Assistant On Air

In this episode of Assistant on Air, Toni Klopfenstein, Developer Relation Engineer, welcomes Allen Firstenberg, Google Developer Expert for Google Assistant, to chat about the future of Google Assistant and the pivot towards focusing on App Actions for Android applications. Allen shares the benefits of App Actions for developers, users, and features to incorporate in the future.

App Actions is the nexus that enables users to quickly access an app's functionality with just their voice. But what if we told you incorporating App Actions on your smart watch was a possibility too? In this podcast, we'll explore how App Actions works with Wear OS apps. Specifically, we'll take a look at how App Actions and Wear OS work together to voicify media based and fitness apps alike. Overall, this video will demonstrate the value of adding Assistant functionality to your apps on Wear OS devices, and how it enables users to have a unified voice experience between their phone and smart watch!

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In this episode of Assistant on Air, Developer Relations Engineer Jessica Earley-Cha and Google Assistant Product Manager Madhukar Srivastava chat about how Google Assistant enhances the Android for Cars experience with voicified apps. Specifically, they'll speak to how to incorporate Google Assistant on their Android Auto and Android Automotive OS apps.

In this episode of Assistant on Air, Developer Relations Engineer Toni Klopfenstein and Rebecca Nathenson - Assistant PM Director - chat about how Google Assistant helps devices and apps work better together through a natural intuitive interface. Moreover, they walk us through an overview of App Actions and its benefits. From discussing new features - such as App Install suggestions, brandless queries, and integration with Wear OS - to automotive features, this podcast will help you understand how App Actions heightens voice experiences for users and developers alike across various applications.

In this episode of Assistant on Air, Developer Relations Engineers Jessica Earley-Cha and Toni Klopfenstein sit down to chat about Conversational Actions sunset FAQs that have emerged. Can you still use and customize existing conversational actions? Do you have to delete your action after the turndown? What are the benefits of App Actions over Conversational Actions? Listen to this episode to find out!