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What’s new in SiriKit and Shortcuts


 SiriKit is an APIs for bringing enriched Siri and shortcut support into the app.

It’s a great way to make the things people do with apps easier to accomplish by surfacing them outside of the boundaries of the app and letting them out into the operating system.

The Shortcuts app comes to build in on watchOS this year to bring an even easier way to manage your devices faster.

In iOS 14, Siri comes with a beautiful, new, compact design.

Apple redesigned Siri from the ground up to focus only on the most essential information, minimizing disruption, while still allowing you to quickly get things done, no matter what you’re doing on your phone. Your Siri UI should really feel like an extension, both functionally and aesthetically, of your app.

In iOS 14, you have the option to add images and subtitles to your options list.

Shortcuts allow people to find new, creative ways of interacting with your apps. And in iOS 14, it is even easier to organize shortcuts by introducing folders. You can group your shortcuts in specific folders for you. E.g. for work, then come back to home etc

For automation, there are new automation suggestions in the gallery and providing more triggers.

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