What you want | What to type or say | Examples |
Movie showtimes | Movie | Movie |
| Movie [location] | Movie Chicago |
| [movie name] | The Horse’s Mouth |
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Word definition | Define [word] | Define campanile |
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Weather forecast | Weather | Weather |
| Weather [location] | Weather Detroit |
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Identify an area code | Area code [###] | Area code 215 |
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Identify zip code | Zip code [#####] | Zip code 46202 |
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Time | Time | Time |
| Time [location] | Time in London |
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Flight information | [Airline] [flight number] | American airlines flight |
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Translation | Translate to [language] [phrase] | Translate to Spanish, Where is the |
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| Palace Hotel?’ |
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Calculator | [A math phrase] | 75 divided by 6 |
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Food | [Type of food] | Mexican food |
| [Type of food] in [location] | Mexican food in Urbana, Illinois |
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Tablet Search
The Tablet search settings let you select which apps on your Sero 7 are included in Google searches.
Privacy & Accounts
These settings control the account for use with Google Search and
From the Google Search screen, go to Menu icon > Settings > Privacy & accounts.
From the Home screen, go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Privacy > Search. Tap each setting to learn more:
Manage location history - Sign in as your Google Account on Maps and open location settings to manage history and reporting.
Location service - Set the location access options.
Tip: This doesn’t affect the settings for Google’s location service. To turn those settings off or on, go to Settings > Personal > Location services.
Show recent searches - Show web history suggestions from your account.
Manage Web History - Open your Web History settings in a browser. You may have to sign in to reach them.
Legal - View the legal terms.
Voice Search & Voice Actions
You can use Voice Actions with Google Search to get directions, send messages, and perform a number of other common tasks. You can also use Voice Actions to type text by speaking.
Turn Voice Search or Voice Action On
You can initiate a Voice Search or Voice Action in several ways: Tap the Microphone icon in the Google Chrome omnibox.
Tap the Microphone icon on the Home screen or Google Now screen and speak. Tap the search bar on the Home screen and say “Google”.
Basics
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