Google wants to make its personal assistant more powerful and realizes that this requires better integration with apps from third-party developers. Google Assistant has gotten a lot faster in recent years. A few new tools and features available to developers will further increase the effectiveness of the wizard. Google announced at the same time The advent of AMP technology to Smart Displays.
AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is an article format to load web pages faster on mobile devices. The technology will be available in connected displays like the Nest Hub or Lenovo Smart Display by the end of summer. Thanks to Google Assistant, these screens already provide access to a lot of news content, but the possibilities offered are quite limited.
With the arrival of the AMP format, it will be possible to read full press articles on the Google Nest Hub instead of watching a video or listening to an audio clip created specifically for this type of device.
Better interactions for users
There are also a number of minor improvements that Google has announced. According to Mountain View, this will allow for personalized interactions with Google Assistant. a feature called home-storage for example, it allows developers to store details of individual interactions, such as personal save points for a puzzle game, on a common Smart Display for multiple members of a household.
Media APIs have also been updated and now support longer media sessions, including videos and podcasts. Finally, a “Continuous Match” mode, which will be rolled out in the coming months, according to Google, will offer a smoother experience when interacting with its Assistant.
Source : Boundary