It's a smart move from Apple, which has seen its ostensible "lead" in the voice-assistant game lag behind Google's competing product. By letting developers leverage Siri's voice comprehension, the feature should start to regain some important ground. Siri, of course, is also gaining positional intelligence and will be able to scan your messaging conversations to predict your behavior. In one of the onstage examples, Siri would know that if you were talking to someone about getting dim sum later, then you'll need to find a dim sum place nearby. It's not the only previously reserved feature from iOS that's now open to developers, with Maps another option now included. Similar to Siri, app creators can add in services that can connect to your location information, such as OpenTable when you're looking for some food.

Don't call it OS X anymore, and if you do, Siri will probably correct you. Apple unveiled on Monday at its 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference that the Mac operating system is now called macOS, and the next version will feature the Siri vocal interface and digital assistant. Siri is the headline feature in what will be macOS Sierra. As had been rumored, a new Siri icon will be accessible in the Dock; clicking on it will launch a Siri window that iOS users will be familiar with. During the macOS Siri demo at WWDC, Apple VP Craig Federighi used Siri to find files and followed up the search to refine the results.

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Until now, Siri's been little more than a slightly sassy sidekick for iPhone users. It's gotten better over time, in the sense that it's more accurate in understanding what you're asking, but it's not a whole lot more useful than it was at launch. Today, though, Apple made a big move to make Siri work for more people, by opening it up to third-party developers and bringing Siri to the Mac. Long-term, this means you'll be able to connect Siri to the apps you actually use, instead of having to use Apple Maps and Apple Music and Apple Mail and all the other apps I stuck into a folder marked by the poop emoji. Not only that, you'll be able to use Siri on your PC, to make a lot of simple actions easier: adding things to your calendar, doing quick research and calculations, setting reminders, playing music, even searching your computer.

As expected, Siri will get some enhancements in the updated version of tvOS. The voice assistant can now search the system's database of 650,000 movies and shows using more complex topical queries, such as the "high-school comedies from the '80s" example Apple VP Eddy Cue used onstage at today's WWDC keynote. Siri can also search YouTube if you ask it to, using spoken commands such as "search YouTube for Draymond Green repeatedly assaulting other players." For streaming channels that include live programming, such as cable-company apps and Watch ESPN, Siri can now launch them immediately without having to futz around in the menu screen. Saying "watch (app name)" will quickly bring up a big-screen view of the live feed.

The pixels have settled after another WWDC keynote, meaning we now know exactly what's coming to iOS 10 . Siri's the big star, but there are plenty of other features to look forward to. Here's all the tricks your iPhone will learn this this fall. As expected, Apple has created a Siri SDK, which means that developers will now be able to incorporate it into their apps at will. That specific news isn't nearly as important as what it will enable.

The pixels have settled after another WWDC keynote, meaning we now know exactly what's coming to iOS 10. Siri's the big star, but there are plenty of other features to look forward to. Here's all the tricks your iPhone will learn this this fall. As expected, Apple has created a Siri SDK, which means that developers will now be able to incorporate it into their apps at will. That specific news isn't nearly as important as what it will enable.

Apple's Siri already lives in the company's iPhone, Apple Watch, and Apple TV streaming box. Soon enough, the virtual assistant will have a new home on the desktop. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced at its annual developers conference Monday that Siri will be coming to Mac computers later this year in its upcoming Sierra update. During a demo on stage, Apple executive Craig Federighi showcased how Siri will be able to quickly pull up files stored on your Mac. Siri for the Mac will also be able to search for images on the Web, launch playlists, and send messages.

Apple device users will soon be able to interact with apps using Siri instead of tapping the iPhone's screen. Apple will allow third-party apps to access Siri, the Cupertino, Calif. This means Siri will be able to do more than just answer questions and set reminders; one could, for instance, tell Siri to send a WeChat message or book an Uber ride. You'll also be able to search photos using your voice in apps like Shutterfly, says Apple. The announcement comes as companies like Amazon and Google are putting more emphasis on their own virtual assistants.

Apple is gearing up to release its next major software update for the Mac called Sierra, which it unveiled for the first time at its annual developers conference on Monday. The new software will launch this fall with a public beta opening in July. Apple is also renaming the software as macOS to be more consistent with its other platforms, like iOS (iPhone and iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch) and tvOS (Apple TV). One of the key features will be the introduction of Siri for the Mac, which Apple showcased in a demo on stage. Apple Pay will also work with websites when the update launches this fall.