Use Google Now instead of S-Voice - how it works

The voice assistant S-Voice is preinstalled on Samsung smartphones and tablets instead of Google Now. We’ll show you how to change that and enable Google Now.

Step 1: switch off S-Voice

1. Press the Home button twice in a row so that S-Voice starts.
2. Now tap the menu button at the bottom left or tap the button with the three dots at the top right.
3. Select the "Settings" here and deactivate the option "Open via home key".

Step 2: Use Google Now instead of S-Voice

• First download the free Home2 Shortcut app from the Google Play Store.
• If you have opened the app, the setup is divided into four steps / "steps".

Here's how to do it

1. Tap the "Choose Application" button and select the "Installed Applications" option. Scroll down and select "Voice Search" and confirm with "OK".
2. Here you set the speed at which you have to press the home button for Google Now to start. You can change something here, but you don't have to.
3. Tap the "Choose Home Application" button and select the "TouchWiz home" option. Confirm again with "OK".
4. Tap the "Close" button and select the "Home2 Shortcut" option. Confirm this with the "Always" and "OK" button.

• S-Voice has now been successfully replaced by Google Now.

Tip: In the next article we will show you the best Easter Eggs in Google Now.