Here’s how Siri’s support for third-party messaging apps works on iOS 13.2:
- It recognizes if you frequently text a contact via WhatsApp
- Instead of iMessage, uses WhatsApp by default (based on existing SiriKit framework)
- Lets you pick different apps inside Siri
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Note how the system is currently a bit buggy (not sure why two smart home apps are showing up in there) and how this doesn’t seem to require any new developer API – WhatsApp already supported SiriKit before, and now Siri brings it up by default – no special command required.
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I really, really hope this is the start of the approach and they do this with everything. I want Spark, Fantastical, and Spotify without appending every time.
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Need this for choosing a default media app whenever you initiate “play”. Give me a default Podcasting app.
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I’ve always been fascinated by how Apple has never pushed “iMessage” as an app name. I feel like that’s a big part of its success, it’s not a different app you have to deal with, it’s just ‘Messages,’ but better.
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How about shearing sheet. Now Siri suggest only iMessages or mail and airdrop. When we can see other apps there like WhatsApp?
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Are contacts from third party apps showing up in the share sheet?? Let’s see!!
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How would this system work with different languages? For example, I have my iPhone set to English, but my contact communicates in a different language.