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Code-along: Make your app available to Siri

App ServicesAI & Machine Learningiosipadosmacos

Key Points

  • Dive deep into an Xcode project showing how developers can make an app available to Siri.
  • Explains how to adopt App Schemas to let people ask questions about calendar events and take natural language actions like scheduling.
  • Covers best practices for making content available in the Spotlight semantic index and providing context for on-screen awareness.
  • The session moves through App Schemas and the plan, Build the CalendarEntity, Build the AttendeeEntity, Build the EventEntity, Open events with OpenIntent, Onscreen awareness, and related wrap-up guidance.
  • Key concepts include Siri, App Schemas, Apple Intelligence, App Intents, Shortcuts, SwiftUI, CometCal, CalendarModel.
  • Platform coverage: ios, ipados, macos.

Condensed Flow

01

App Schemas and the plan:

Focuses on App Schemas, Apple Intelligence, App Intents, Siri.

02

Build the CalendarEntity:

Focuses on CalendarEntity, CometCal, CalendarModel, SwiftData.

03

Build the AttendeeEntity:

Focuses on AttendeeEntity, CalendarEntity, TransientAppEntity, IndexedEntity.

04

Build the EventEntity:

Focuses on EventEntity, PlaceDescriptor, GeoToolbox.

05

Open events with OpenIntent:

Focuses on OpenIntent, Siri.

06

Create events with Siri:

Focuses on Siri, AppIntent.

07

Update events:

Focuses on AppIntent, IntentParameter.

08

Custom snippet views:

Focuses on Siri.

09

Delete events:

Focuses on Siri.

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Additional details

  • APIs and concepts to recognize: Siri, App Schemas, Apple Intelligence, App Intents, Shortcuts, SwiftUI, CometCal, CalendarModel, SwiftData, AppEntity, DisplayRepresentation, CalendarEntity.
  • Version and support notes focus on Apple Intelligence, App Intents, Siri, AppIntent, SwiftUI.
  • Implementation focus: Siri, App Schemas, Apple Intelligence, CalendarModel, CalendarEntity, CSSearchableIndex, CalendarManager, CometCal, AttendeeEntity, TransientAppEntity.

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