The News, Explained
On November 3, Apple opened a developer preview that lets any developer try integrating an app with Siri AI. With the iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3 betas, developers can test making an app’s content and actions available for Siri to find and use. Source Source
A developer tool called App Intents connects the app to Siri. Developers choose what information and actions to expose, and Siri can match a spoken request to one of those functions. Suppose a reading app exposes an action to find saved books: someone could ask Siri to show that app’s reading list. Apple says an ordinary background request needs the app’s name. People can omit it if the app is on screen, a Live Activity is active, or they are continuing a conversation in the Siri app that already named the app. Developers can also create app skills, which guide Siri through tasks involving multiple actions. Source Source
Who can try an integration depends on how the app is distributed. Developers can run a test build signed with a development profile on a supported device, or use TestFlight, Apple’s beta distribution service, to give it to internal testers. External TestFlight participants and people who download the app from the App Store do not get the preview functionality. Apple plans to open App Store submissions in the spring, without giving a date for any individual app to add the feature. Source Source
The preview also needs an Apple Intelligence-capable device and a supported language and region. Korean is among the languages Apple lists for Siri AI. Feature availability varies by region and language, and Siri AI is unavailable to children under 13. Apple says Siri AI is currently unavailable in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS, and that daily limits for server-based features can vary with the request and system conditions. Source Source
OYOPICK’s Take
Being able to ask for a function in familiar words could make an app easier to navigate, especially if you use it only occasionally. That depends on developers exposing useful actions and people being able to see which app Siri will use and what it is about to do. Reading a saved list and confirming a reservation have different consequences. We hope developers test them as distinct cases and clearly show the details before an action that is hard to undo, such as placing a reservation.