When Google launched in 2016 its Participant It didn’t take long to open it up to developers so you could have conversations with your apps. Developers could integrate their own assistants into the Google Assistant, but that’s something whose days are numbered.
A year of life is what you have left Conversational actions of the Google Assistant. From the June 13, 2023 you can’t say anymore “Hey Google, talk to…”
Say goodbye to chatting with other apps from the Assistant
When Google was launched six years ago conversational actions it was the only way for third-party apps to interact with Google Assistant. By saying “Hey Google, talk to BBVA”, the app’s voice assistant allowed the user to interact with the app vocally, but that changed in 2019.
In 2019, enforcement actions started to arrive or Application Actions, allowing developers to integrate their own actions directly into Google Assistant without having to integrate their own conversational assistant. So, for example, you can control Chrome directly from the Google Assistant.
Now Google wants all developers who have used the conversational actions they migrate to the Application Actions to improve Assistant integration with third-party apps, as some apps currently require you to say “Hey Google, talk to…” first, perform the action by voice, and then perform another voice command to quit the application. application. With the new actions, you just have to say a command.
Until June 12 you will be able to continue to converse with your applications as before, but starting June 13, this feature will be completely removed and you’ll need to use app actions, which are the new shortcuts that let you perform certain actions by voice with your applications.
The closure of conversational actions This won’t be a big deal for most users, as it’s one of the least-used features of the Assistant. Google advises that it will focus its efforts on improving all popular Assistant features, such as timers, media, home automation, communications, and more.
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