{"id":4937,"date":"2017-08-17T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T14:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.konstantinfo.com\/blog\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2017-08-17T19:38:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T14:08:22","slug":"extending-your-ios-apps-with-sirikit-useful-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.konstantinfo.com\/konstant-blog\/extending-your-ios-apps-with-sirikit-useful-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending Your iOS Apps with SiriKit – Useful Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week my 4-year old niece was watching a video on my iPhone. Unintentionally, she did a long press on the home button, and there came a voice \u2018Hi Hina,\u2019 and she was amazed to hear that.<\/p>\n

She got so excited that she kept talking to my phone for one hour. My niece asked me \u2019Aunt, who is this talking?\u2019 I said, \u2018She is Siri.\u2019 And then they have become great friends.<\/p>\n

Smart technology has not just disrupted the business processes and the world\u2019s economy, but they have also created an emotional connect with the kids. Especially a congenial voice like Siri, has spiffed up the kids of today. And when it comes to logic, Apple\u2019s Siri hold all aces.<\/p>\n

The recent release of iOS 10 has announced a new SiriKit- a new framework that integrates with Siri and let iOS app developers and app owners deliver more enriching experiences for the users. In fact, this has been one of the most desired frontiers in the iOS app development- to extend mobile applications to talk to Siri. And now it\u2019s here- compatible with iOS 10.<\/p>\n

With the SiriKit, app developers can explore new design principles for building a seamless Siri interaction. An app linked with Siri will surely stand tall on the Apple App Store and be loved by the iPhone enthusiasts. You can imagine if for yourself- how will it be if Siri can book an Uber for you? So much fun, right?<\/p>\n

To create a super smart app by adding the voice interaction of Siri, developers need to know about Intents and other app extensions that were added in iOS 8. Let\u2019s gain insight.<\/p>\n

What are Intents in iOS<\/h2>\n

Intents is an app extension to perform interactions with SiriKit. While the Intents app extension handles most interactions with SiriKit, your app- be it iOS or watchOS- needs to be cognizant of those interactions. In most cases, the app needs to actually actively involve making those interactions happen.<\/p>\n

The types of apps that can be used with Siri while using Intents include Messaging, Payments, Photos, Cab booking, Restaurant Reservations, CarPlay, VoIP calling, Workouts. We\u2019re hoping to have more domains added to this list.
\nBefore adding the Intents extension target to your project, you need to do the following<\/p>\n

Enable Siri Capability<\/h2>\n

For using the SiriKit, you must first enable the Siri capability in your app, which further adds a set of powers to the app. As per App Store guidelines, these entitlements are required to be owned by any iOS or watchOS app with the Intents extension. So how do you proceed:<\/p>\n