Metro Vancouverites have mixed feelings about Apple's new iOS 18 features coming this fall.
Apple's free software update will feature AI technology called "Apple Intelligence," designed to improve user experience.
The company is leaning on ChatGPT, made by the San Francisco startup OpenAI, to make its often-bumbling virtual assistant Siri smarter and more helpful.
Siri's optional gateway to ChatGPT will be free to all iPhone users and made available on other Apple products once the option is baked into the next generation of Apple's operating systems. ChatGPT subscribers are supposed to be able to easily sync their existing accounts when using the iPhone, and should get more advanced features than free users would.
Other iOS 18 features include text scheduling, more options to reorganize apps, a new dedicated passwords app, a new dark mode tint, and a series of animated tap backs to allow users to instantly reply with any emoji or sticker.
Billionaire Elon Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he would ban Apple devices at his companies if Apple integrated OpenAI at the OS level.
A Vancouver-based X-user commented on Musk's remarks, noting that people might be intrigued by the new features and overlook privacy concerns.
Bruh apples gonna have control of a lot of people with ios 18 people think all these new features are cool how about the the ones they putting that people don’t even know about.
— 馃煩~{speakitout604}~馃煩 (@speakitout604)
Vancouverite Rob Monte also doesn't feel as optimistic about the significant merger with Apple and Microsoft's ChatGPT, noting that he won't buy another Apple product.
"My iPhone 14 Pro Max last iPhone I own," he said.
We can take control by not buying another Apple product. My iPhone 14 Pro Max last iPhone I own ..
— Tesla XRP bull!!! (@robmonte1973)
But some people feel excited about the merger.
Some Metro 麻豆传媒映画iPhone users are excited about new iOS 18 features
Local Jay Brody says the AI-packed updates will "give Open AI the mass adoption it needs to grow," adding that "eventually our Moms will be comfortable using A.I."
Apple will give Open AI the mass adoption it needs to grow. Every new iPhone will come with it and eventually our Moms will be comfortable using A.I.. It takes that company truly mainstream
— Jay Brody (@theJaybrody)
Stewart Lynch is excited about Apple's new "mirroring" feature, allowing users to sit at their Mac computer and have their iPhone on the screen to work with it.
"The phone doesn’t have to be in the same room and your interactions on the Mac are not displayed on the phone screen," he mentions.
iPhone mirroring is the biggest feature for me
— StewartLynch (@StewartLynch)
This is not a jailbroken iPhone..
— Brandon Butch (@BrandonButch)
This is iOS 18. 馃槷馃挩
Other locals are excited about new features like the adjustable torch light, allowing users to adjust the width and intensity of the built-in flashlight.
Now on iOS 18, you can also adjust the width of the torch on your iPhone (not just the intensity).
— Alvin (@sondesix)
With files from the Canadian Press
