Apple’s most important developer convention is just a few days away from starting and the main protagonist will be iOS 18 and AI. The event will be held at the facilities in Cupertino, United States, from June 10 to 14.
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Next week, Apple will take the stage at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a renewed focus on software and artificial intelligence. Although the Vision Pro stole the spotlight last year, this time the focus will be on how AI will transform the user experience of iPhone and other Apple devices. Starting on Monday, June 10, at 12:00 pm Colombian time, the convention will begin and will be broadcast live on the official YouTube channel and the company’s website.
The artificial intelligence race began in late 2022 with the disruptive emergence of ChatGPT as a revolutionary generative assistant. Since then, large companies and entrepreneurial projects have decided to focus their efforts on different areas to present products and services powered by AI. Technological competitors such as OpenAI and Google are leading the development field thanks to the constant innovations they are presenting to enhance their services and devices.
Everything indicates that Apple is prepared to enter the conversation and will show its cards in terms of artificial intelligence. Reports indicate that it will announce its plans to deeply integrate AI into its native apps and features, keeping in mind the commitment to privacy and security.
One of the emblems of Cupertino is its prominent brand. In computers, cell phones, smart watches, operating systems, among others, it has not managed to be a pioneer, but without a doubt they are in the conversation among the most important companies in technology. Now, with artificial intelligence, they hope it will not be the exception.
As reported by Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, the company’s new AI system will be called Apple Intelligence and will reach new versions of the operating systems on iPhone, iPad and Mac. There will also be a partnership with OpenAI that will power a chatbot similar to ChatGPT that will work directly with iOS.
What can we expect from Apple’s WWDC 2024?
SIRI
The default iOS assistant would be one of the beneficiaries of the in-depth artificial intelligence project. Siri will take advantage of Apple’s own great language models that will allow it to control individual functions within apps. This feature would be available to developers or users, unlike shortcuts that require prior configuration.
Likewise, Siri will receive new voices with a more natural tone for the user’s personalized settings. You can also summarize notifications that include people, companies, calendar events, locations, dates, and more.
Photos App
The main thing is that a new interface is expected in the application. In addition, reports indicate that users would have the possibility of retouching photos with artificial intelligence.
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Additionally, it would have a cleaning function, with which objects could be removed using generative AI, similar to Google’s Magic Eraser.
The Mail app would also receive a big update. It would include a Gmail-like feature that automatically classifies incoming messages. Likewise, it would have an interaction with Siri to resolve requests and improve the user experience, for example, asking an email to sound “more formal,” among other things.
iMessage
Some of the most attractive features will be the emojis created with AI. This new feature would create custom emoticons on the fly that represent phrases or words as they are typed. This means there will be many more options than the standardized emoji library that has long been built into iOS.
The messaging app would provide response suggestions generated by Apple’s generative language models to facilitate text responses. Another highly requested feature is also coming: the ability to schedule a message to send later.
The Voice notes would receive a considerable injection of AI, as the company would add the ability to automatically transcribe recordings. It’s a feature that Google Pixel devices and many third-party voice recording apps have had for years.
Safari, The default iOS browser will have a new smart search function that will allow AI to recap web pages and news articles.
He Control center, a key component of the iPhone operating system, is renewed with a more intuitive interface. Shortcut buttons can now be rearranged from the Control Center view and distributed across multiple pages for greater customization.
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The application Settings, which has remained largely the same since the beginning of the iPhone, receives a significant update in iOS, iPadOS and macOS. The new version focuses on improving navigation, facilitating the organization of options and optimizing the search function to improve navigation within the app.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on Monday, June 10, 2024, where the presentation of iOS 18 is anticipated, considered by the company to be the largest update in the history of the iPhone, along with new versions of the operating systems for your other devices.
WWDC 2024 — June 10 | Manzana
