Posted by Brad Abrams, Product Manager
With the Google Assistant and Actions on Google, we're excited for 2018 and look
forward to continuing the developer momentum you've helped us build. To start
the year off right, we're at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
showcasing the Assistant at home, on the go and in the car—and all the ways it
can help in each of those places. You can learn more here .
For developers like you, we're building upon those same areas to extend the ways
you can reach users in those places, too.
Helping users get more done, together
Today we're introducing a new web directory and an updated directory
experience with the Assistant on phones. These directories give users even more
visibility into everything your app can help them do. They also make it even
easier for users to share links to your apps. And together with your help, we're
adding Actions all the time including those that are coming soon from
SpotHero and Starbucks.
Even better, when you publish your first app, you'll become eligible for our developer community
program , that supports you with up to $200 in monthly Google Cloud credit
and an Assistant t-shirt - with the perks and opportunities growing the more you
do, including earning a Google Home.
At home, on the go and in the car
With the Assistant, your apps are available across many devices and
this year, we're making them even more available with new integrations at
home, on the go and in the car.
For the home, we announced that smart displays with the Assistant built in are
coming later this year. Smart displays come with the added benefit of a touch screen, they can help provide a visual
experience for users.
VIDEO
Beyond smart displays, we also have the Assistant coming to new speakers and TVs
with the Assistant built in, as well as new headphones that are optimized for
the Assistant.
Finally, starting later this week, we're bringing the Assistant to Android Auto,
allowing users to project Android Auto, and with it the Assistant, onto the
screen in their compatible car.
VIDEO
The best part is that compatible apps will be available to users on all these
devices without additional work. With that said, to ensure the best user
experience, here are a few tips:
Smart displays — use high resolution imagery as users will be interacting
with larger images than those sized for phones.
Android Auto — since this experience is in a car and only voice-only apps
will be available, keep voice interaction and sounds simple and not too jarring
or distracting.
More control of your home with smart home control
In addition to the enhanced home experience with built in devices, we're also
updating our home control experience, making it easier than ever to build for
smart homes. The Google Assistant already works with more than 1,500 smart
devices from 200+ brands, but this is still just the start for the number of
devices we anticipate will be built for the smart home.
We first launched the smart home Actions
at I/O this year and we started with support for things like lights, plugs and
thermostats. Now, we're excited to announce we've added direct support for a
number of new device types ,
including: cameras ,
dishwashers ,
dryers ,
vacuums
and washers .
This means that users can control all kinds of appliances in their home just by
asking the Google Assistant. And in order to support these new integrations,
we're also expanding the supported device traits
to include: camerastream ,
dock ,
modes ,
runcycle ,
scene ,
start/stop
and toggles .
With all these new devices, it is a good thing we have made it even easier to
build smart home Actions with a streamlined development flow and insightful
analytics to help you improve your smart home Action. Ready to begin? Start
here !
And that's our news for now. Thanks for everything you do to make the Assistant
more helpful, fun and interactive! It's been an exciting year to see the
platform expand to new languages and devices and to see what you've all created.
We can't wait to see what you build and the new ways users are able to get
things done as a result. Here's to a great year!
hey Google! Should the first directory link work in the browser?
ReplyDeletehttps://blog.google/products/assistant/google-assistant-ces-2018/
I'm getting the "ruhroh" page. Thank you! :)
oh ya
ReplyDeleteYeah! Still no window shades/roller blinds as device types. I'm controlling stuff like this with Alexa for over 6 months now, but it's still not available on Google Home. Guys, you're going to lose the home control race :(
ReplyDeleteYeah, no blinds or media player (tv / receiver inputs) devices but finally we can control our refrigerator with our voices. The future is truly here.
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