How to get started with Google Home and voice assistants
summary
Overview of building Google Home apps: voice recognition hits 95% recognition so simple commands work, but no Polish support yet and multi-language is experimental; common use case is ordering pizza end-to-end (invocation name → speech-to-text → backend order flow → email receipt), account linking and Google Pay handle payments, and deployments require Actions console configuration plus certification. Core tools are Actions on Google for invocation and response routing and Dialogflow (formerly API.AI) for intents, parameters and training phrases; follow-up prompts and dialogue state live in the backend.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to Google Home
- 4:22Voice tech evolution and smart speakers
- 9:03Why smart speakers are popular
- 12:37Challenges in voice app development
- 17:59Building apps for Google Assistant
- 25:16Future of voice assistants
- 28:13Privacy and security concerns
- 33:27Payment and user verification
- 36:40Complex voice interactions
- 37:01Standardization in voice UX
- 38:27Do smart speakers have a future?
- 40:22Technical setup and deployment
- 44:39Q&A and workshop info
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