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many of those power users who have longed for it – not

to mention potentially helping get antitrust regulators

and angry competitors off the company’s back.

Siri is believing

Apple also revamped the Siri section of the Human

Interface Guidelines (HIG), its official document that

lays out how developers should think about designing

their apps when integrating Siri. It’s interesting timing,

and it could very well presage a bigger push into Siri

support for third-party apps in this year’s update.

In iOS 13, Apple bestowed Siri support for two

new major categories of apps: messaging and music.

Along with the Siri Shortcuts feature first rolled out

in iOS 12, third-party apps have more options of

working with the virtual assistant than ever before,

but it’s still a long way from truly seamless integration

throughout the platform.

We could see improved support

for Siri in the iOS 14 update

manyofthosepoweruserswhohavelongedforit–not

tomentionpotentiallyhelpinggetantitrustregulators

andangrycompetitorsoffthecompany’sback.

Siri is believing

ApplealsorevampedtheSirisectionoftheHuman

InterfaceGuidelines(HIG),itsofficialdocumentthat

laysouthowdevelopersshouldthinkaboutdesigning

theirappswhenintegratingSiri.It’sinterestingtiming,

anditcouldverywellpresageabiggerpushintoSiri

supportforthird-partyappsinthisyear’supdate.

IniOS13,ApplebestowedSirisupportfortwo

newmajorcategoriesofapps:messagingandmusic.

AlongwiththeSiriShortcutsfeaturefirstrolledout

iniOS12, third-partyappshavemoreoptionsof

workingwith thevirtualassistantthaneverbefore,

butit’sstillalongwayfromtrulyseamlessintegration

throughout theplatform.

We could see improved support
for Siri in the iOS 14 update