Apple is opening up its native voice assistant Siri, navigation app Apple Maps, and native messaging platform iMessage for developers. The announcement was made during the Apple WWDC developer conference held yesterday. Third-party developers can now combine the functionality of these three applications directly into their apps. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the event by mentioning that in a few weeks, Apple would have paid out $50 billion in commissions, and fee to developers. Siri for developers Third-party app developers can now integrate Apple’s voice assistant Siri into their apps. Users will be able to launch these apps and work on certain functionalities of the app within the Siri interface. In yesterday’s keynote presentation, Apple said that Siri will be available on Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch as well. This means that third-party Apple developers now have three new platforms for integrating and testing Apple’s AI powered voice assistant. On iOS, apps like WeChat, WhatsApp gets a deep integration to Siri. Users can ask or instruct Siri to do complex in-app function like “WhatsApp Nikhil to say I will be 5 minutes late”, book rides through Uber and check for driver updates, search for photos, all within the Siri interface and without launching any app. Apple has released SiriKit for developers to perform such in-app functions. iMessage extensions for developers Apple has also opened up its iMessage messaging platform to developers. On iOS10, developers can create app extensions that allow iMessage to let users send text, stickers, media…
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