Apple announced on Monday during its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) some substantial improvements and changes coming to Siri, its voice-activated assistant.
Siri on Mac
Siri is expanding onto the newly named macOS, the Mac and MacBook computer operating system. Siri was previously only available on iOS devices, like the iPhone and iPad.
Siri on macOS has its own window that lays on top of the app your currently using so you can get a visual of what Siri is doing on top of her voice feedback.
It'll let you do things like find your files "from last week," or files that certain contacts sent you.
It can play your music while you're using different apps.
It can do web searches.
You can send messages to your contacts.
You can ask queries, like finding movie times.
Siri in all your iPhone and iPad apps
In iOS 10 for iPhone and iPad, Apple will open up Siri to app developers so their apps can take ada vantage of Siri's functionality. Before, only Apple apps and a couple 3rd party apps worked with Siri.
Siri is also integrated with Apple's new QuickType keyboard in iOS 10.
Siri is smarter now and can react to your text conversations. For example, it can check your calendar availability or offer to send your location to contacts when they ask where you are among other things.
Siri on Apple TV
Siri now works with YouTube search on Apple TV, which was a sorely obvious missing feature before.
Siri and the smart home
Siri will tell you the status of your smart home when you use HomeKit and the new Home app for iOS, like whether the doors are locked or shades are closed.
