Google Assistant will soon have more interactive visual content on Android and smart displays

Google Assistant smart displays are (in their current form) smart speakers with some level of visual feedback. Asking for the weather shows you the forecast for the week, asking for the news can show a video news briefing, and so on. There are only a handful of interactive smart display experiences right now (like step-by-step cooking), but now Google is giving developers the tools they need to create them.

Google today announced the first developer preview for 'Interactive Canvas,' the platform for "full-screen experiences that combine the power of voice, visuals, and touch." They can be created with standard web technologies, like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, so there shouldn't be much of a learning curve for developers.

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