With release of iOS 10, SiriKit available for developers to make applications Siri enabled.But from SiriKit Documentation, it looks like SiriKit supports for specific domain apps.
Currently Apple suggest following domains :
VoIP calling
Messaging
Payments
Photo
Workouts
Ride booking
CarPlay(automotive vendors only)
Restaurant reservations (requires
additional support from Apple)
But my application is in medical domain, which is not listed above.
I want application to Siri enabled to book appointment with his/her favourite doctor, for possible time slots or find doctor according to location and book appointment.
Documented Intent Domains.
So can we create custom INIntent to support this functionalities ?
No you can't on iOS 10.
This is pure conjecture but creating a totally new intent probably requires much more work on Siri servers:
necessary vocabulary for all the supported langugages
mapping which parts of the spoken sentences should be part of Siri's vocabulary and which should be part of your apps
developing the process/processes necessary to fulfill an intent (param resolving, confirmation etc.)
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I have been searching for days about Siri integration with an IOS app.
I know about the Siri shortcuts/intents etc.
How do I have Siri take a full sentence such as "Text John I'm on my way" or "Text John via WhatsApp I'm on my way"
Is this something exclusive to Apple apps, is it limited to messaging only or are there other ways to integrate with Siri?
I'm not looking to integrate messaging app, but i'm looking to integrate the full sentence with parameters order/question.
Apple provides SiriKit which gives your application the ability to requests that originate from Siri.
You can look at the Human Interface Guidelines to learn more about designing an interface to interact with Siri.
Do some searcing on SiriKit examples. There are quite a few sources that show how do to an integration with your app.
If you are looking for information about speech recognition within your app, then you may want to look at the Apple Speech Framework
This framework gives you lower level voice recognition and parsing capabilities and may have the flexibility you need.
Hope this helps!
Messaging is not specific to Apple apps.
You can make your application to behave similar to Message app. You need to implement the app extension specific to message intent and add resolve param methods to the handler to handle user input.
Reference for Messaging with SiriKit
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sirikit/messaging?changes=latest_minor
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sirikit/insendmessageintent
Sample source - https://www.techotopia.com/index.php/An_iOS_10_Example_SiriKit_Messaging_Extension
https://medium.com/ios-os-x-development/extending-your-ios-app-with-sirikit-fd1a7ef12ba6
I was just trying to implement siri kit in my application. Our application is a travel based app where you can search holiday packages for a specific destination and there would be some deals on offering. we want to implement siri to search a particular destination or a particular deals. For example “Get me the list of hotels for caribbean using < My App name>”. So i was wondering to which domain (the domains that support siri kit) my application falls and which intent to use it.
As mentioned in documentation SiriKit supports these features for now, I think these will be updated in future
VoIP calling
Messaging
Payments
Photos
Workouts
Ride booking
Car commands
CarPlay (automotive vendors only)
Restaurant reservations (requires additional support from Apple)
For now, Apple controls intent domains, and doesn't allow developers to define new intent domains.
Siri is not supported your requirement. Please read the apple documentation about siri Intents.
For anyone with the same question; take a look at Custom Intents, which provides the flexibility you need.
I have a roadside assistance service application. It has some of the functionalities similar to ride booking app(Eg. Uber). How far can i leverage iOS 10 Sirikit? May be, apple can reject it. But i need to know the technical feasibility.
My application's functionality - I am struck in the middle of road with a flat tire. I need a tow assistance for my car. I give my current location and i ask my app to tow to my preferred dealer location. I pay for the service and wait for the provider to respond. I receive continuous updates from my service provider regarding the driver.
1st Step tried: I am trying to open my app with the statement "Siri, get a roadside assistance for my flat tire". I need to open my app and capture FLAT TIRE as a parameter. But I couldn't.
I tried using AppIntentVocabulary.plist. It was not working. I am missing something and there are no complete tutorials over the internet. Any help is much appreciated.
