Apple expands Siri AI to work with third-party apps

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Apple is expanding Siri AI to perform tasks across third-party apps in iOS 27.3, available to developers from today.

Apple is expanding Siri AI to work with third-party apps in iOS 27.3, which became available to developers today. The update allows developers to integrate Siri AI's features into any app, enabling the voice assistant to draw on users' personal context, process natural language prompts, and use on-screen awareness to complete requests.

Apple is introducing a Developer Preview that lets any developer integrate their app with Siri AI using App Intents. According to Apple, users will not have to mention an app's name in their request when it is in the foreground, during a Live Activity, or in a conversation with Siri AI about the app. Apple gives the example of a user requesting a ride with a ride-share app and then saying 'Hey Siri, change my ride pickup to a new address' without needing to specify the app.

Apple is also adding new 'app skills' features that third-party developers can create to combine several tasks into a single action. This represents an expansion of features Apple previously made available to third-party developers.

Simultaneously, Apple is bringing expanded capabilities to its own apps, including Calendar, Files, Finder, Journal, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos, Preview, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, and Weather. In Mail, Siri can now unsubscribe users from mailing lists and undo recently sent messages. In Weather, Siri can add locations to the weather list or control weather notifications. In Safari, Siri can clear browsing history, manage tabs and windows, save articles to a Reading List, and close duplicate tabs.

Apple is also expanding Siri AI to support Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, and Norwegian. The company says users can ask Siri what it can do in each app to discover new capabilities. iPadOS 27.3 also brings a Siri mode to the Camera app on iPad Pro, iPad Air with M1 chip and newer, and iPad mini with A17 Pro and A20 Pro chips, expanding on a feature already available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer models.

How it is being reported

• Apple Releases Xcode 27.3 Beta With Three New FeaturesApple on Tuesday released the first Xcode 27.3 beta with three new features: GitHub Copilot support within the built-in coding assistant, the ability for developers to test Siri AI integration in their apps , and additional APIs for developers to optimize their apps for the upcoming MacBook Pro models with touchscreens. Tag: Xcode This article, " Apple Releases Xcode 27.3 Beta With Three New Features " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forumsMacRumors · 4 Nov, 19:27
• Apple opens up Siri to all apps as it continues to transform its voice assistantiPhone maker has been gradually trying to integrate AI into its phones – though more carefully and slowly than its competitorsIndependent Tech · 4 Nov, 17:05
• Everything New in the iOS 27.3 BetaApple today started testing iOS 27.3, the biggest update to iOS 27 since it launched in September. iOS 27.3 includes some features Apple showed off earlier this year, and it adds all-new capabilities. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Safari Safari has a Vertical Tabs layout option that can be activated in Safari settings, along with an Adaptive Dark Mode for websites that don't have a dark mode design option. Siri AI Siri AI can do more in and across apps, with Apple adding a long list of new actions. In Mail, Siri can unsubscribe you from mailing lists and undo…MacRumors · 4 Nov, 00:52
• iPadOS 27.3 Expands Siri Mode to Camera AppiOS 27 added a Siri tab to the Camera app on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer for convenient access to Visual Intelligence. Starting with iPadOS 27.3, which is in beta starting today , that feature has expanded to iPad Pro and iPad Air models with the M1 chip and newer, as well as the iPad mini models with the A17 Pro and A20 Pro chips. When you switch to Siri mode in the Camera app on supported iPhone or iPad models, you can get information about things around you. On the iPad, the feature works with the Apple Pencil, meaning you can take a photo and then circle an object with the Apple Pencil…MacRumors · 3 Nov, 20:56
• Apple starts giving Siri AI access to third-party appsApple will now let Siri AI perform actions across third-party apps. As part of the iOS 27.3 update rolling out on Tuesday, Apple announced developers can now integrate Siri AI's new features in "all apps," allowing the voice assistant to draw on a user's personal context, process natural language prompts, and use on-screen awareness to […]The Verge · 3 Nov, 20:16
• Siri AI Gets More Capable in iOS 27.3Apple is expanding what Siri AI can do in and across apps in iOS 27.3, which is available to developers as of today. Siri can complete tasks across Calendar, Files, Finder, Journal, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos , Preview, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, and Weather. You can ask Siri AI what you can do with each app to get more information on what's possible. In Mail, for example, Siri can unsubscribe you from mailing lists and undo recently sent messages. In Weather, Siri can add locations to your weather list, or control weather notifications. In Safari, Siri can clear browsing…MacRumors · 3 Nov, 19:06

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