I have a Driving Task CarPlay entitlement. While connected to CarPlay, I can ask Siri to open any of the apps on the CarPlay Console.
Granted, I suspect none of the apps I have fall under Driving Task entitlements. Audible, Audio Books and Music would likely be Audio apps. WhatsApp and Telegram will be Communication, Waze and Maps will be Navigation.
I have SiriKit intents to do various tasks in the app. When I use Siri and issue those commands, they all work, regardless of whether I'm connected to CarPlay or Not.
What baffles me is that I can't ask Siri to simply open my app on the CarPlay console. She keeps responding with “Sorry, I can’t do that while you’re driving.”
I've read through the CarPlay App Programming Guide. The guide mentions the following:
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All voice interaction must be handled using SiriKit (with the exception of CarPlay navigation apps)
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Under additional guidelines for communication apps, it mentions that your app must support VOIP calling features via specific SiriKit intents.
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Under additional guidelines for navigation apps, they mention that voice control must be limited to navigation features.
I don't see any special mention of voice control related to Driving Task apps.
When I ask Siri to open my app on the iPhone, it just happens. I didn't have to do anything specifically to have this functionality.
Why can't I open my app with Siri on the CarPlay console?
