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Siri AI is now open to all developers
Apple is opening Siri AI to all third-party developers, allowing apps to integrate custom actions and content directly into the assistant's semantic index.
What: Starting with iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS 27.3, developers can use App Intents to build custom Siri AI experiences. Features include complex multi-action 'skills' and direct access to the Spotlight semantic index. App Store submissions for these integrations open in the spring, with a developer preview available now.
Why it matters: This indicates Apple is pivoting Siri from a rigid command system to an agentic platform that relies on third-party app data to maintain relevance in a competitive AI landscape.
Takeaway: Register for the Apple Intelligence Group Labs on November 4–5 to get early API guidance and implementation advice.
Decoder
- App Intents: A framework that allows developers to expose their app's specific features and actions so they can be triggered by system-level interfaces like Siri or Spotlight.
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Developers can now enable their apps to bring content and actions directly into Siri AI by using App Intents. Skills are available for more complex requests that require Siri to combine several actions into a single experience. Siri AI can now surface any entity in the Spotlight semantic index. Submissions to the App Store for apps with the new capabilities will open up in the spring.
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