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Apple Gearing Up For iOS 17.4 To Compete Against Galaxy AI
Samsung’s brand new Galaxy AI is the hot topic in the tech market, even after a week of launch. The brand has introduced Galaxy AI along with the Galaxy S24 family, which brought a number of brand new AI-generative features for enhancing the users experience as per their convenience.
Samsung is the toughest competitor of Apple, but now with the Galaxy AI, it seems that the Korean brand is running fast in the race to win. Undoubtedly, generative artificial intelligence-based features will be a major draw for smartphones in 2024, and Samsung has already introduced the talk of the town, Galaxy AI, recently at an unpacked event.
At the moment, Apple’s iPhones are not praising a ton of AI features as per the utter convenience of the users, but it is expected that things can take their turn since the iPhone 16 is on the way and ultimately yet to be unveiled.
The reports indicate that by the end of this year, Apple could announce its next-generation iPhone 16, powered by several AI features. So to satisfy the fans’ enthusiasm, Apple is filling the gaps with new features, which gives a taste of what’s on the way.
Apple has announced that it is delivering a new power to its standalone Podcasts application so that it will have the ability to intelligently generate transcripts for podcasts on its own. And these enhanced features will arrive along with the forthcoming iOS 17.4 update. However, at the initial stage, the transcripts will be available in particular language podcasts, such as English, German, French, and Spanish.
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Once the podcast gets uploaded, after a short while, automatic transcripts will be available. It will also be viewable to users across 170 countries and regions. The brand has also stated that users can search for specific words and phrases within the transcripts and read along with the episode. For more convenience, each word will be highlighted as it’s said aloud.
Now that the Podcasts application can automatically generate transcripts, Apple has stated that podcasters still have the ability to provide their own transcripts. Plus, they also have the option to download and edit one of the automatically generated transcripts by the application and re-upload them.
This transcript feature is not the only one, but it seems that the brand may unveil a bundle of AI features by the third quarter of 2024.
Apple is continuously working on its next iteration of iOS 18 and is expected to bring some AI features from Samsung’sOne UI 6.1.
Generative AI-powered features are trending in the tech industry, and fortunately, the Korean giants already have a strong place in the trend. Samsung debuted a bundle of generative AI features under the nickname Galaxy AI with an Android 14-based One UI 6.1 skin on the Galaxy S24 series. Transparently, AI features are the key reason behind the boost in sales of the Galaxy S24 series. Now, Apple is gearing up to give strong competition by introducing a bundle of AI features with the iOS 18 update.
Reports are revealing that Apple could use the mechanism of One UI 6.1’s AI features for iOS 18. Reportedly, Apple could bring several AI-powered features, including the ability to summarize web pages in the Safari web browser. This feature is quite similar to the Browsing Assist feature of Samsung Internet.
If the reports are to be believed, then one more feature called the ‘Web Eraser’ feature would permit users to remove specific elements from web pages. The Note application in iOS 18 permits the recording of audio without any requirement to switch to the Voice Memos application. Samsung Notes’ voice recording feature also performs the same functionality, as it permits students to take notes and record lectures concurrently to have better context.
It also comes to light that Apple is also setting up to add a unit converter to the Calculator application with iOS 18. This feature is already housed in the Samsung Calculator application. Apart from all, the other rumored features of iOS 18 include automatic playlist generation in the Apple Music app, a new Scenes feature in the Canvas app, and AI-powered features in the Apple Health application, Keynote, Numbers, and Pages apps for improved productivity.
The rumors are also saying some other apps like Fitness, Mail, and Photo could also get AI features, but at the moment, it is not clear what those features are. It seems that users could make more detailed edits similar to Samsung’s Photo Assist feature in the Photos app. Appel could also offer RCS support for the Messages application in iOS 18.
Google’s Android ecosystem is always reliable for users, whether it comes to customization or availability, but it sometimes lacks in the security department. However, the company is improving in this department, and over the years, it has been dedicatedly working towards it. Now a new report also specifies the improvement.
Google has recently published a post where it shared details about the encounter with the application that hasn’t followed the terms and conditions of the Play Store.
According to the report, Google has detected 2.28 million apps that have violated the rules, and therefore, the developers are not able to publish them on the Play Store. This is all possible due to the company’s continuous effort, which developed the mechanism.
Along with this, there are almost 200000 applications detected that did not follow the rules and did not guarantee the correct use of sensitive permissions, and there are more than 330000 accounts that were banned for violations that were severe and repeated or the presence of malware in published apps.
In a recent report, the company also mentioned that there are almost 1.5 million old applications that lack the support of the recent APIs, and therefore they are not available for users who are using the latest version of Android. Additionally, Google Play Protect and real-time app scanning have allowed the Mountain View giant to identify over 5 million dangerous applications that are downloaded unofficially. For more information, you can read the full official post via this link.
Google and Samsung are coming together as their partnership goes beyond Android. On one side, Pixel smartphone devices use Samsung-manufactured Tensor chips; on the other hand, Smsung’s flagship Galaxy smartphones have AI features, like Circle to Search, noticeably before even the Pixel 8 series got this novelty.
In the report it is being unveiled, Rick Osteroh, SVP of platforms and devices at Google, stated that the brand’s “partnership has never been stronger.” A post on X shared by @rosterloh pointed to a positive meeting between TM Roh and @SamsungMobile leadership. It highlights a strong partnership between both and excitement about future collaborations, particularly in the area of AI.
Following the statement, he also attached a selfie with TM Roh, president and head of MX Business at Samsung Electronics.
Then, @SamsungMobile reposted Osterloh’s post and teased that both brands are actively working on expanding the functionalities of AI features for Android and Galaxy devices to enhance Galaxy experiences.
Google has already announced at the last Galaxy Unpacked event, back in January in San Jose, that the Samsung Galaxy S24 series will use Gemini AI models to power the forthcoming AI capabilities in the applications and services built by the Korean giant. The brand also brought new functionalities for Google Messages and Android Auto, powered by Gemini Nano.
For enhancing the summarizing facility, Samsung’s Smarter Notes, Voice Recorder, and Keyboard applications use the AI model Gemini Pro, whereas the Galaxy S24 series smartphones use Imagen 2 text-to-image technology to offer “Generative Edit” features in the Gallery application for upgrading photo editing.