Matt Gelligan - creator news aggregator Circa - believes that MessageKit future, and here's why.
Too many applications. I, for example, of 109, and this after several cleanings capital last month. Of them on a regular basis, I use about 20%. Airbnb, TripIt, Sprig, Lyft and Uber - applications that should be on hand, but I rarely open.
At WWDC Apple said that every user in the average installed some 119 applications. Madness.
The end of the graphical user interface
We really think that the graphical user interface (GUI) - is the pinnacle of interaction with the computer? When installing a new application, we have to learn to use it from scratch. Where is the easiest, most intuitive and simple way of working?
For everything there is a chat
What if, instead of installation of applications, we will be able to give him access to iMessage, thereby communicating with him via messenger? From this point the application becomes a regular contact in the phone book with which you can interact. Here is an example of how it might look:
And here is how the application could use this:
- Lyft - order the car, the driver and confirm to pay via instant messaging.
- OpenTable: «? Can I book a table for two in the" Metropolis "today" Boom, done.
It is clear that these examples can be dozens. Experience in the use becomes much easier and faster. Each correspondence can be supplied with requests for access to personal information. For example, for payment, contact data, photographs.
MessageKit may be the same as other Apple structure (HealthKit, HomeKit). From the user's point of view - some pluses. We get rid of the applications and will be able to order services via correspondence.
Here's how it can be
The screenshots above you see a user dialogue with the service Lyft. Clicking on the built-in button Request a ride, you can order a car by selecting the place of origin and destination. You can also communicate with the operators or Lyft driver that awaits you. All of this functionality is already built into the Lyft app, but, if we discard all the tinsel, it is clear - just the usual correspondence in iMessage.
The problem is that natural language processing is not yet good enough to allow us to communicate with the computer. But there are other solutions.
1. tooltips
Posts with tooltips greatly facilitate the task.
Customer. I would like to order a pizza right now.
Pizzeria. What size? [Small] [Medium] [Large]
Customer chooses average.
Pizzeria. What is filling? [Cheese] [Salami] [Vegetable]
And so on. A series of questions prepared in advance the answers that you need only to choose.
2. Siri
And it is unlikely Apple Siri will leave aside. Here's how developers can use the voice assistant:
User. Siri, I order a car at Lyft.
Siri. Where do you want to go? (Opens the card.)
User. Here.
Siri. I ordered. Lyft notify the driver will drive.
Output
The whole article is full of arguments and only possible ideas. But I hope, Apple will be able to solve the problem of a huge number of applications, and make life easier for its users, reducing interaction with the service to the usual correspondence. MessageKit will be the next big Apple move.
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