Apple opens Siri AI's App Intents to all third-party developers

Siri AI can already work with App Intents in many built-in Apple apps and some third-party apps. Apple's developer preview opens that support to any app, letting developers expose their content and actions to Siri AI, which the company says can handle tasks such as checking a delivery or booking a reservation. The article notes that classic Siri also supports App Intents, which were introduced in 2022 with iOS 16, but classic Siri lacks the advanced features of Siri AI.

Siri AI fully supports most built-in Apple apps, while its support for third-party apps is limited, with more advanced features restricted or unavailable. The developer betas for iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, macOS 27.3 and visionOS 27.3 are intended to let all developers fully integrate their apps with Siri AI.

The author, Lance Whitney, describes five apps he would like to see supported: Amazon, IMDB, Libby, TodayTix and Yelp. His examples include searching for products and checking delivery status, looking up movie details, borrowing library e-books, finding theater seats and filtering restaurant results.

Developers can now expose app content and actions to Siri AI through App Intents, which may let users complete multi-step tasks across apps by voice.

Because the feature is in beta, developers should test their intents on iOS 27.3 betas before relying on them, since the article notes Siri AI support for third-party apps is still limited.