Until now, there hasn’t been an official way for apps and other third parties to integrate with the Google Assistant on the phone. That changed today at Google I/O, where it’s been announced that Google Actions will work on the phone — both Android and iPhone.
What it means is that Google now has a big advantage compared to Amazon Alexa when it comes to a possible install base for third-party developers. Actions created for the Google Home speaker should also work fine on phones, and there will be a lot of additional things developers can do now that they have full access to a screen for their chatbots.
For example, Google demoed ordering delivery from Panera — going through an entire ordering process via voice and tapping. Other actions...
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