Daily update is a feature that allows users to subscribe to receive an Assistant notification on their device at a scheduled time each day. This can be helpful to keep them informed about their status or progress on projects, avoid redundant status reports, or simply stay current on important events and changes.
The feature works by letting the user invoke one of your Action’s intents that you configure to be a daily update. Then they follow a subscription prompt, which you can add as a mid-conversation registration prompt or as a suggestion chip after the conversation ends successfully.
When you create an intent for daily updates, you can include a custom question in the dialog that asks for the daily update information (instructions vary depending on your use case and the platform). This will help personalize each day’s update for each individual user and ensure they get the most value from your Action.
Since these notifications appear on the user’s devices, you may want to consider your notification design when configuring this feature. Make sure the prompt makes sense to a user who jumps straight to your daily update intent—they won’t have much context. It’s also best to avoid repeating the daily update subscription prompt too many times or in different contexts, as this can lead to annoyance for your user and may cause them to unsubscribe after only a few days of use.
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