More Details About iOS 18's AI Features Revealed

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning to introduce new AI features including Smart Replies for messages and a generative retouch tool for photos in iOS 18, a new report claims.

A new article from AppleInsider today revealed some further detail about several of iOS 18's widely anticipated AI features. Siri is rumored to receive some major upgrades including:

• Improved Responses: Significantly updated response generation capabilities with a new smart response framework that takes into account entities such as people, companies, calendar events, locations, dates, and more.
• Enhanced Voices: "More natural" voices with better text-to-speech functionality.
• Cross-Device Media Controls: Use Siri on one device to control playback on another, such as via the Apple Watch for the Apple TV. This feature is not expected to arrive until later in 2024.
• Catch Up: Users can request an overview of their recent notifications via Siri.

A range of other AI-powered features are also in the works for specific apps in iOS 18:

• Smart Replies: Allows users to reply to messages and emails with automatically generated text responses.
• Transcription and Summarization: New AI tools for the Notes app allowing users to edit audio in the app, transcribe audio, and summarize text.
• Math Notes: Support for proper mathematical notation in the Notes app with Calculator app integation. Math Notes will allow the Notes app to recognise mathematical equations and come up with solutions and generate graphs.
• Keyboard Math Predictions: Input enhancements for mathematics enabling the completion of complex mathematical expressions when recognised as part of text input, similar to predictive text or inline text completion.
• Clean Up: Remove objects from photos using generative AI. This tool will replace Apple's current "Retouch" feature.
• Generative Playground: Application that uses generative AI to create and edit images with an iMessage app extension. It is currently designed for Apple's internal test environments only, but indicates that there are plans to allow users to generate images and then share them via iMessage. This could be related to rumored plans to allow users to generate custom emojis.

visionOS 2 will also apparently gain an improved predictive text model thanks to integration with Apple's Transformer LM, as well as a redesigned Voice Commands UI. Updates to the Calendar and Freeform apps, as well as System Settings for macOS, are also said to be planned. Apple's selection of new AI features are expected to be previewed during the company's WWDC keynote on June 10.

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[MacCraig Pro]

Cross device media controls is already a thing with Siri on the Apple Watch to control an Apple TV. However it’d be nice if it worked 100% of the time.

 

[abatabia]

Cautiously optimistic is how I feel about all of this.

 

[GrayFlannel]

None of these features would be possible if not for AI? 😏
It would be nice if someone would start to provide the benefit features would receive from “AI” with specificity.

 

[SoldOnApple]

No code generation for programmers like ChatGPT? I guess if they want it they would just pay for ChatGPT, which probably there will be an option to do it in your Apple Account.

 

[tomtad]

Adding in features Google have had for years. Apple is really struggling here with years of underinvestment in this area

 

[andrewxgx]

Cross device media controls is already a thing with Siri on the Apple Watch to control an Apple TV. However it’d be nice if it worked 100% of the time.

there was iOS app for controling itunes on a mac back in the day
its basically extending the handoff intra-device communication and has nothing to do with AI whatsoever

 

[omenatarhuri]

• Smart Replies: Allows users to reply to messages and emails with automatically generated text responses.
  
  This is kind of nice, but it would also be nice to in the future read some actual human-generated conversation as well. Not just machines talking to machines and us following along.

 

[KurtWilde]

I only want them to let Siri work in the background.

 

[LightProtector]

Every year, these leaks and rumors end up being a fraction of what actually comes. It’s shaping up to be something really nice.

 

[backstreetboy]

Adding in features Google have had for years. Apple is really struggling here with years of underinvestment in this area

The only way to get those features are usually to buy a new Android phone.

 

[ELman]

Will this be an iPhone 16 exclusive?

 

[Rychiar]

Will this be an iPhone 16 exclusive?

The iPhone 16 doesn’t exist yet. They’re not gonna make announcements at WWDC in regards to it…

 

[jb310]

Smart Replies: Allows users to reply to messages and emails with automatically generated text responses.

Hopefully this means the next time someone sends me a long-winded text, my phone can automatically reply "I ain't reading all that, bud."

Technology working to improve people's lives is so beautiful.

 

[WWPD]

Does this mean that AI will learn to send a text to my boss Monday morning that I will be out "sick"? Hopefully it's smart enough to leave out the quotes.

 

[toobravetosave]

it takes ai to let me control media on my various icloud synced devices?

 

[Foxglove9]

None of these features are something I would find useful. Curious to see what else will develop. Also possible iPadOS enhancements?

 

[Lepton]

Check out Grapher, hidden on every Mac. A super AI version might be fun.

 

[BanjoDudeAhoy]

None of these features would be possible if not for AI? 😏
It would be nice if someone would start to provide the benefit features would receive from “AI” with specificity.

Kinda what I was thinking, too.
I feel like this is more in line with everyone else slapping a new label on an existing product that reads, “now with 100% more AI” with a logo that insinuates magic to tick buzzword boxes.

 

[vegetassj4]

So, in other words, Siri: "sorry I don't understand" will be snappier than ever.

j/k

 

[dugbug]

Adding in features Google have had for years. Apple is really struggling here with years of underinvestment in this area

All of these features have been in ios for years, they are pitching these will be faster and better.

 

[dominiongamma]

Will this be an iPhone 16 exclusive?

iPhone 16 doesn’t exist, iOS 18 is aimed for devices already running, but when iPhone 16 comes out I’m sure the new chips will do things with Ai that iPhone 15 couldn’t probably

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

Wow. Sounds fantastic. Appleinsider coming up with the goods!

 

[macabrumorsab]

it takes ai to let me control media on my various icloud synced devices?

I was thinking the same. But if you don't have specific features, "framing" is going to be your best option.

 

[Thomas Davie]

Yes! I’m using paid apps to remove objects in photos. Free is better

Re: the generative image capabilities; I”m assuming it will have built in content restrictors that will not allow the creation of inappropriate images.

But still; ‘Siri, create an image of Justin Trudeau wearing an American flag’. ‘Siri, create a selfie of me with hair down to my elbows’ (like when I was 55 🤪

Tom