With iOS 12, Siri opens up to third-party players like Spotify

Currently in iOS 11, Siri can launch
third-party players like Spotify, but it is impossible to finely control
playing a particular song for example, with the voice assistant.
While for Apple Music, there are many commands to
control playback without touching the screen.

However with iOS 12, Apple seems to have decidedto open the
Siri media featuresso that it works better with
third party readers.

Apple has integrated a new function "Play Media" to Siri
under iOS 12, which was demonstrated during the demo of
Shortcutsof Siri duringkeynote
from WWDCand detailed during a session dedicated to developers
here.

Developers can integrate "Play Media" into their applications to
allow tocontrol audio and video with wizard
vocal.

However, it is likely that the user will have to program commands
voice with the new Shortcuts feature of Siri in iOS 12 for
perhaps control third-party readers more finely.

This is a first step in opening up Siri regarding
media management in third-party apps, we will certainly know more
when the Shortcuts app will be available in iOS 12, while we cannot
what to hope for an opening of more advanced voice commands to the destination
music apps such as Spotify.

Also read
our summary of the WWDC 2018 conference, as well asall our iOS 12 articles here, including the following:

• Videos:
  iOS 12 launch conference summarized in 14 minutes, Apple clips and
  Memojis on iJustine
• 
  With iOS 12, AirPods will be able to serve as a hearing aid: the details
  in pictures
• THE
  “Favicons” are coming to Safari Mac, but also to iOS 12: discovery in
  images !
• 
  Apple announced improved performance with iOS 12: first feedback
  and encouraging tests!
• 
  Password manager integration made more efficient by iOS
  12 ?
• 
  Demo and video test of the iOS 12 “Measure” app: to measure everything in
  Augmented Reality
• The iPad
  approach: in iOS 12, obvious traces of the arrival of an iPad in
  design d’iPhone X
• Two
  new (old) apps for the iPad with iOS 12
• Closing
  of apps and enhanced Face ID: the special new iPhone X features of iOS
  12
• Nouveau
  colorful wallpaper delivered with iOS 12: download here for iPhone and
  iPad awaiting release
• THE
  iOS updates can be activated automatically from iOS
  12

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