Apple to Loosen Reins on Outside Messaging, Phone Apps Via Siri
Company comments on Bloomberg News report about the rise of iPhone default apps.
A customer uses the new iPhone 5 Siri function at a Telstra store on George Street in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.Photographer: Ian Waldie
Apple Inc. said it will ease some restrictions on developers of third-party apps. The disclosure comes after a Bloomberg News story about the rise of in-house software that gets prized default status on iPhones and iPads.
The Cupertino, California-based company plans to release a software update later this year that will help outside messaging applications work better with the Siri digital assistant.
