Google ANDROID Quick Start Guide (4.4, KitKat) User Manual
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For example, if you have searches stored in your Web History,
Google Now can show cards based on sports scores, flight
status and so on. To manage your Web History, visit
. You can delete or pause your Web History and still
use Google Now, but certain kinds of information, such as flight
details, won’t show up.
Similarly, Google Now can use data that you may have stored
in third-party products that you allow Google to access. For
example, your device’s synced calendar may include entries
from non-Google calendar products. If you have a synced
calendar entry for a dentist appointment that includes the
dentist’s address, Google Now can check traffic and suggest
when to leave.
Give it a try
You have a chance to turn on Google Now when you first set up
your phone or tablet. You can also turn it on or off at any time:
1. Touch the Google search bar on a Home screen.
2. Touch Get Google Now if you don’t already have it. Or, to
access the menu for the next step, perform a Google search
for anything.
3. Open Menu > Settings and turn it on (or off) from there.
To open Google Now, follow the steps for your device:
• All Nexus devices: Swipe your finger up from the bottom of
any screen.
• Nexus 5: In addition to swiping up from any screen, you can
swipe to the leftmost Home screen.
• Google Play edition devices: Touch & hold the Home button.