As part of the ongoing story, apple mostly steered clear of the big, dumb AI announcements we often see at the big tech keynotes — you know, things like AI pop song generators, AI-generated avatars, and virtual AI try-on tools that make for great headlines but aren’t all that practical.
According to the latest update, oK, so Apple did indulge in some “look at this!” AI tomfoolery, like photo-retouch tools that can wipe groups of people out of the frame and a revamped Image Playground app that can essentially deep-fake your friends (ugh).
The report highlights that that said, Apple also unleashed a series of smaller Apple Intelligence and Siri AI functions (all due to arrive this fall) that might actually be useful on a daily basis.
As part of the ongoing story, just scan the bill with your iPhone camera, and Visual Intelligence will help you divvy up the tab.
The report highlights that when the check arrives, simply scan it with your iPhone’s camera, and the fresh AI-enhanced Siri will grab all the items on the bill and put them in a list. Here’s a Siri capability that should ease the pain of splitting tabs at restaurants.
As part of the ongoing story, i love it. Select the items you ordered (quantities are supported), add a tip, and send your share of the amount to your tablemate via Apple Cash.
As part of the ongoing story, thanks to Apple Intelligence, you’ll be able to vibe-code your own Safari browser extension.
Industry observers note that using natural language prompts, Safari users will be able to create browser extensions on the fly that enhance the web pages they visit; for example, you could ask Safari to build an extension that saves and tracks cooking recipes, and Apple Intelligence will make it so. Here’s a vibe-coding tool that anyone can use.
According to the latest update, with help from Apple’s Visual Intelligence functionality, the “create a pass” tool lets you create an instant Apple Wallet pass from memberships cards, tickets, and other items that come with barcodes or QR codes but don’t already offer Apple Wallet integration. This little Apple Wallet capability is small but brilliant.
In a fresh development, just aim your iPhone’s camera at the paper pass or ticket, scan it, and boom–Visual Intelligence sucks in the details and generates an Apple Wallet pass for you, just like that.
The report highlights that apple’s Password app will soon be able to deploy AI agents to strengthen your weakest passwords.
According to the latest update, while Apple execs barely mentioned AI agents during Monday’s WWDC keynote, the publisher did manage to slip in a powerful but under-the-radar agentic AI tool for its Passwords app.
According to the latest update, the Automatically Fix Passwords capability uses AI agents to log into websites and strengthen your weakest passwords, an ability underpinned by Apple’s Private Cloud Compute architecture.
Industry observers note that with Call Context on the case, you can avoid those awkward pauses with customer service while you dig up your confimation code.
As part of the ongoing story, it happened to me just the other day, and I had to hunt through Gmail to find it while the service rep twiddled their thumbs. On the phone with customer service and need to dig up your account number?
Industry observers note that enter Call Context, which enables Apple Intelligence to automatically display account numbers, confirmation codes, and other relevant information while you’re on a call with a business.
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