Adaptable interface for retrieving available electronic digital assistant services

An electronic computing device implementing an adaptable interface for retrieving available electronic digital assistant services, the electronic computing device comprising:

• a memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions;
• a transceiver;
• a display element;
• an input mechanism by which user input gestures may be detected;
• and
• one or more processors configured to, in response to executing the non-transitory computer-readable instructions, perform a first set of functions comprising:
• display, via the display element, a user interface including a graphical underlay on which user input gestures may be operated;
• detect, via the input mechanism, a particular user input gesture selecting a sub-portion of the graphical underlay;
• provide the selected sub-portion of the graphical underlay or metadata associated therewith to an electronic digital assistant services query identification function;
• receive, from the electronic digital assistant services query identification function, identities of one or more available electronic digital assistant services that may be performed on objects or information included in the selected sub-portion of the graphical underlay or metadata associated therewith;
• and
• display, via the display element, one or more actionable user interface elements on, over, or adjacent to the graphical underlay corresponding to the received identities of the one or more available electronic digital assistant services.