In iOS 11 Do SiriKit Workout Intents Require An Unlocked Device?

Last year with iOS 10 I explored using SiriKit Workout Intents but decided not to do so because the intents "Always requires unlocked device". Having to unlock the device made use of Siri cumbersome with workouts. If you had to unlock the device you may as well just press a button on your watch or phone to control the workout. I just looked at the What's New in the SiriKit presentation from WWDC 2017 and the presenter mentioned an new HandleInApp intent response code that will launch the app in the background. Perhaps this is obvious but does "launching in the app in the background" also mean that the workout intents no longer require an unlocked device? I guess I could try it out but I was wondering if anyone else had already giving this new response code a try with workout intents and whether an unlocked device is no longer required. Thanks!