WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and the rest of the messaging applications for the iPhone have a stunning announcement from Apple today, and this really changes the way we use the iPhone. According to Apple, a future update for iOS 13 will allow the personal assistant Siri to consider messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, as the preferred application for users to send messages to contacts.
WhatsApp is the biggest messaging platform on the planet right now, and Siri can send messages to it, but only if the user specifically asks the personal assistant to do so, which is not a bad thing. Starting with the upcoming iOS 13 update, Siri will know which are the messaging applications most used by users, and when we ask her to send a message to a person, she will use WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, instead of the native Messages application.
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and the AMAZING Announcement from Apple
WhatsApp can be used on Android as the default app to send messages through personal assistants on users' phones, but Apple says it will offer the same for Siri and iPhones. The native Messages application has so far been the only one used to send messages through Siri without specifically specifying an application like WhatsApp, so the change that Apple will offer is an extremely important one.
"Apple Inc. has said it will ease some restrictions on third-party app developers. The Cupertino, California-based company plans to release a software update later this year that will help outside messaging apps work better with the Siri digital assistant."
WhatsApp will be included in the list of preferred messaging applications, and will be used natively by Siri for messages only if we use it more than the Messages application to communicate with various people on a daily basis. The same thing will be valid not only for WhatsApp, but also for Facebook Messenger, Skype, or other messaging applications, so simple use is all that is necessary for the functionality to be offered to us.
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, etc., will not need changes from the developers to be used natively by Siri for sending messages, but will have to be used very often by us. Why is Apple doing this now? Because it is being investigated by the US authorities because it does not allow the use of third-party applications with Siri in this way.
