How to use Google Maps through Siri (without Jailbreak)

If yesterday we told you how to turn the Google Maps App into the default application to open the Maps links today we are going to tell you how use Siri to get directions on Google Maps.

It may seem impossible because there is no Siri API for external applications (I remind you that Google Maps is already an external application in iOS 6, Google applications have been removed from the system), but if you include the words "via transit" ("public transport") after asking Siri for an address it will give you directions with Google Maps instead of with the Apple Maps application.

Surely many of our readers prefer the Google Maps app to the native Apple app, which the truth is that it does not have as much data as Google's ... nor Street View nor many other options, if with MapsOpener you could already open the links, now you can use Google Maps through Siri and practically forget about the Apple Maps application.

But there's a problem, this command only works in english, If you say it in Spanish, it doesn't pay any attention. To do it in Spanish, the magic word is "public transport", as indicated by Román in the comments.

With things like that we get an idea of ​​the potential of Siri When it stops being Beta and is fully open to all applications, we can do almost anything with our voice, write on WhatsApp or Line, hunt a song with shazam, etc. Surely everyone comes up with an action that they would like to do without having to touch the iPhone, just using their voice.

More information - MapsOpener: Google Maps as the default maps application on your iPhone (Cydia)

Source - 9to5Mac