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This has nothing to do with 'open' :

Add SiriKit support only if your app implements one of the following types of services:

    Audio or video calling

    Messaging

    Payments

    Searching photos

    Workouts

    Ride booking

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/docum...

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Indeed, the core use case for an open Siri would be to avoid Apple Maps, e.g. by telling her to "use Google Maps to navigate me to X."

They seem to be explicitly forbidding this :(

Also lacking is support for queries that would open up other media apps. "Siri, can you play my podcast in Overcast?"

Spotify as well.

The fact that anyone can do anything with Siri is a HUGE opening from what's deployed now, where Siri can open your app by name and that's it.

Now there are defined integration points that are open to all developers.

It's not 100%, but that's not Apple's way. Even if they go there they do it a step at a time.

This is still a huge improvement for users.

yes, that's the method everyone has been waiting for:

    - (void)resolveDropOffLocationForRequestRide:(INRequestRideIntent *)requestRideIntent

> The fact that anyone can do anything with Siri is a HUGE opening from what's deployed now

For definitions of 'anything' that are specifically Audio or video calling, Messaging, Payments, Searching photos, Workouts, Ride booking

That was 'anything' as opposed to 'nothing', not 'anything' as in 'everything'.

Rereading it I see how it can be read the other way.

(Speculation) I'd guess this is so they don't have to solve the hard problem of allowing arbitrary prompts and distinguishing between them (and QC thereof).

This way Apple only need to add a few new prompts like "send a message with $appname to $person", and ensure they work consistently.

This is probably 100% about blocking Spotify, and other media companies, directly competing with Apple.

But if they were more specific, it would probably smell like anti-compete lawsuit.

Wow, controlling Spotify by Siri is exactly what got me riled up when I saw this headline.

Why would you be upset about that?

Oh my, that's a language glitch due to sleep deprivation. I meant excited.

At least they now let you build a better Siri alternative: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/sampl... iOS 10.0 not Max

That's a bit of a disappointment. I imagine they'll gradually loosen restrictions.

Based on what?

No navigation nor todos :/

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