the last iOS version that you can jailbreak. It is true that 6.1.3 > cannot be jailbroken and the last I heard is that the folks are not even > working on it. There is actually a petition online that people are signing > to try to motivate them a little bit. We will see how it goes > > Mike > > On May 2, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, last I knew, you could do an untethered jail break 6.1.2 but not 6.1.3. >> >> On 05/02/2013 04:08 PM, Joe wrote: >>> Damn, this alone might get me to jailbreak. Has iOS 6 graduated to the >>> untethered type jailbreak? I've never done it before, so forgive the dumb >>> question. >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Mike >>> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:53 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: For jailbreakers.. Replace Siri with Google now >>> >>> Hi >>> If your familiar with the Google search app then you know about the Google >>> version of Siri. >>> If you don't then imagine the same thing only a little faster. The only >>> problem is that you have to use it from the app. Ath least until you >>> jailbreak. >>> This will work on the iPhone 4 and probably the 3s but I can't promise >>> anything. In the cydia store search and install now now. Its totally free. >>> If you don't have Activator get that while your there. This is the tweak >>> that will let you assign Google now to any button or gesture. >>> Now get the Google search app. >>> Open your settings and scroll to Activator. Select if you want the action to >>> happen anywhere or on the home screen and so on. Then pick the gesture or >>> button you want to. Start Google. You can replace the press and hold of the >>> home button if you want. >>> Once that is done select the Google now option which will be near the top of >>> your list. I set up a single tap on the status bar. >>> First setting up the Google app is annoying since Google doesn't feel the >>> need to label most of the buttons. >>> The first few steps are easy. Just press next a few times to get through the >>> tutorial type stuff. >>> Then it will ask you if you want to send info back to Google or not if you >>> do they will track you for traffic reports and weather and so on. >>> Log in to your Google account and you should be done with setting it up. >>> From here on out just use whatever gesture you chose to activate Google and >>> speak to it. Now, all the buttons on the screen that opens aren't labeled >>> but the bottom center right above the home button is the listen button to >>> use Google again. >>> I know this sounds like a lot but just install Google search from the app >>> store. Install Activator and now now from Cydia. Configure Activator, set >>> Google up, label the listen button and your done. >>> I prefer Google to Siri just because most of the time it's faster. With this >>> jailbreak ability to integrate it things are much easier. >>> Sorry for the long winded explanation. >>> Take care >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Mike >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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