Welcome to the era of the AI smartphone
Apple and Google announce major software updates that bring new features to our smartphones, such as cosmetic overhauls to the home screen, stronger privacy protections and fun messaging tools. This year, the changes will feel more radical because the companies are focusing on reinventing our phones with artificial intelligence.
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At its annual software developer conference Monday, Apple showed a host of enhancements coming this fall to iOS 18, its operating system powering iPhones. The new tools include a revamped version of its voice assistant, Siri, that is easier to talk to and an AI system that will generate images, create summaries of web articles and craft responses to text messages and emails.
Apple's news followed Google's Android announcements last month, which included an AI system that automatically summarizes audio transcripts, detects whether a phone conversation is likely a scam and helps students with homework.
Because AI tech is still new, it's unclear whether these improvements will resonate with the masses. The change that will have a more immediate effect has to do with old-school text messages — also known as the green bubble. Apple said its new sftware would adopt a messaging standard that would let iPhone users send higher-quality messages to Androids, addressing an issue
