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Siri & Caller ID

I just filed a bug report with Apple: rdar://11385707

Siri should announce caller ID when connected to Bluetooth headset / audio device.

I think this would be particularly useful while driving. I use the Jawbone Jambox in the car and I have to glance at the iPhone screen to see who’s calling when I receive an incoming call.

Bonus points go for announcing caller ID for incoming text messages.

If you’d like to see this feature in iOS, be sure to file a similar bug report.

Wanted: Search and in-app purchase APIs for iTunes media on iOS.

UPDATE: Apple have marked this feature enhancement as a duplicate of 7040203

Filed as Radar # 10286028

Currently, apps have to jump into the iTunes Store app on iOS when prompting the user to purchase songs & video.

The user taps a “Buy in iTunes” button in the third-party app. This jumps into the iTunes app. The user must then tap the Buy button in iTunes and then enter their Apple ID password.

To reduce the number of user-actions and potentially increase on-device music purchases, Apple could create an in-app purchase API for music, similar to standard in-app purchases.

A native search API for iTunes could be created, which would mimic the current JSON API. A standard system UIViewController could be used to display search results and handle the purchasing experience. Songs downloaded would be added to the user’s Music / Video apps.