Sample Project:
Github Link for my simple Siri Integration:
https://github.com/vivinjeganathan/SiriExample
This documentation contains preliminary information about an API or technology in development. This information is subject to change, and software implemented according to this documentation should be tested with final operating system software.
SiriKit is a way for you to make your content available through Siri. It also lets you add support for your services to the Maps app. To support SiriKit, you use the Intents framework and Intents UI framework to implement one or more extensions that you then include inside your iOS app. When the user requests specific types of services through Siri or Maps, the system uses your extensions to provide those services.
Add SiriKit support only if your app implements one of the following types of services:
Audio or video calling
Messaging
Payments
Searching photos
Workouts
Ride booking
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You really can't do this in any sensible way for the user. Although you app's usecase will map to ride-hailing intent the vocabulary will not. Siri gives you almost no options to influence the vocabulary she is using to communicate to your User. If you could only teach you users that requesting a tow is actually requesting a ride... :)
Apple have analyzed the domains they are supporting and the vocabulary that is used in these domains and "taught" them to Siri in every language/culture that Siri is supporting. This makes total sense from Apple's point of view because you'd be hard pressed to be able to do this yourself.
I want to implement audio recording functionality in one of my application. is it possible using sirikit ? I don't find any tutorial for recording through sirikit right now.
Is someone can provide good tutorial on sirikit?
Right know you cannot do this in way: "Hey Siri, start voice recording" or similar way.
SiriKit Programming Guide says:
SiriKit support is divided into domains, each of which defines one or
more tasks that can be performed. In order to support SiriKit, apps
must support one of the following domains:
VoIP calling
Messaging Payments
Photo
Workouts
Ride booking
CarPlay (automotive vendors only)
Restaurant reservations (requires additional support from Apple)
NOTE that you cannot create a Siri extension for a macOS projects right know (for the time of writing this answer), despite that INIntent supports macOS.
Is someone can provide good tutorial on sirikit?
IMHO, the best tutorial on SiriKit right know is an official documentation and projects:
SiriKit
SiriKit Programming Guide
Intents Framework
IntentsUI Framework
IntentHandling: Using the Intents framework to handle custom Siri request
UnicornChat: Extending Your Apps with SiriKit
You can't record audio using sirkit. However, you can add a button in your application by pressing which you can start recording the audio, there is limit of max 1 minute per instance
Is it possible that Apple does or will provide an API for Siri? It would be great if I can be sipping my coffee and say,
User: Hey Siri, could you please open Angry
Birds; Level 4 and throw a first bird for me. Make sure you at least hit one green pig or it's coming out of your paycheck.
Siri: Yes sure, I will do that for you.
Is this possible? And would you think Apple will provide this to us?
THIS IS NO LONGER ACCURATE:
There is no API and there is no indication of it changing anytime soon. There are private headers that you can look at by decompiling the SDK. This is a great synopsis:
Quora
You can be clever like RTM though, this is as close as it gets:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/siri/
In iOS 10, Apple has announced an API for Siri called SiriKit. However, you can only do it as an app extension and only if your app implements one of the following types of services:
Audio or video calling
Messaging
Payments
Searching photos
Workouts
Ride booking
Climate and radio
SiriKit is a way for you to make your content available through Siri.
It also lets you add support for your services to the Maps app. To
support SiriKit, you use the Intents framework and Intents UI
framework to implement one or more extensions that you then include
inside your iOS app. When the user requests specific types of services
through Siri or Maps, the system uses your extensions to provide those
services.
This means SiriKit cannot be used for the scenario mentioned in the question and in ways that many of us would like.
Source: Apple Docs for SiriKit
When the iPhone was first released, there was absolutely no public talk from Apple about custom app development. The delayed release of the SDK gave them plenty of time to get public feedback on the iPhone user experience and make the SDK ready for public use.
It seems likely that they're taking a similar approach with Siri.
Not yet. If you want it, file a feature request at bugreport.apple.com, and briefly describe what you want it for. The more people ask for it, the more likely it is to happen.