Building assistive apps with App Actions
summary
App Actions extend Android by surfacing predicted in‑app actions (Google reports a 60% app prediction rate from 2017) and aiming to predict specific actions like “continue playback” or “call best friend.” Developers declare capabilities with an actions.xml and either actions.xml deep link mapping (URL template + Android deep links) or a content model that requires schema.org structured data on a website. Integrations appear in the app launcher, Play Store, Assistant, smart text selection and Search; test via Android Studio and publish through the Play Console. Developer preview was announced at I/O 2018 but is not yet released.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and overview
- 4:18Android vs Google Assistant platforms
- 9:00Challenges with app discovery
- 16:58What are App Actions
- 20:12Implementing App Actions
- 26:16Submitting to Play Store
- 30:36App Actions benefits and ecosystem
- 33:29Current status and next steps
- 35:26Q&A session
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