In his most up-to-date Energy On publication, Apple insider Mark Gurman says the Apple Watch received’t be receiving onboard Apple Intelligence, however it is going to nonetheless get helpful options which can be powered by AI. Whereas the Apple Watch isn’t receiving a serious overhaul, Gurman says it is going to get some new interface components and provides customers a “smaller style of the large shifts underway at Apple.”
These upcoming adjustments will likely be introduced in additional element at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Convention (WWDC). Gurman says the 2 most important topics of the June occasion will likely be Apple Intelligence and one thing referred to as Solarium, the inner identify for a brand new design language Apple plans to implement for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
“The watch doesn’t presently have Apple Intelligence, and that isn’t precisely altering with the upcoming watchOS 12 software program. However the firm is branding a brand new set options as “powered by Apple Intelligence” (though the system isn’t truly working the AI fashions instantly)” mentioned Gurman.
Whereas none of those options have been confirmed, previous rumors recommend notification summaries and comparable options will come to the wearables. The long-awaited however still-absent Siri overhaul may additionally come to the cellphone by an over the air replace.
Gurman additionally hinted that Apple plans to make {hardware} adjustments to the Apple Watch within the “subsequent couple of years,” however didn’t give a extra slim timeframe than that. He steered AI-enable cameras may come to the Apple Watch (and presumably even Apple AirPods) in that point, following the success of Meta’s glasses.
We don’t have a concrete timeframe for when to anticipate any of those adjustments, however Apple has kicked analysis into overdrive to maintain up with its opponents. With that in thoughts, the iPhone large will doubtless give particulars in June at WWDC with the updates rolling out within the months following.