Amid the AI hype cycle, Google debuted its flagship Pixel 8 lineup and its souped-up AI tips and tricks. Soon after, Samsung announced its Galaxy S24 series, bringing what the company calls Galaxy AI into the mix, which is packed with some nifty AI features of its own.
In light of this, it wouldn’t be a major surprise if Apple went in the same direction with the rumored iPhone 16 (unofficial name). Although Apple already has AI features baked into its iPhones — it’s used in the photo duplication detection feature and when the device improves photos — the iPhone maker is likely playing catch-up to its rivals on generative AI, as far as the public is concerned.Â
But Apple could make significant progress with its next major software update. iOS 18, which is expected to be unveiled in the coming months, could bring the “biggest” software update in iPhone’s history, according to the January edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. In the November edition, Gurman wrote that iOS 18 could bring “relatively groundbreaking” updates to the iPhone complete with “major new features and designs.”Â
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While details are currently limited on iOS 18 (as expected), Apple typically previews its major software releases for the iPhone and other products at WWDC, its annual software development conference, in June.
With iOS 17 this year, Apple announced a slew of AI-powered features including the ability to clone your own voice on the iPhone and an updated keyboard with better autocorrect. But the company stopped short of unveiling generative AI products along the lines of Google’s Bard or Open AI’s Chat GPT. However, the rumor mill points to meaningful changes in iOS 18 next year. Here’s what to expect.
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