Finally, Apple Frees us from Domains

Domains were never going to work1. And Siri was, unfortunately, always going to remain Siri. Nobody wanted that, especially developers. Before 27.3, unless your app fit into a blessed domain, there weren’t many opportunities we could take advantage of in our apps. Why? It’s simple: Apps do not fit into pretty little boxes. Before iOS 27.3 Predefined Siri Domains Mail Photos Calendar A few actions fit.The rest were left outside. Apple tried to do two things. They wanted a Siri that understood what our apps could do, and a system broad enough to include apps of every shape and size. But that was never going to happen; we still had to squeeze our apps into boxes Apple picked. For apps like mine, they tried to achieve both and ended up accomplishing neither. But lo, with a random post on X, I saw that Apple is finally freeing us from domains. You can supply your arbitrary app intent definitions to the system, and even supply skill files in Markdown to help Siri know how, and when, to use…

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