10-17-2013 08:45 AM
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  1. glassadam's Avatar
    glassadam
    Just a weird thing I noticed a few minutes ago... We used to be able to long press the "search" button while on the lock screen to go straight to Bing search without actually unlocking our phones, right? Well sometime over the course of the last couple of updates (either gdr2 or update 3, not sure as they were so close together), I lost that ability. No big deal since I never used it anyway, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.
    10-16-2013 10:18 PM
  2. manicottiK's Avatar
    manicottiK
    It's always been a long-press of the Windows key, not the search key. Also, it only works if the setting to allow it from the lock screen is turned on in the Speech Settings page. Finally, if your phone has a PIN on its lock screen, the feature is blocked until the phone is unlocked.
    10-16-2013 11:01 PM
  3. glassadam's Avatar
    glassadam
    Strange, I very strongly seem to remember long press of search to go straight to Bing. The window pane slid up automatically and everything.
    10-16-2013 11:15 PM
  4. TheJoester09's Avatar
    TheJoester09
    You're right that it is the search key that will take you there from the lockscreen. Long press Windows Key on lockscreen = Voice Commands, long press Search Key on lockscreen = Bing. The function is still there for me, and I'm on GDR3. Are you sure it wasn't accidently disabled? Go to Bing, select the "..." and choose "settings," and then check and see if "Allow search button from lock screen" is checked.
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    10-16-2013 11:31 PM
  5. glassadam's Avatar
    glassadam
    Originally Posted by TheJoester09
    You're right that it is the search key that will take you there from the lockscreen. Long press Windows Key on lockscreen = Voice Commands, long press Search Key on lockscreen = Bing. The function is still there for me, and I'm on GDR3. Are you sure it wasn't accidently disabled? Go to Bing, select the "..." and choose "settings," and then check and see if "Allow search button from lock screen" is checked.
    Holy crap that's the solution! I must've accidentally ticked off the setting (I didn't even know there was a setting). It works now, mystery solved. Thanks, Joester09! :)
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    10-17-2013 08:36 AM
  7. TheJoester09's Avatar
    TheJoester09
    Originally Posted by glassadam
    Holy crap that's the solution! I must've accidentally ticked off the setting (I didn't even know there was a setting). It works now, mystery solved. Thanks, Joester09! :)
    Glad I could help!
    10-17-2013 08:45 AM
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