Four Developers React to Google IO 2019 Announcements - Voicebot Podcast Ep 96

The annual Google I/O developer conference had a lot of focus on
Google Assistant as expected, but the company's direction is
clearly shifting. In this week's Voicebot Podcast, four Google
Action developers offer their initial reactions to the Google I/O
keynotes and what they indicate about what Google sees as
important and where the product line is headed over the next
year.


Dominik Meissner of 169 Labs talks about Duplex on the web, the
on-device Google Assistant, the rise of Google's focus on
privacy, and the new Nest Home branding. The second interview is
with Chad Gilhoi, one of the top independent Google Action
developers. Chad zeroed in on the focus around Assistant
integration with Android apps, the new Nest Home Hub Max, the
need for better Chromecast integration, and the new Canvas
multimodal development environment. He also commented on Google's
lack of focus around monetization and developer success stories
with revenue generation.


Jochen Emig of ONSEI also pointed out the focus around Android
app integration with Google Assistant, the potential conflict
between apps and Actions when using voice, the use of facial
identification as a feature of the Nest Hub Max smart display,
and the privacy emphasis. He also discussed a recent Google
Action implementation ONSEI completed for a German retailer that
includes product search and the ability to purchase over 35,000
SKUs by voice. Finally, Nick Schwab was intrigued by Google's
entry into accessibility features that leverage voice
technologies and applies them at a "human level." He also
discussed Duplex for the Web, voice integration for search, and
Android Automotive. He hopes over the next year to see the
integration of Google's many development tools to create a more
unified developer experience.