Opening up Siri to all developers could greatly expand its functionality and make it more competitive against its rivals. In fact, the Siri SDK could arrive as early as June during Apple’s annual worldwide developer conference. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will soon allow software developers to connect their app to Siri.
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If you are expecting the new Apple TV 5th gen to be launched during WWDC this year, then you would be mistaken. But after giving much thought into it, they dropped the standalone option in favor of further improving Siri Remote on the Apple TV.
CNET now claims that Apple’s own Echo-inspired product is set to launch in the near future.
Amazon and Google’s smart speakers come with a range of abilities, including the capacity to control smart-home appliances, right down to turning lights on and off just through asking.
Microsoft is also planning to allow developers to access its software digital assistant, Cortana.
Picking up the report, MacRumors adds that Apple will also open up its voice assistant to outside developers. As it now stands, Siri can tap into several third party services, but those are the result of individual deals with companies.
VentureBeat has cited an unnamed source that touts on how Apple would prefer to include Echo-like features to a revamped version of the Apple TV as opposed to building something new from ground up.
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Smart home or home automation is one potential big market for major tech companies, and this is the whole reason why these high-flying companies are focusing more on the IoT-enabled devices like Echo and Siri. While Apple is bilingual and Alexa is limited to English US, the latter has still managed to win home market because it offers integration with other apps such as Uber and Games. Google has shown a demonstration of its new speaker though it did not reveal on the date of availability or even the price. After years of internal debate and discussion about how to do so, the company is preparing to open up Siri to apps made by others.
