iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 are set to introduce an array of fresh AI capabilities, as per a recent report by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg.
The report suggests that Apple is enhancing both Siri and the iPhone’s integrated Spotlight search tool using extensive language models to enhance their capacity to respond accurately to more intricate queries. The restructured version of Spotlight may also provide more profound integration with distinct functions and features within applications.
Apple is also delving into AI-driven functions that could enable users to automatically create playlists in Apple Music and presentation slides in the Keynote app. Speculations indicate that other applications like Health, Messages, Numbers, Pages, and Shortcuts might undergo enhanced AI integration in iOS 18, with the possibility of additional apps being included.
During an earnings call earlier this month, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook mentioned the company’s focus on generative AI, with plans to unveil more details “later this year.” The anticipated announcement of iOS 18 is slated for Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC in June, with the update expected to roll out in September. Some of the novel AI features disclosed later could be exclusive to the iPhone 16 models, rumored to receive a notably upgraded Neural Engine.
Apart from iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, Gurman also mentioned Apple’s intentions to introduce fresh AI features to macOS 15 and its app development tool Xcode.
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