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I got this notification from my android studio:
App is not indexable by Google Search; consider adding at least one Activity with an ACTION-VIEW intent-filler. See issue explanation for more details.
Adds deep links to get your app into the Google index, to get installs and traffic to your app from Google Search.
Taking a look around Stackoverflow, I saw this. Yes I get it, but how will it look like in Google Search?
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App Actions extend your in-app functionality to Assistant, enabling users to access your app's features by voice. When a user invokes an App Action, Assistant matches the query to a BII declared in your shortcuts. xml resource, launching your app at the requested screen or displaying an Android widget.
The app bar, also known as the action bar, is one of the most important design elements in your app's activities, because it provides a visual structure and interactive elements that are familiar to users.
An intent allows you to start an activity in another app by describing a simple action you'd like to perform (such as "view a map" or "take a picture") in an Intent object.
Context menu and contextual action mode A context menu is a floating menu that appears when the user performs a long-click on an element. It provides actions that affect the selected content or context frame.
Google app indexing is a warning in Android Studio that you can safely ignore. On enabling app indexing, Google will index your app so that it appears in relevant categories. But! It is designed to work with sites, meaning if a user searches for something and your website appears in the search and if you have app indexing on, then the app will also appear with your website link.
Demo:
Source: searchengineland.com
To enable deep linking on your app, you need to also go to:
1 - Sign into Play console
2 - Click on the app you want to enable deep linking
3 - Go to development tools section on the left.
4 - Go to Services&Apis
5 - Scroll to App Indexing from Google Search and verify the website.
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When your app is indexable by google, users can find it in relevant search results when your app isn't installed. This can help to increase your user base during the provided content.
This link could also be useful to understand, if the effort is worth implementing it: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/01/case-study-app-indexing-google-worth-the-effort/
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