Apple's virtual assistant Siri is to become a more powerful tool in iOS 10, thanks to the voice-controlled helper's ability to better manage third-party apps.

When iOS 10 hits iPhones and iPads, Apple says Siri will capable of a much broader range of tasks, be they messaging someone on LinkedIn or making a payment using Square Cash.

Apple announced this broader integration with third party apps at its developer conference in June, but with iOS 10's release on the horizon the Wall Street Journal gained an early demo of how these changes will allow Siri to control mobile payments, image search, and messaging apps.

Early apps to join Siri include WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Square Cash, Slack, and lesser-known apps such as Looklive and The Roll, according to the report.

The WSJ reporter told Siri: "Siri, send Catherine $20 for lunch with cash", which initiated a transfer using Square Cash that could be authorised by pressing the Touch ID home button.

Thanks to LinkedIn's integration, it's possible to say, for example: "Hey Siri, send Jim Gonzalez a message in LinkedIn", which triggers a direct message to the contact via the Microsoft-owned service. This expands on Siri's current capability to dictate a message using Apple's Messages.

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