A mysterious iOS 18 AI feature might’ve just leaked: Safari Browsing Assistant

Apple is widely expected to add several generative AI features to the iPhone via the upcoming iOS 18 update. Rumors point to both on-device and …

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Apple is widely expected to add several generative AI features to the iPhone via the upcoming iOS 18 update. Rumors point to both on-device and cloud-based AI features coming to iPhones. The iPhone 16 models might get exclusive AI tricks that could make use of the new A-series chips, so they won't be available on older iPhone models.

Whether the company partners with Google for Gemini cloud AI processing or a different third party, Apple will likely try to match what's available from competing smartphones in terms of genAI features. It's also very likely that Apple will put its own spin on some of the AI features coming to the iPhone to differentiate itself from rivals.

Nothing is confirmed at the moment. But Apple did say multiple times that it's taking generative AI seriously, teasing announcements for later this year. Separately, Apple researchers have published various papers detailing the company's various AI advancements.

With that sort of background information, nobody would blame you if you think Safari Browsing Assistant is some sort of new AI feature that Apple might have devised for iOS 18, especially now. We're about two months away from WWDC 2024. That's where Apple will reveal most of the AI features it can talk about without spoiling iPhone 16 secrets.

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