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So basically they exposed an API to add to Siri a new skills. I wonder whether other platform already did simillar things? CMIIW, Cortana already exposed an AP

So basically they exposed an API to add to Siri a new skills. I wonder whether other platform already did simillar things? CMIIW, Cortana already exposed an API for us right?

MBCook 8y ago
Really they’ve combined two things. They took an app called workflow, which they bought, would you can use to automate things on iOS. They extended it dramatically, and then added the magic ingredient of making it possible to have Siri call those actions that you define. Plus some AI stuff to suggest shortcuts for things you do frequently. Alexa is quite popular because it has so many skills the people have created for it. That’s one of the reasons people claim Siri has been “behind“ and Amazon’s Echo devices have been doing so well. I don’t know if Cortana or Bixby support anything like this.
- halflings 8y ago
  Android has the same features: https://developer.android.com/guide/actions/ https://developer.android.com/guide/actions/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/google-launches-slices/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/google-launches-slices/