iPhone 16 AI features: Here is what to look forward to
Now that Apple's WWDC event is behind us, we have a good mental picture of what AI features we can expect with the iPhone 16/iPhone 16 Pro Max lineup this year. For the most part, much of what was shared by Apple we have already seen in other phones, with the difference being that the majority of AI features are carried out on-device.
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The benefits of on-device AI stem from the fact that it does not rely on cloud computing, which is when your phone has to connect to a server for a feature to work. This makes the feature work not only extremely faster, but also much more secure.
Apple calls its version of artificial intelligence "Apple Intelligence," and it is intertwined into almost all parts of iOS 18 and the upcoming iPhone 16 series. That includes Siri (which will be much smarter), Apple applications like Safari and Mail, photo enhancement, generative text and images, proofreading, and more.
All rumored iPhone 16 AI features
Siri Catches Up
Siri finally gets the attention and revamp it needed for years. On the superficial level, Apple's virtual assistant will have a new look that's more subtle and modern, spreading across your display's borders in a soft colorful glow when activated.
Firstly, Siri will now feel more capable of carrying out a natural conversation, which should make it much easier for you to give prompts and ask questions, without the need to be precise with your speech. In other words, it should feel more like you are speaking to a person instead of a limited piece of technology.
One of the truly impressive parts about the new Siri is that she is always aware of your plans and recent history. That means she can draw information from your photos, messages, mail, and other applications. That means you can ask Siri questions like "When is John's flight landing today?" and the assistant will immediately know who you are talking about and search your conversations with them for flight details.
And since Siri will be even better at remembering previous prompts, you will even be able to ask follow-up questions like "What were our plans today?"Knowing you mean the same person who's flight you asked for in your previous question, she will give the upcoming events you have together from whichever app you discussed them in, like Messages, for example.
You will also have the ability to ask or prompt Siri via text instead of your voice. This will be possible with a double tap at the bottom of the screen, revealing the keyboard for you to type your Siri request.
Messages and Mail
Apple Intelligence—like many other AI models—will change the way you write by being your personal editor. You can use it to have an email written in a different tone (friendly, professional, concise), or to proofread the text. It will also be capable of of summarizing, placing key points or a list, and even inserting a table.
You will even be able to give specific instruction on what you want to change about the text and the AI will act according to your wants and needs as it rewrites it.
Besides the numerous writing tools, users will also have the ability to have long messages and emails summarized. You will even have the option to summarize whole email threads in order to catch up quickly on the most important parts.
Endless Emoji Possibilities
Apple is giving users the ability to create their own emojis with the new feature creatively dubbed "Genmoji." These generated emojis will be created via prompts in the form of text, and they will have the exact same style as that of regular emojis.
Generative images
A new Image Playground app, which appears rather limited compared to the alternatives such as Microsoft's DALL-E, will be available for users to create custom images with the help of Apple Intelligence and possibly ChatGPT. This feature will likely function like the popular Midjourney app.
Safari Welcome AI
Apple's Safari browser is getting some helpful updates to make browsing easier. A new feature called Intelligent Search uses artificial intelligence to analyze webpages and highlight key points or phrases. It can even provide a summary of the content, saving you time spent reading through long articles.
Additionally, a new Web Eraser tool lets you remove unwanted elements from websites, like ads or distracting sections. Once removed, these elements will stay hidden for future visits, creating a cleaner browsing experience.
Enhanced Photos App
Much like with Google's Magic Eraser tool, Apple has added a way for users to remove unwanted objects from photos. In fact, the tool appears to be even better, as it is aware of other parts of the image. For example, if you want to remove a person that is partially behind someone else, the phone is aware of who/what you want to keep and does not let you accidentally cut them away as you mark what you want to be removed.
Conclusion
Apple Intelligence and the new AI features coming with the iPhone 16 are shaping up to have a major influence on the overall iOS experience. Of course, some of the features mentioned above are already available on other phones, but Apple appears to have utilized its ecosystem, focus on security, and powerful phone chipsets to make AI useful on a more personal and holistic level.
That being said, we can't know how good these new AI features are until we get to test them with the iPhone 16 series, and we have several months worth of waiting before that happens, so stay tuned!
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