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> Also, Shortcuts don’t require the web to work – the voice triggers might not work, but the suggestions and Shortcuts app give you a place to use your assistan
by halflings 8y ago
> Also, Shortcuts don’t require the web to work – the voice triggers might not work, but the suggestions and Shortcuts app give you a place to use your assistant voicelessly. And importantly, Shortcuts can use the full power of the web when they need to.
> This user-centric approach paired with the technical aspects of how Shortcuts works gives Apple’s assistant a leg up for any consumers who find privacy important. Essentially, Apple devices are only listening for “Hey Siri”, then the available Siri domains + your own custom trigger phrases.
I don't get it. How is this different from Android?
Android Actions [0] were announced before this.
I think Assistant also works offline (with most voice commands + in voiceless mode).
[0] https://developer.android.com/guide/actions/ https://developer.android.com/guide/actions/
- hug 8y agoSiriKit and Siri Shortcuts are very different things. SiriKit allows you to build Siri support into your app a la Android Actions, but Siri Shortcuts is designed to allow drag-and-drop end-user "programming" of workflows that can be triggered by Siri. "Hey Siri, I'm on my way home" could turn on you thermostat up, order you a pizza, remotely trigger your IoT enabled kettle and start playing your home-commute playlist. For the more advanced of us, Workflow currently allows doing things like calling arbitrary REST APIs and parsing JSON. I've reverse engineered the API of a local coffee-ordering app so I can one-click order my morning coffee. Next thing I'm planning is my "I need a coffee" button which will get the nearest cafe, order me a flat white, and pull up the directions.
- icebraining 8y agoYeah, Siri Shortcuts seems more like using Tasker with the AutoVoice plugin.
- sharcerer 8y agoSiri Shortcuts is same as Google Assistant routines. Only they didn't make an extra app for it. Say" I'm Home" and a lo of Assistant Actions will get triggered.