Siri hacked to verbally control third-party apps
The developers of FastPdfFit Reader have been able to use Plamoni's SiriProxy to enable Siri voice control on their third-party app. As the video embedded below demonstrates, a user is able to use voice commands, that Siri interprets and executes, to navigate the app with voice, instead of with touch.
According to the FastPdfFit Reader developers, the procedure to enable Siri functionality in a third-party app can be applied to any third-party app within a couple of hours. The developers explain how the implementation works:
"In few words: a proxy server (SiriProxy) intercepts the siri commands sent to Apple (we are in the middle), a plugin add some new commands to the list of accepted ones by Siri, takes the answers and open a tunnel with a chat server. The chat server sends immediately the command to the iOS app that is logged as user. The application listen for messages and if receives something parses the content and react accordingly."
The video ends with a plea from the developers to Apple asking them to formally create an API that developers can use to extend the official functionality of Siri. Numerous developers have been keen to access Siri's capabilities. A St. Louis-based developer also recently hacked Siri to control a thermostat by voice commands. Thus far, Apple has not indicated that it has any plans to allow developers to officially access Siri.
The current implantation on the on the iPhone, although found to be extremely effective and understanding plain language instructions, still remains in beta.
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By Electronista Staff
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