onProvideAssistContent is getting called, but nothing is happening in the application

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I am trying to use Assist api inside my application, i followed most of the tutorials, but could not find a proper tutorial which will completely tell how it should be implemented. i have added this to the activity. is there anything else to be done in manifest or anywhere in the project. When debugged this below method got called but nothing

@Override
        public void onProvideAssistContent(AssistContent outContent) {
            super.onProvideAssistContent(outContent);

            outContent.setWebUri(Uri.parse("https://commonsware.com"));
            try {
                String structuredJson = new JSONObject()
                        .put("@type", "Book")
                        .put("@author", "https://commonsware.com/mmurphy")
                        .put("publisher", "CommonsWare, LLC")
                        .put("name", "The Busy Coder's Guide to Android          Development")
                        .toString();
                outContent.setStructuredData(structuredJson);
            }catch(JSONException jsonEx){
                Log.e(getClass().getSimpleName(), "What happend", jsonEx);
            }
        }

i am seeing, it always shows NOTHING FOUND ON THE SCREEN when i long tapped the home button

"but could not find a proper tutorial which will completely tell how it should be implemented" -- you seem to be using sample code from [my book](https://commonsware.com/Android), which has a chapter on the Assist API. "it always shows NOTHING FOUND ON THE SCREEN" -- do you have anything in your activity's UI? There is no requirement for any assistant to actually use the information supplied via `onProvideAssistContent()`. Also, what is the assistant on your device (i.e., what is getting control when you long-tap HOME)? — CommonsWare, Dec 04 '16 at 23:44
Hi, What is that "There is no requirement for any assistant to actually use the information supplied via onProvideAssistContent()"? What else i need to add in my project to make it working?, Kindly help — androider, Dec 05 '16 at 14:53
"What else i need to add in my project to make it working?" -- contact the authors of whatever assistant you are using on your device. You are *offering* data via `onProvideAssistContent()`. No assistant *has* to use that data that you are offering. — CommonsWare, Dec 05 '16 at 15:14
Suppose if i want to simply open a url through assist api from my application by long tap on home button, what i need to modify, i tried @Override public void onProvideAssistContent(AssistContent outContent) { super.onProvideAssistContent(outContent); outContent.setWebUri(Uri.parse("https://www.yahoo.com")); } but nothing worked — androider, Dec 05 '16 at 15:35

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '16 at 15:43

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i want to simply open a url through assist api from my application by long tap on home button

That is not your decision to make. You can offer a URL to the assistant. What the assistant does with that URL, if anything, is up to the developers of the assistant.

In my tests when the Assist API came out, I concluded that the then-current implementation of Google's Now on Tap ignored onProvideAssistContent(), but that the onProvideAssistContent()-supplied data was available if assistants wanted it.

what i need to modify

To force the assistant to do something with onProvideAssistContent(), you would need to write your own assistant, then convince the user to switch to your assistant.

answered Dec 05 '16 at 15:43

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is there any sample available for understanding assist api better? – androider Dec 05 '16 at 16:02
@androider: I do not know what "it" is. – CommonsWare Dec 05 '16 at 16:04
Thanks, @CommonsWare for that answer, I am also struggling for a long time and if you(@androider) are looking for a sample please have a look https://github.com/abhijeetvader9287/-cw-omnibus-master/tree/master/Assist – Subho Dec 19 '18 at 07:07
@CommonsWare can you please take a look https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53757510/how-to-integrate-app-action-using-actions-xml ? – Subho Dec 19 '18 at 07:08

onProvideAssistContent is getting called, but nothing is happening in the application

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