Apple Intelligence will arrive alongside iOS 18.1 in October, and Apple has now released new betas to test the upcoming AI features.
Developers can now test Apple Intelligence with the new iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia developer betas
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A new AI feature in YouTube’s iPhone app lets you skip boring parts of a video
Those who already have YouTube's new artificial intelligence (AI) feature will see a Jump Ahead button when double-tapping to skip ahead.
No, Apple Intelligence wasn’t trained on transcribed YouTube videos and subtitles
Speculation that Apple scraped YouTube videos and subtitles to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models is false, here’s why.
YouTube Music launches sound search on iPhone: Hum a melody to find a song
You can use sound search and generative AI in the YouTube Music app to find songs by humming their melodies and create radio stations from prompts.
Rumor: Smarter Siri launching alongside iOS 18.4 next spring
The best Siri features powered by Apple Intelligence won’t be available this year. Instead, smarter Siri will be available when iOS 81.4 launches next spring.
The App Store chief reportedly joins OpenAI’s board as an observer
Apple’s App Store chief Phil Schiller has allegedly joined the nonprofit board of its AI partner OpenAI in a non-voting observer position.
Apple Intelligence+ could bring extra features in exchange for a monthly fee
Apple Intelligence will be free, but the iPhone maker allegedly plans to introduce a paid Apple Intelligence+ service with extra features sometime next year.
OpenAI opens access to its ChatGPT desktop app to all macOS users
The ChatGPT desktop app for macOS has been available for some time, but that didn’t mean everybody could use it. In fact, the ChatGPT desktop app experience was very much a phased roll-out, which meant that despite being downloadable by anyone, only select users could sign in and use the service on the desktop, regardless of whether they already used the mobile app or not.
Apple Intelligence system requirements: What iPhone, iPad and Mac devices are compatible with generative AI in iOS 18?
Apple Intelligence requires modern hardware to run on-device generative AI and large language models, so here's a list of compatible devices
iOS 18 enables call recording in the iPhone’s Phone app out of the box
With iOS 18, no third-party apps are required to record cellular phone calls on your iPhone, and Apple Intelligence provides automatic transcription and summary.
Apple announces its first major generative AI play: Apple Intelligence
While wrapping up its WWDC Keynote, Apple announced its first major foray into generative AI: Apple Intelligence. The company says the undertaking will put generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac, while also keeping its core values, like user privacy, at the forefront. Intelligence will touch virtually every aspect of its platforms, including notifications, messaging and email, photos, and much more.
Rumor: iOS 18 may dynamically switch Home Screen icons to match Dark Mode setting
The Cupertino-based Apple is expected to unveil iOS & iPadOS 18 this week when WWDC 2024 kicks off. Not only will we learn about the new features being crammed into the next chapter of software for iPhones and iPads, but developers will be invited afterward to partake in a beta program that will later extend to the masses until the major firmware update officially launches this Fall.