Google Assistant App Actions brings voice commands to Android apps

Google Assistant can do a lot of things on our phones, but it's not so great at interacting with our Android apps. Sure you can ask Spotify to play a song or send a text with Telegram, but for the most part, apps and Assistant are mutually exclusive. As part of its Google Assistant Developer Day Thursday, Google has announced that a handful of "your favorite Android apps" have begun working with Assistant voice commands, including Discord, Etsy, MyFitnessPal, Mint, Nike Adapt, Postmates, Snapchat, Spotify, Twitter, and Walmart. As long as the corresponding app is set up on your phone, all you need to do is summon Assistant and ask to do something within an app, like ordering pizza on Postmates or checking an order status on Walmart. Google is calling the new feature App Actions, and they're similar to Alexa Actions.