Now that we are rolling into April, we are only about 2 full months away from our first glimpses of iOS 8 – that is assuming we see it at WWDC ’14. iOS 8 will more than likely be a refinement of iOS 7 with maybe few UI tweaks – similar to those of iOS 7.1 – and hopefully many backend tweaks. With iOS 7, Apple showed the new direction that it plans to go for software design, but there was still a lot of work to do (just look at iOS 7.0 to iOS 7.1). My hopes are high for what Apple will give developers in iOS 8, even if I know not all of these will become true.
1. Siri API
Siri is pretty neat, but is something that definitely could use some attention. Some developers have found workarounds for using Siri to support their applications such as using Reminders integration and Calendar integration, etc, but it isn’t the same as a full blown API. There is so much you could do with a Siri API that can’t be done now, it’s remarkable Apple hasn’t opened this up even a little yet. I’m sure I am not the only person that would love to see this implemented, just ask other developers, a Siri API is something that has been asked for since Siri was introduced with the iPhone 4s and iOS 5.
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