I used to be able to press the microphone button on my home screen and say “Start 5-minute timer” and it would start the timer.

Now, when I do that, it does a Google search for “Start 5-minute timer”.

How do I get that functionality back?

I don’t want to open an app, and I don’t want to use a number pad or anything to enter the number.

EDIT: Thank you! I went into the Gestures section of Settings, and now I can long-press the power button to get the desired behaviour. This might even be more convenient than tapping the mic icon!

  • pezmaker
    6•9 months ago

    I forgot I set up tapping the back of the phone to trigger assistant when I found out about this. Obviously it’s super instinctual. You can set this in settings -> system -> gestures -> quick tap to start actions

    • @[email protected]OP
      4•9 months ago

      Thank you! It’s now set to long-pressing the power button for me. That’s probably even faster than tapping the mic icon! Haha

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•9 months ago

      Oh, that’s a good one too! I use it for screenshots, but maybe there’s another option in there that I could use