Apple Improves Siri

At WWDC, Apple pitched Shortcuts as a way to ”take

advantage of the power of apps” and “expose quick

actions to Siri.” These will be suggested by the OS,

can be given unique voice commands and will even

be customizable with a dedicated Shortcuts app.

But because this new feature won’t let Siri interpret

everything, many have been lamenting that Siri didn’t

get much better — and is still lacking compared to

Google Assistant or Amazon Echo.

But to ignore Shortcuts would be missing out on the

bigger picture. Apple’s  strengths have always been

the device ecosystem and the apps that run on them.

With Shortcuts, both play a major role in how Siri will

prove to be a truly useful assistant and not just a digital

voice to talk to.