Announcing New Smart Home App Discovery Features

Google announced two new features, App Discovery and Deep Linking, to enhance the integration and user experience of smart devices with Google Assistant through the Home app. App Discovery utilizes suggestion chips in the app to help users quickly find and link their smart home Actions without requiring extensive development work. Meanwhile, Deep Linking allows developers to guide users directly to the account linking flow with a single tap, facilitating a faster onboarding process. These features aim to increase engagement and satisfaction among users by simplifying device setup and integration, and they can be implemented with minimal engineering effort. Developers are encouraged to explore these new tools and provide feedback through various channels to improve the smart home ecosystem.