The App extension had been introduced by Apple two years ago which gives developers the benefit in adding various kinds of features that are system wide using the latest architecture. Now even in Siri, the App extensions have been brought by the company through the iOS10. This will help developers to expand the necessary capabilities of Siri.
Under the iOS 5, through the iPhone 4s which had been released in 2011, Siri had been introduced by the company. The core abilities of the Siri is said to perform various kinds of system related tasks. This includes actions like getting different kinds of directions through Maps, conducting various kinds of further checks, finding the different contacts and even setting alarms.
Now the functions have gone ahead and spread to various other fronts which acts like an expansion in order to support new features. In the iOS 6, tasks like movie showtimes, making reservations in restaurants, checking out the scores of different sports. Through the iOS 7, you can do various search on Twitter, Bing and even Wikipedia. For the iOS8m it was integrating with HomeKit devices and Car Play. Last year it was the navigation in Apple Watch and Apple Music.
The mechanism of the App Extension is now being used by Apple so the new support can be built by third party developers for their apps which are Siri compatible. This is done with the help of registering the intents and domains that can be handled by them.
There have been limited sets that have been created by apple which is similar to the Extension Points. Fr domains which are third part, this is said to be useful as well as when it comes to invoking through voice, it seems to make sense. Going forward, it can help build a foundation that is well known which can be used to build upon.