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Hi! I have defined the following app intent. It returns a result with a dialog to confirm that the intent has been executed. Naturally, that dialog needs to be localized properly. But the String interpolation with the provided format doesn't do that. I specified wide for the width parameter and expect spelled-out unit names. However, in the textual output, Siri always uses the abbreviated unit (e.g. min or s), in all languages I tested. In the audio output, Siri says minutes in English where the textual representation is min. In German, Siri says min, so it basically reads the textual representation aloud and that's not quite understandable to the user. struct StartTimerIntent: AppIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = Start New Timer static var description = IntentDescription(Starts a timer with a custom duration.) @Parameter(title: Duration, description: The duration of the timer.) var duration: Measurement func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ProvidesDialog { // [code to

Hi everyone, I’m currently experimenting with App Intents and I’m trying to customize the section titles that appear at the top of groups of intents inside the Shortcuts app UI. For example, in the Phone shortcut, there are built-in sections such as “Call Favorite Contacts” and “Call Recent Contacts” (see screenshot attached). Apple’s own system apps such as Phone, Notes, and FaceTime seem to have fully custom section headers inside Shortcuts with icon. My question is: 👉 Is there an API available that allows third-party apps to define these titles (or sections) programmatically? I went through the AppIntents and Shortcuts documentation but couldn’t find anything. From what I can tell, this might be private / Apple-only behavior, but I’d be happy to know if anybody has found a supported solution or a recommended alternative. Has anyone dealt with this before? Thanks! Mickaël 🇫🇷

using iOS 26.2; Airpods 4 Long press stem to launch Siri Speak Record Voice Memo -> Recording starts Recording in progress... Long press stem to launch Siri -> Nothing happens. To stop recording need use phone. is this intended behaviour? i would like to be able to stop recording with Siri I am able to launch Siri from phone while recording, but point is to keep phone in pocket and start/stop recordings only via Airpods.

Hello All, I want to implement Text-to-Speech (TTS) and vibration functionality when a push notification arrives. In my app, I am already using Critical Alerts, and the critical alert sound plays correctly in all app states. However, I need to confirm whether it is possible to trigger Text-to-Speech and custom vibration in all app states: Foreground Background Terminated (killed) state My Questions: Is it technically possible for iOS to run Text-to-Speech (using AVSpeechSynthesizer) when a critical alert notification arrives in background or terminated state? Is it possible to trigger custom vibration patterns from a critical alert when the app is not running? If yes, can someone please provide guidance or sample code on how to implement this? If no, can Apple explain the limitation or provide documentation confirming that TTS and vibration cannot be triggered in background/kill states? What works currently: TTS and vibration only work in foreground when the app is active. Critical alert sound works correctly

The question: Is there any chance that Apple will integrate Intune SDK into Apple apps such as Mail or Calendar, or create Siri-compatible Intune SDK-integrated versions of Mail and Calendar? The reason for the question: My team has been asked by VIPs in our company (e.g. execs and board members) if Siri can be used with Outlook, and the only way is through Shortcuts or by adding the Outlook account to Mail. Both of these options would violate our security policies for these reasons: Since our company policy and federal regulations don't permit us to allow access to company resources on non-MAM-protected apps, we can't allow our users to login to the Mail app and make full use of Siri, due to the lack of MAM controls for Mail and Calendar. We only allow users to transfer data between policy-managed apps which have integrated the Intune SDK allowing us to enforce DLP and other security measures. The only way to enable Shortcuts would be to disable these security measures.

When my AppShortcut phrase is: Go (.$direction) with (.applicationName) Then everything works correctly, the AppIntent correctly receives the parameter. But when my phrase is: What is my game (.$direction) with (.applicationName) The an alert dialog pops up saying: Hey siri what is my game tomorrow with {app name} Do you want me to use ChatGPT to answer that? The phrase is obviously heard correctly, and it's exactly what I've specified in the AppShortcut. Why isn't it being sent to my AppIntent? import Foundation import AppIntents @available(iOS 17.0, *) enum Direction: String, CaseIterable, AppEnum { case today, yesterday, tomorrow, next static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation { TypeDisplayRepresentation(name: Direction) } static var caseDisplayRepresentations: [Direction: DisplayRepresentation] = [ .today: DisplayRepresentation(title: today, synonyms: []), .yesterday: DisplayRepresentation(title: yesterday, synonyms: []), .tomorrow: DisplayRepresentation(title: tomorrow, synonyms: []

We've identified a regression in iOS 26.0 and 26.1 Beta 4 where AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language:) no longer respects user-selected voices from Accessibility settings. Issue: When users select a specific voice in Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices, calling AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language:) returns the system default voice instead of the user's selection. This worked correctly in iOS 18.6.2. Particularly affects: Third-party speech synthesis voices (CereProc, Grammatek, etc.) Apps relying on automatic voice selection based on user preferences Example: // User selected CereProc Heather for en-GB in Accessibility settings let voice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language: en-GB) print(voice?.name) // iOS 18.6.2: HEATHER, iOS 26: Daniel (system default) Interesting observation: The new Accessibility Reader feature in iOS 26 correctly uses the user-selected voice, but Tap to Speak and the API both ignore the setting. Tested methods: AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language:) AVSpeechUtterance auto-selection Reflec

Hey dear developers! This post should be available for the future Siri updates and improvements but also for wishes in this forum so that everyone can share their opinion and idea please stay friendly. have fun! I had already thought about developing a demo app to demonstrate my idea for a better Siri. My change of many: Wish Update: Siri's language recognition capabilities have been significantly enhanced. Instead of manually setting the language, Siri can now automatically recognize the language you intend to use, making language switching much more efficient. Simply speak the language you want to communicate in, and Siri will automatically recognize it and respond accordingly. Whether you speak English, German, or Japanese, Siri will respond in the language you choose.

