I was grumpy after that. Google input/output last month. I figured, if AI now hurts my Android experience, what’s the point of it? Then I found myself excited about Apple’s similar AI capabilities declare iPhone at WWDC.
I think it was from being in Apple Park and enjoying the fluffy and crispy chocolate croissant at Cafe Mac. But as time passed at the developer conference and I became more familiar with what was to come, I realized that I had taken some kind of tacit approval. I’m not as resistant to the idea of Apple Intelligence as I am to the AI sitting in the Google I/O press conference. Apple does a better job of branding. it’s less painful The strong presence of Gemini The user-friendliness of its recommendations is even more attractive.
iOS 18 The release isn’t due for several months, and most of Apple Intelligence’s features won’t be in the upcoming public beta. In fact, the characteristics of AI will only be available to a subset of Apple devices. Still, the way Apple has packaged it leads me to believe that its transition to artificial intelligence will be cleaner and more organized than Google’s.
Engaging keynote speech
Apple did a good job of centering its keynote around the features users will get when Apple Intelligence is released later this year without mentioning “artificial intelligence” too much. Google used its keynote to justify its pivot, while Apple didn’t touch on the subject until the second hour. Feel Not quite like a timeshare demomade me believe in what I would gain if I gave in, and was more like a State of the Union address explaining the changes that industry trends would bring.
Apple spent the second half of its keynote laying out the capabilities of Apple Smart and what it can do. It includes removing background people and objects from photos and generating emojis based on text prompts — all of which Android can do it In most instances. But again, Apple presents them as quality-of-life enhancements to the operating system rather than entirely new technologies, making artificial intelligence feel approachable and even attractive in some cases.
Contextual Siri Promise
I haven’t been coping well with Google’s transition to Gemini. I recently Roll back to Google Assistant Despite the painful reminders every day, after some frustrating experiences with current Gemini AI products it’s going out. After Gemini took over, Google wasn’t very forthcoming about the future of smart home routines and other related features. Until then, I only felt safe using Gemini online.
Meanwhile, Apple is here to show me how I used to imagine Google Assistant. Contextual Siri will launch on iPhone later this year. The idea is for you to start a conversation with a traditional digital assistant. When the edges of the screen glow, you can continue using your voice or performing actions on the screen until you receive the desired results.
I have Nest Audio speakers everywhere in my house because I envision a Google-like future where I walk into every room and a digital assistant guides me. However, as the months have gone by, and especially since the Gemini launched, the assistant’s ability to know which device I’m commanding in a specific room has become more and more cumbersome than an assistant. If you don’t believe me, check out tens of angry user on Reddit They’ve struggled to enjoy the fruits of Gemini because it’s not fully integrated into the rest of Google Assistant’s features.
After all, it’s all artificial intelligence
Despite some issues surrounding privacy and data collection, Apple’s smartphones are still moving full steam ahead outside the well-tended garden walls. According to Apple, artificial intelligence is a natural evolution of its software, and your role as a user gives you the right to experiment within stated limits.
Google also tries to guide us all into experimentation, but that often leads to instability in the Android world. I wonder if I would feel less frustrated if I were entirely on Apple’s side. Some of the floating comments about Apple Intelligence lead me to believe I’m one of the few optimistic about WWDC. Either way, this doesn’t seem to be an option. Either you accept that the future of mobility depends on artificial intelligence, or you try to be one of those people who goes back to the “dumb phone” to keep their sanity.
