Session 2: App Actions discovery

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Google shows App Actions via suggestions and proactive “try saying” prompts, and users can create shortcuts that become eligible as a suggestion at the bottom of the Assistant app. Integration reads intents from actions.xml and plugs into existing deep links; one engineer reports a two-week sprint to ship. MyFitnessPal uses this to surface calorie checks and logging, plans in‑app promos, and sees discovery handled by Assistant plus minimal developer work.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:24Overview
3. 1:23Examples
4. 3:25Shortcuts
5. 5:03Suggestions
6. 5:47Promotion

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