I'm currently testing this on a physical device (12 Pro Max, iOS 26). Through shortcuts, I know for a fact that I am able to successfully trigger the perform code to do what's needed. In addition, if I just tell siri the phrase without my unit parameter, and it asks me which unit, I am able to, once again, successfully call my perform. The problem is any of my phrases that I include my unit, it either just opens my application, or says I can't understand Here is my sample code: My Entity: import Foundation import AppIntents struct Unit: Codable, Identifiable { let nickname: String let ipAddress: String let id: String } struct UnitEntity: AppEntity { static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation { TypeDisplayRepresentation( name: LocalizedStringResource(Unit, table: AppIntents) ) } static let defaultQuery = UnitEntityQuery() // Unique Identifer var id: Unit.ID // @Property allows this data to be available to Shortcuts, Siri, Etc. @Property var name: String // By not including @Property, this

I found what might be a bug with enabling Apple Intelligence when switching languages. When my iPhone's language is set to Catalan, the Apple Intelligence is disabled because it is not available for that language. Switching to Spanish doesn't activate it, and it still shows the same message of being unavailable, this time saying not available in Spanish (which is not true). However, it is enabled when the phone is rebooted. Once at this point, the bug becomes even weirder. Having the iPhone language set to Spanish and with Apple Intelligence on, I switch the language to Catalan, and the feature remains enabled. After I ask a query in Catalan, it surprisingly understands it and works, but then it gets disabled. Apart from that, as user feedback, I would love to activate Apple Intelligence in an available language other than my device's language. That's how I always used Siri (iPhone in Catalan, Siri in Spanish). Thanks!

I have a food logging app. I want my users to be able to say something like: Hey siri, log chicken and rice for lunch But appshortcuts provider is forcing me to add the name of the app to the phrase so it becomes: Hey siri, log chicken and rice for lunch in FoodLogApp. After running a quick survey, I've found that many users dislike having to say the name of the app, it makes it too cumbersome. My question is: Is there a plan from apple 2026 so the users can converse with Siri and apps more naturally without having to say the name of the app? If so, is it already in Beta and can you point me towards it? @available(iOS 17.0, *) struct LogMealIntent: AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = Log Meal static var description: LocalizedStringResource = Log a meal func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { return .result() } } @available(iOS 17.0, *) struct LogMealShortcutsProvider: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: LogMealIntent(), phrases

When my Intents extension resolves an INStartCallIntent and returns .continueInApp while the device is locked, the call does not proceed unless the user unlocks the device. After unlocking, the app receives the NSUserActivity and CallKit proceeds normally. My expectation is that the native CallKit outgoing UI should appear and the call should start without requiring unlock — especially when using AirPods, where attention is not available. Steps to Reproduce Pair and connect AirPods. Lock the iPhone. Start music playback (e.g. Apple Music). Place the phone face down (or cover Face ID sensors so attention isn’t available). Say: “Hey Siri, call Tommy with DiscoMonday(My app name).” Observed Behavior Music mutes briefly. Siri says “Calling Tommy with DiscoMonday.” Lock screen shows “Require Face ID / passcode.” After several seconds, music resumes. The app is not launched, no NSUserActivity is delivered, and no CXStartCallAction occurs. With the phone face up, the same phrase launches the app, triggers CXStartCal

I'm a bit confused as to what we're supposed to be doing to support starting a workout using Siri in iOS/watchOS 26. On one hand, I see a big push to move towards App Intents and shortcuts rather than SiriKit. On the other hand, I see that some of the things I would expect to work with App Intents well... don't work. BUT - I'm also not sure it isn't just developer error on my part. Here are some assertions that I'm hoping someone more skilled and knowledgable can correct me on: Currently the StartWorkoutIntent only serves the Action button on the Watch Ultra. It cannot be used to register Shortcuts, nor does Siri respond to it. I can use objects inherited from AppIntent to create shortcuts, but this requires an additional permission to run a shortcut if a user starts a workout with Siri. AppIntent shortcuts requires the user to say Start a workout in - if the user leaves out the in part, Siri will not prompt the user to select my app. If I want to allow the user to simply say Start a Workout and have Siri p

Hi, experts, I want to find Siri response window by bundle id and use it for checking or printing, here is my example code: XCUIDevice.shared.siriService.activate(voiceRecognitionText: call mom) let siriApp = XCUIApplication(bundleIdentifier: ***) // Print out text from siriApp, // expecte print: Sorry, I can't make a phone call with your iphone. Where should I put into ***? I tried com.apple.SiriViewService, com.apple.siri.velocity, com.apple.springboard' but nothing work Any suggestion appreciated, thanks!

Hi, I’m developing an app, which just like Clock App, uses multiple counters. I want to speak Siri commands, such as “Siri, count for one hour”. ‘count’ is the alternative app name. My AppIntent has a parameter, and Siri understands if I say “Siri, count” and asks for duration in a separate step. It runs fine, but I can’t figure out how to run the command with the duration specified upfront, without any subsequent questions from Siri. Clock App has this functionality, so it can be done. //title //perform() @Parameter(title: Duration) var minutes: Measurement } I have a struct ShortcutsProvider: AppShortcutsProvider, phrases accept only parameters of type AppEnum or AppEntity.