Apple opens Siri AI app integrations to developers

Apple says the Developer Preview lets any developer connect an app to Siri AI through App Intents, bringing the app’s content and actions directly into the assistant[1]. The capabilities Apple lists include personal-context understanding, onscreen awareness and natural language[1]. Its examples of custom actions include checking a delivery, booking a reservation and placing an order[1]. Developers can also create skills that teach Siri AI to combine several actions into one experience for complex requests[1].

Apple says Siri AI can surface any entity in the Spotlight semantic index, rather than limiting results to entities that fit an existing schema[1]. 9to5Mac reports that earlier Siri AI versions were restricted to a much smaller set of supported schemas[2]. Apple’s examples of tasks include finding a coffee shop a customer visited the previous week and archiving files that have not been opened for more than a year[1]. Apple says it is also rolling the new capabilities across many of its own apps[1].

Apple dated the announcement November 3, 2026, and says the rollout starts with the iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3 betas; it also lists tvOS and watchOS 27.3 betas as available[1][4]. Apple separately says Siri AI is available in beta in watchOS 27.3[1]. During the preview, external TestFlight testers and App Store downloaders cannot access Siri AI functionality in apps, according to PPC Land[5]. Apple says the feature requires an Apple Intelligence-enabled device set to a supported language, is unavailable to users under 13, and is currently unavailable in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS[1].

Apple says the preview provides early access before Siri AI first ships to customers in a few months[1]. App Store submissions for the new experiences will open in spring, and Apple says it will provide more details later about terms and usage policies[1]. Apple says thousands of developers have already built Siri integrations for tasks such as getting directions, managing a to-do list and sending messages[1]. Its documentation says developers do not need a new entitlement or a separate developer program for this integration[5].