One of the most interesting news that will arrive with iOS 10 is the Siri integration with third-party apps. At the moment, Apple does not allow us to test a function that will allow us, for example, to ask Siri to send a WhatsApp to someone without having to enter the application, but it has allowed Nathan Olivarez-Giles, from The Wall Street Journal, who has shared with all of us your impressions.
Olvarez-Giles says that among the first applications that will include support for Siri there are many important ones, such as WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Slack, but other lesser known ones like Looklive or The Roll will also be available almost from the beginning. Runtastic too said It would be compatible soon, so we can tell Siri "I'm going to train with the bike" and it will open the application directly and start a cycling session.
In iOS 10 we will have many things to say to Siri
Moreover, the WSJ editor also says that now Siri better understand what we saysuch as "Siri, show me pictures of what Kanye West wore to this year's VMA Awards on Looklive," which showed him what the rapper was wearing and links to buy those clothes. In most cases, Siri shows the information without leaving its interface, something like when we ask it to send a tweet or to search for photos of something online. It also says something that makes sense to me: asking Siri is faster than doing things manually.
Siri-compatible apps since fall
The applications that Apple has announced that will be compatible with Siri in the fall - I hope this means from this month - will be:
Messaging applications
- Slack
Mobile payment apps
- Square Cash
- Monzo
In both cases, before making the payment, it will ask us to use our fingerprint.
Apps to find photos
- Vogue runway
- look live
- TheRoll
- Pikazo
When the results are displayed, we can tap on any image to open the application in question.
Over time more and more third-party applications will be compatible with Siri but, as is usual in Apple for wanting to ensure everything, there will be some types of apps that will not be. Hopefully the developers will get down to business and that Apple will give its virtual assistant even more freedom.
