Nexus 7 (2013) Guidebook  

GooGLe NoW & seARCH

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Turn Google Now on or off

You can turn Google Now on or off from within the Google search 
app:

1.  swipe up from the bottom of any screen, or touch Google or 

the   Google icon on a Home screen.

2.  Touch Menu > Settings. You may need to lower the keyboard 

to see the Menu icon.

Turn on Google Now from the settings screen:

1.  Touch Google Now.
2.  in the screen that appears, touch Yes, I’m in.

Turn off Google Now from the settings screen:

1.  Touch Google Now.
2.  slide the on/off switch to Off.
3.  in the dialog that appears, decide whether you also want to 

turn off Location History. if so, check Also turn off Location 
history. selecting this option may affect the way other Google 
products work.

4.  Touch Turn off.

Turning off Google Now stops the display of cards and returns 
any card settings you may have changed to their initial state. 
Turning off Location History doesn’t delete existing history or 
turn off Location Reporting.

Control location access, reporting, & history

This section describes how to set your home and work addresses 
and manage other location-related features used by Google Now.