Keynote Interview with Google's Rebecca Nathenson

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Google Assistant runs on over one billion devices in 90 countries and developer-fulfilled queries double year over year; app actions now support 60+ built‑in intents plus custom intents mapped via the new capabilities API (beta) to deep links, with discoverability via the shortcuts jetpack module. Widgets become voice‑accessible across mobile, lockscreen and Android Auto and support multi‑step conversations; Interactive Canvas gains client-side TTS NLU and storage (dev preview), staged console releases, playlist media responses, and on‑device card entry for easier transactions.

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1. 0:00Introduction and vision
2. 2:23App Actions for Android
3. 6:16Widgets and voice integration
4. 8:39Smart display improvements
5. 12:52Closing and Q&A

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