are intents mandatory?
Asked on 2024-07-30
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Intents are not mandatory, but they are highly recommended for enhancing the functionality and user experience of your app. According to the session Design App Intents for system experiences, Apple encourages developers to create app intents for anything their app does, going beyond just the most common functionalities. This allows users to interact with your app in more flexible and powerful ways, especially through the Shortcuts app.
For more detailed guidance on how to design and structure app intents, you can refer to the chapters in the session Design App Intents for system experiences and Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents.
Relevant Sessions
Design App Intents for system experiences
App Intents power system experiences in controls, Spotlight, Siri, and more. Find out how to identify the functionality that’s best for App Intents, and how to use parameters to make these intents flexible. Learn how to use App Intents to allow people to take action outside your app, and see examples of when to navigate into your app to show contextual information.
Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents
Learn the principles of the App Intents framework, like intents, entities, and queries, and how you can harness them to expose your app’s most important functionality right where people need it most. Find out how to build deep integration between your app and the many system features built on top of App Intents, including Siri, controls and widgets, Apple Pencil, Shortcuts, the Action button, and more. Get tips on how to build your App Intents integrations efficiently to create the best experiences in every surface while still sharing code and core functionality.