App Actions Shortcuts - Control Android apps using Google Assistant

[@techwithsach]

Let me know how you plan to implement or control features of your app using voice with app actions in your android apps. The video shows you a step-by-step process to get app actions working for your android app. Links to the video are shown in the description. Hope you guys find it useful. More videos to follow. 👍

[@nikoswee3150]

Hi @techwithsach, i am able run app action tools and send the intent to open_app_feature. However when i invoke "open [application_name]" with google assistant voice, it doesnt open up the application. In your video, I see that u voice uttered "show completed task in example application" the application that you installed is named "Todo" why does it launch when it detects example? Have already logged into the developer account that I uploaded to google console play

[@HTCCrox]

did you solve it?

[@marnishprabhu7118]

Where is the example application you mentioned ??

[@rajkiranreddy7134]

Most underrated KZbin channel

[@techwithsach]

Thank you so much. Hopefully a lot more get to know about it soon. Hope you found the content useful. All the best. 🙂

[@maulikprajapati9816]

Can we use google assistant without app open ?? Using app action with custom intent ?? Same like conversation action or action console work

[@techwithsach]

Yes you can. You can also use app actions with widgets

[@sylvaingagnon4189]

Hello Mr Sach, question, it is possible to control from the display a existing Android apps which don't have any registered actions with Google Assistance by voice?

[@techwithsach]

Hi Sylvian, didn't understand your query clearly. You can use custom intents with app actions if the built in intents don't satisfy your requirements. Hope this helps

[@ericamankyim5044]

Hello Mr Sach, I started watching your videos recently and to be sincere with you, I really love them. Especially how you take your time to explain every single stuff. Keep up with the good work.

[@techwithsach]

Hi Eric, Thanks for the awesome feedback and so nice of you. Glad you and others found the contents useful and that's the reason I continue with these tutorials. More to follow soon. 🙂

[@SahilSingh-yw9mg]

Hey Is it possible to test the dev app without `App Actions test tool`? I mean directly installing the app via Android studio and invoking google assistant.

[@techwithsach]

Yes, make sure to follow the steps. You should be able to invoke using the Google Assistant on your phone. Make sure both the developer console account and the one that of your Google Assistant are using the same Google account.

[@SahilSingh-yw9mg]

@@techwithsach Great Thank you very much, it works correctly!

[@techwithsach]

Awesome. 🙂

[@erick.aguero]

Thank's, excellent tutorial!!

[@techwithsach]

Thank you. Glad you found it useful. 🙂

[@atifqamar8986]

Testing the action with the App Actions Test tool works perfect. But when I try it with my voice interaction like you "Hey Google, show completed in example application", the google search open and not the app.

[@techwithsach]

Hey Atif, once you push it as a test release in Google play store, you will be able to test it on your physical device. Make sure the Google account is the same. You can follow the steps as shown in the video. All the best. 👍

[@atifqamar8986]

@@techwithsach please help

[@AkashMicheal-jl3wp]

will it also work with react native?

[@AkashMicheal-jl3wp]

@techwitchsach please reply

[@arun_koimmadathu]

I think, it is better to write a Native Android Module in your React native app/project. I used this way in one of my apps.

[@Neha-wl7zj]

Hello Sir, i was searching for google assistant's architecture on your channel... Is this available somewhere?

[@jennirexmolbog9594]

Another great and very helpful video. Thanks a lot

[@techwithsach]

Hey Jennirex, glad you found it helpful. Thanks 👍🙂

[@alexanderstark6014]

Thanks for this great video. Testing the action with the App Actions Test tool works perfect. But when I try it with my voice interaction like you "Hey Google, show completed in example application", the google search open and not the app. What I don't understand, why do you use "example application". The app appears as ToDo app on the dashboard. Any hints? Thanks

[@atifqamar8986]

did you got any solution @alexanderstark6014 ?

[@djalmajr]

I have the same problem... Any update on this?

[@djalmajr]

@@atifqamar8986 did you find the answer?

[@jonathanvargas9693]

Hello guy I am facing the same issue. Did you were able to solve it?

[@techwithsach]

I might have updated the app name. Its been a while. Please check the official codelab here which might help you further. codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/appactions-2#0

[@shubhamdiwakar540]

hey sach I have implemented one App published on Internal Testing but when i run app using google Assistance it saying sorry i couldn't found that

[@oziedza]

Hey Sachin, i am not a developer and trying to learn how to use google assistant commands to control apps, and came across your video. Is there a way to implement google assistant commands on third party apps? Like some in app actions i know dont work with google? Maybe the shortcut.xml file was not updated!

[@jamesmccarthy3967]

Hey! thanks for the video. Im currently having an issue. When i click "run app action" in the google asssistant test tool, i see the google assistant appear on my device. But then it flashes on the screen "App isn't installed" even though it is. If anyone could help thatd be amazing! thanks

[@techwithsach]

Hi James, check the package ID is properly configured. Also, if the app is already installed and as per the video, you can also directly trigger the action directly from your phones Google assistant. Hope this helps.

[@jamesmccarthy3967]

@@techwithsach thanks for the reply, turns out that because i didn't set the target class, it was giving that error. I feel like they should throw a different, more descriptive error, but oh well. Also was wondering, do you have any good sources to see how to actually handle the intent after it has triggered the app to launch? without using deeplinks. Thanks

[@purwantojust1637]

Hello sir, i finished development app action shortcuts and successfully running. but when release to playstore, all function only running in test account, in other account is not working. what should i do? i finish create ticket in Google Assistant Developer Support but not responding. thanks

[@ericamankyim5044]

I would be glad if you could make a tutorial on how to build decision tree/button based chatbot using dialogflow or python. Something like TOBi, Vodafone Digital Assistance. Thank you

[@techwithsach]

Upcoming tutorials on Dialogflow and Dialogflow CX will cover these. Stay tuned. 👍

[@ericsmith3639]

Hi, Thanks for the video. All works great when I set the targetSdkVersion to 32 or lower. But when I set the targetSdkVersion to 33 I get a ActivityNotFoundException. Can anyone else confirm the same issue? Thanks.

[@reemaabi]

😀👍

[@muhammadanasahmed410]

Hello bro, I followed the complete process. I'm able to use open-app-feature intent .. It's working fine from test tool. but When I'm trying through google assistant it just open the app not respective screen. through test tool I'm getting android.intent.action.VIEW but through google assistant android.intent.action.MAIN .. Please help