When working with large data sets, developers using App Intents should mark them as EntityCollections for performance improvements – loading only the identifiers.
Some apps have unique types that Siri AI can’t understand by default – ValueRepresentation helps teach the system about your type.
Graham Barlow at TechRadar talks about Describe a Shortcut and how it’s coming to Shortcuts for Mac.
Normally, App Intents have a 30-second limit to finish running – LongRunningIntent helps developers get beyond that by moving to a Live Activity. Plus, CancellableIntent makes sure it can be ended gracefully.
From Apple Developer: Level up your App Intents adoption with advanced features to make it faster, more flexible, and more relevant.
During The Talk Show Live at WWDC26, Joanna Stern referenced “the silence of Siri” – I wrote it down at the time so I’d remember to link it here. Poetic.
Watch the recording of John Gruber interviewing Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel afte WWDC26 – where I was in attendance in the audience,
Videos from Apple’s WWDC26, including the Keynote, SOTU, Special Presentation, and sessions related to App Intents & Siri AI.
Check out this list of links for every App Intents session from WWDC26 off the AI and Machine Learning playlist from Apple.
Happy WWDC26 to those who celebrate! Don’t miss the What’s new in Shortcuts session that covers our new automation types, additions to the Use Model action, and new Storage actions presented by Duraid.
During a special presentation titled Inside Apple Intelligence & Xcode, App Intents Engineer Michael Gorbach spoke for 16 minutes about App Intents and what it means for Siri AI.
Meet on Tuesday, June 9th fro 2-4pm in Main Street Cupertino to discuss the new Siri updates out of WWDC.
Discover WWDC25’s Machine Learning & AI sessions for developers—Foundation Models, MLX, Vision, and SpeechAnalyzer, all focused on private AI
Watch Apple’s 2025 developer sessions in the best order to master Shortcuts, Spotlight, and interactive snippets.
Apple Newsroom has shared developer updates out of WWDC, including support for Visual Intelligence in App Intents.
This week, developer Rudrank Riyam, author of the AiOS Dispatch newsletter, joins me to talk about his experiences developing for Apple platforms using AI-assisted coding, and what we’re interested in ahead of Apple’s WWDC.
Join me post-WWDC at the Hyatt House near Apple Park to discuss Apple Intelligence, App Intents, and Shortcuts!
If you want to build for Apple Intelligence but don’t know where to start, here’s a suggested viewing order for the developer sessions.
Join me near Apple Park for the CommunityKit conference for watch parties, live podcasts, community meetups, and a free hackathon space.
Check out my mind map of notes captured during the WWDC’24 keynote.