P_Watt
macrumors 6502
If they really wanted to listen they could retire the "Unsolicited Ideas [not accepted] " policy.
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I don't have a list. And there was nothing to disagree about.
Just remembering the many comments from posters in early 2025 when general public awareness of AI was somewhat new, who said they'd immediately turn AI off as soon as Apple downloads it on their phone, in any story relating to Apple's AI effort.
And now, it appears many people here are slagging Apple for being late with AI.
What's interesting is there already was a very basic AI-ish feature in iPhone's Photos app that allowed one to search for particular subject matter with multiple criteria. For example: red cars, bridges, people with dogs, planes, people with hats, bicycles, lakes, white ships, etc that works pretty well. As a photographer, that became very useful for me having around 30,000 photos in my iPhone Photos app.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
I agree with you here.
This is the sort of feature I do love and want from AI systems.
knappeduivel
macrumors 6502
It is hard to imagine Siri getting even smarter.
Rafagon
macrumors 68000
This is completely false, and was entirely made up by the rumor mill. Apple never promised anything for 26.4.
We were supposed to get the Apple Intelligence version of Siri in iOS 26.4, but Apple is still having problems with development. Siri isn't yet operating as expected, and it's not ready to launch.
They literally JUST finished a deal with Google for Gemini. Obviously it will take at least half a year to fully integrate.
flottenheimer
macrumors 68000
Aside from a major stability overhaul, I also wish for a Liquid Glass remake. Or just a completely new UI style.
Alan Dye's exit and Stephen Lemay's promotion gives me hope.
Other than that I really do not need any new features right now (Siri has been turned off since the 4S). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Alan Dye's exit and Stephen Lemay's promotion gives me hope.
Other than that I really do not need any new features right now (Siri has been turned off since the 4S). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
monkey6
macrumors member
"Apple is partnering with Google and plans to use a custom AI model built in collaboration with Google's Gemini team for some of the new Siri features, including the Siri chatbot functionality that's coming."
Shades of Borders Books allowing Amazon to fulfill their book orders, and drive themselves out of existence. This is not going to end well for Apple...
Shades of Borders Books allowing Amazon to fulfill their book orders, and drive themselves out of existence. This is not going to end well for Apple...
Tagbert
macrumors 604
Why does the article in forum view end at this point. There are several features, including “Performance and Stability” that are in the main article but that are chopped off in this view. Seems like you have a bug of your own.
WarmWinterHat
Suspended
Why are so sure it's the "same people"? I'm one of those people who turned it off and will keep it off.
I don't care when or if it comes out, because it'll still be off.
ProbablyDylan
macrumors 68040
I'm sure "New Siri" be in 27, just like it was going to be in 18, then 18.something, then 26.4.
Abydos
macrumors 6502
I'll settle for efficiency, much less likely than the two mentioned above
Well I certainly did that, even uninstalling Sequoia when the [bleep] AI function kept turning itself on. I also deliberately bought an A16 iPad as it is immune to AI.
The real issue is that Apple promised far more AI than it actually delivered. That's what has gotten them into trouble. Now they have basically admitted they can't do it at all and have hired it out.
This is in the news too, Zuckerberg is having his own troubles in the field.
Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
The cuts could affect 20% or more of the company as Meta seeks to offset artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending and prepare for the efficiency brought about by employees working with AI.
Apparently throwing billions at the problem wasn't the right answer.
Meta’s $100m signing bonuses for OpenAI staff are just the latest sign of extreme AI talent war | Fortune
Big Tech companies are shelling out jaw-dropping compensation amid a fierce AI talent war.
You can turn off Liquid Glass. Just like you have been able to disable all the transparency since iOS 7. In Display settings, set Liquid Glass to Tinted. In Accessibility/Display & Text Size, turn on Reduce Transparency. Also turn off Motion in Accessibility. No more Liquid Glass. The improvements with the Photos app and managing your photos is worth dumping iOS 18.
BillyJoeJimBob
macrumors regular
I seem to remember Apple stating that beginning with iOS26 and Tahoe, they were going to focus on QOS and stability instead of pushing out new operating systems that are not at all ready for release.
Tagbert
macrumors 604
That was AI. Apple called it Machine Learning back then. It used a different AI type thank the LLM that chatbots use but it was an AI. I like the feature and use it in Photos fairly frequently. I would never think to ask Siri for that as Siri couldn’t do anything with the photos once they were found.
Tagbert
macrumors 604
Imagine if Apple had relied on Google for things like web search or maps. That would have been crazy.
johnsawyercjs
macrumors 68000
"rumors linked to Apple's upcoming tabletop robot suggest that the company might introduce a version of Siri that's more animated, similar to the Mac Finder logo. That more animated version of Siri could also come to the iPhone and iPad."
We don't need Siri to become a cute animated face like Clippy
We don't need Siri to become a cute animated face like Clippy
Fraserpatty
macrumors 6502a
Oh, okay. But I have many thousands of photos, so I would be happy if Siri just located the photos. Usually that’s all I need. I don’t often adjust them. I want Siri to be able to find them again. After she finds them, if I don’t like them as they are, I will edit them for myself. I’m not usually sending them on.
Tagbert
macrumors 604
Are you searching with Siri or in Photos? I wasn't aware the Siri could search your photos library. That always seemed to just be a thing you do inside of the Photos app.
Fraserpatty
macrumors 6502a
No, for a brief period of time you were able to tell Siri to find a certain picture either by what it was or by date. They even demonstrated it on one of the WWDC programs. And then suddenly it was gone. There was another feature that I Liked also, where you could add something to an existing note. Gone.
