iOS 10 Siri support for Workouts with custom vocabulary

Question

In my app I'd like to be able to tell Siri something like:

So I enabled the Siri capability, added a target, implemented the INStartWorkoutIntentHandling (and also the other) delegate methods and everything works.

I can now say Start a workout with MyAppName. Perfekt!

Now I'd like to tell her something like Start an activity using MyAppName, or even Start a hike using MyAppName.

So I went and added a AppIntentVocabulary.plist looking something like that: Quick question there... the Vocabulary item identifier... If the work- Hike f.e. should be used for start, end, pause, resume, cancel... should the identifier be the same for all of them?

Now I face three problems.

1. I can tell Siri Start a hike and it will work, she will ask me which app I should be using. I tell her Start a hike using MyApp and she will tell me that she can't find that on Apple Music?!? What the hell?

2. If I add the word Activity into my Vocabulary she will only open the iOS Activities App... Never ask if I may want to open my app.

3. On submission I get a punch of missing words-warnings Like No example phrase was provided for INStartWorkoutIntent in the "en" language which I do have! or Sample phrase "Start a Hike using MyAppName" was not classified as a INStartWorkoutIntent intent

I would be very very happy if someone could show me a valid sample of a AppIntentVocabulary.plist file that works fine with siri and iTunes Connect!

Epitaph

For #3, I opened a ticket with Apple Developer Technical Support and they said it was a bug and that I should file it. – Mediation

So at least #3 is not really a bug on my side? And about #1 and #2 ... how did you write your AppIntentVocabulary.plist? And is Siri properly responding for you? – Epitaph

Siri is properly responding to me. But I am only using the AppIntentVocabulary.plist for Siri examples for INSendMessageIntent's so I'm afraid I won't be any help. – Mediation

Answer 1

Unfortunately no you cannot replace workout to activity or hike.

Sirikit only supports very limited doamins as of now.

In case of workout intent,Siri expects the phrase :Workout to be in the spoken phrase else siri will not open the app.

For exmaple:You will have to say Start a hike workout using My app.Before that you will have to register custom vocabulary and include hike or any other workout name in invocabulary list

Brasilin

Answer 2

The solution is:

1. Launch the Settings app, then scroll down and tap on “Safari.” Under the “General” section at the top, tap on the “Search Engine” row.
2. Select a preferred search engine from the list. This will change Siri's default search from apple music to your desired one.

I hope this works. Before trying this out please keep in mind that I am not responsible for any problems or loss while doing this procedure you are doing this at your own risk sir.

I will try my best to check on your second and third problems and reply to that soon.

Thank you

Tomsk

Hi Roshan, Thanks for your help. The problem with 1. is not that I want an other search engine. I want Siri to be smart enough to not search for music but to start a hike even if I add my apps name to the phrase. I am wondering if that's a problem with my vocabulary file or if Siri simple is stupid... – Epitaph