Spotify Exec Shows Hack on Spotify App Using Siri

Posted by unlocker under News on Saturday Jan 28, 2012

The chief executive of music app Spotify Daniel Ek showed off the hack that allows him to control the app using Siri.
The new voice activation feature of Apple Siri has given rise to various noted and impressive tweaks and hacks. In a recent interview with Forbes magazine, “The Most Important Man in Music” showed off that hack in controlling the Spotify app in his iPhone 4S.
According to the report of Forbes, “He takes out his iPhone. Using its Siri voice software, he asks it when tomorrow’s first appointment begins. After a few seconds the computerized voice says 11 a.m. “Imagine if this was three times as fast or truly understood my intent,” Ek says. “It’s probably the biggest threat to Google; it’s a whole new way of interacting.”
“Does he plan on building a voice activated Spotify interface? He flashes a mischievous smile. “Play me some Coldplay,” he tells the phone. Its small speakers ring out with the opening piano chords of the band’s hit “The Scientist.” “We hacked into it a few weeks ago,” Ek says, with a satisfied nod. “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.”
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is currently hailed as “The Most Important Man in Music” as he managed to make his small business grew and transforming it into a social media elite. Based from the correspondence of Daniel Ek, the company will probe into how Spotify can invade the iOS device’s feature.
Wikipedia, Yelp and Wolfram Alpha are currently working as third parties. It is still unclear as to when Apple will release an API for Siri that will allow companies to easily integrate their apps with the voice activation feature. However, the current job postings of the Cupertino-based company showed that they are currently working on it.

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