If you’re into RPG’s and love your Google Home / Nest (or Google Assistant on your phone) — I’ve got something you have to try. Hey Google, talk to Warriors Land After signing up, you’re about to become a Warrior and embark on a quest to become the Great Emperor! It’s not obvious how to do…

After Google’s regrettable decision to discontinue Actions on Google, I found myself longing to rekindle my passion for creating. The world of software development had always been my playground, and I missed the thrill of bringing ideas to life. So, I decided to embark on a new project, one that…

In this article I point at some apps I created over the last few years as examples of all the different types of transaction flows for purchasing of digital goods. — For developers looking to monetise their apps, transaction flows are something they look into early on to establish the complexity of integration and find out they may impact the overall User Experience. Actions on Google documentation covers nicely the breakdown of 3 different types of digital goods transactions, and those…

I finally finished building and writing the first batch of content for my new blog called Bikes and Bacon. Check it out here: bikesandbacon.com What is it about? It’s about cycling adventures, big and small. Ride reports, honest gear reviews, recent and retrospective stories from the journeys. Find out more here: https://www.bikesandbacon.com/about But you normally write about design and code, wtf man…

Voice assistant apps can go way beyond the quizzes and trivia games. Being assistive by their nature, they can really help your customers achieve their goals in a fashion much closer to human conversation rather than soulless checkbox-select-type chore we got used to since the birth of websites. To understand…

Hello Google Actions and voice developers! I recently discovered some cool features in Actions on Google console, under the “Usage” section. Check out the video I below exploring filters that allow to get more in-depth data of voice app usage. By playing around with these filters I discovered few things…

Thinking about new ideas for a game for Google Assistant, I conducted a little research on the quality of games, currently available to users. All Actions on Google (voice apps, usually triggered by saying “Hey Google, talk to…”) can be found in this directory. Hint: there’s a FREE download available…

Over a year ago, seeing a rapid growth of popularity of voice assistants such as Google Assistant and Alexa, I started tapping into their development ecosystems. Connecting people with voice assistant Anyone who remembers the early days of mobile apps can see that there’s a pattern in how they mature over time along with…

Ever since voice assistants became a mainstream app on smartphones and smart speakers, they prove to be very helpful in trivial situations. “Hey Google, play some music” “Okay Google, set a timer for 15 minutes” “Hey Google, tell me a joke…” If you’re one of the voice assistant users, you’ve…