A more helpful AI app can give people a clear next step

From an answer to something you can use

On October 27, Google published an A2UI update focused on making interactive AI screens faster and more reliable to produce. It gives builders more choices about how an AI system describes the screen it wants an app to show.

A2UI is Google's existing approach for letting AI assemble screens from approved building blocks, such as buttons and forms. A new October 29 guide, written with CopilotKit, shows how those screens can support several steps in the same conversation. The news this week builds on that earlier project.

Read the announcement: Google Developers: Fast, reliable A2UI, with swappable inference formats.

What should happen after the answer?

Imagine someone asks an app to help arrange a call. A paragraph suggesting possible times may leave them with more typing to do. A short explanation beside a choice of dates could make the next step clearer.

The same idea applies inside a team. An AI helper might summarise a request, then offer a clear way to assign it to the right person. The person can read the summary, make a choice, and review what will happen before confirming.

These are possible uses to explore, rather than results we have tested with this update. The useful design question is simple: what does the person need to do next, and how can the app make that action easy to understand?

You can explore the idea before writing code

Pick one question that customers or colleagues regularly ask. Sketch the answer on paper, then draw the simplest useful choice beside it. You might need two buttons, a date field, or a short form.

Show the sketch to someone who would use it. Ask what they think the button will do. If their answer surprises you, change the wording before spending time building the screen.

1. Choose one repeated question and write a short helpful answer.
2. Add the choice the person needs to make next.
3. Show what will be saved, sent, or changed before confirmation.
4. Plan a friendly way back if the action cannot be completed.

Bring the whole experience into the plan

The finished app still needs to check information, give people the right access, and handle failed actions properly. An attractive screen is one part of the work. Your builder should be able to explain what happens when someone presses its buttons.

If you are learning to build with AI, this is a useful skill to practise: connect each answer to a clear action and an understandable result. If you would rather work with a team, your sketch is a good place to start the conversation. It shows the experience you want people to have, in a form everyone can discuss.