At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, the company unveiled its AI overhaul. However, the true extent of Apple’s AI strategy is revealed through a series of smaller features embedded across its software. Rather than relying on Siri to get all the benefits that AI brings, Apple is weaving AI into the apps and services people already use.
The result is that your iPhone will be able to split restaurant bills among friends, secure your passwords after data breaches, automate tasks, and organize information with less manual effort, among other things. Individually, these features may not be as dramatic as a Siri that finally understands your personal context and can take action on your behalf. But combined, they showcase a vision for AI that’s less about chatting with a bot and more about making Apple’s software itself feel smarter and more capable.
Splitting Restaurant Bills Made Easy
One of the most practical features coming to iOS 17 is the ability to split restaurant bills among friends using Apple Cash. Powered by Apple Intelligence, you simply take a photo of the receipt (or upload a photo), and you’ll then see a new option that lets you choose to split the bill with others. Apple Intelligence works to extract the key details from the bill, like the items ordered and the quantities, the tip, and the total.
Password Security Gets an AI Boost
Unfortunately, complex passwords created by password managers are no longer enough to keep passwords secure. As numerous data breaches have shown us over the years, your passwords often still end up in the hands of bad actors through no fault of your own. Apple’s new password-updating feature will now leverage AI to automatically take action on users’ behalf by identifying both weak and compromised passwords — like those found in a data breach.
One-Tap Suggestions in Messages
If you thought the feature that automatically displays the SMS passcode you need to sign into a website right above the keyboard is one of the best things Apple has ever introduced, you’re going to like the new one-tap suggestions in iOS 17. Using Apple Intelligence, the Messages app will offer a variety of one-tap suggestions based on the topics of users’ conversations.
Automating Tasks with Shortcuts
One of the more powerful apps on iPhone, Shortcuts, has been out of reach for many users because of the technical overhead involved. The app lets you script tasks and workflows and create automations that can be triggered by a variety of events. With iOS 17, Apple will now allow users to add or change Calendar events just by describing them in natural language.
Conclusion
The features mentioned above are just a few examples of the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 17. By weaving AI into its software, Apple is making its devices feel smarter and more capable, solving real-world problems that users face every day.
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