‘It’s Glowtime’: all the news from Apple’s iPhone 16 event
Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” iPhone 16 event is nigh. | Screenshot: YouTube
Apple’s first new phones since announcing Apple Intelligence debut in September. Apple is preparing to release the iPhone 16, its first phone since it announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. Unlike the iPhone 15 line, this year’s crop of iPhones is expected to be compatible with all of the generative AI-powered features the company will introduce with iOS 18 and that will come out over the next several months.
Physically, the iPhones may have a new camera button and camera sensors rearranged to take better spatial photos and videos for viewing on the Vision Pro headset. That’ll be the most noticeable on the iPhone 16, as the two lenses may go vertical instead of diagonal, while the iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to be keeping the same general appearance (but with slightly larger screens).
The traditional September launch comes as all of Apple’s competitors are already well into their AI efforts, leaving Apple to catch up. The company, so far, hasn’t shown features that raise existential questions about photography. Instead, it’s leaning into claims that it’s working on truly private AI for everyone. Artificial intelligence models run on-device most of the time, and where they can’t, requests are processed in the cloud through what Apple calls Private Cloud Compute.
Some of the non-Apple Intelligence features coming in the iOS 18 launch include a glowing border animation for Siri, the ability to place app icons wherever you want on your homescreen, and a more customizable Control Center.
Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” iPhone 16 event is nigh. | Screenshot: YouTube
Apple’s first new phones since announcing Apple Intelligence debut in September.
Apple is preparing to release the iPhone 16, its first phone since it announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. Unlike the iPhone 15 line, this year’s crop of iPhones is expected to be compatible with all of the generative AI-powered features the company will introduce with iOS 18 and that will come out over the next several months.
Physically, the iPhones may have a new camera button and camera sensors rearranged to take better spatial photos and videos for viewing on the Vision Pro headset. That’ll be the most noticeable on the iPhone 16, as the two lenses may go vertical instead of diagonal, while the iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to be keeping the same general appearance (but with slightly larger screens).
The traditional September launch comes as all of Apple’s competitors are already well into their AI efforts, leaving Apple to catch up. The company, so far, hasn’t shown features that raise existential questions about photography. Instead, it’s leaning into claims that it’s working on truly private AI for everyone. Artificial intelligence models run on-device most of the time, and where they can’t, requests are processed in the cloud through what Apple calls Private Cloud Compute.
Some of the non-Apple Intelligence features coming in the iOS 18 launch include a glowing border animation for Siri, the ability to place app icons wherever you want on your homescreen, and a more customizable Control Center.