Apple finally launched iOS 26 Public Beta, and with this comes a group of new AI features that you can try today – and their utility can surprise you.
Although new features may not be attractive as promised Siri 2.0 updates, which have not yet been released, with many address issues Apple users have worked for a long time with their equipment or in their everyday workflows, while others are absolutely fun. For example, do you not like to wait for customer service calls? Want your song transition in Apple music for better sound? Are you jealous of Android’s circle to search? New features address all these points.
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I collected the AI AI features and rank them according to what I am the most excited to use and what people are discussing the web.
1. Visible intelligence
Apple introduced visual intelligence last year with the launch of the iPhone 16. At that time, it allowed users to take photos of objects around them and then used the AI ability of the iPhone to find them and find more information. Last month, Apple upgraded the experience by adding visual intelligence to the iPhone screen.
To use it, you just have to take a screenshot. Visual intelligence can use Apple Intelligence to grab details from your screenshot and suggest action, such as adding an event to your calendar. You can also use “Ask button” to ask for a chatgpt for help with a particular image, which is useful for tasks like solving a puzzle. You can also tap on “search” to look at the web.
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Although Google offered the same capacity with the circle, it is a major win for Apple users, as it is functional and was well executed. It takes advantage of the competent model of chatgpt rather than trying to make one inferior one.
2. Real -time translation
Since generative AI exploded in popularity, a useful application that has emerged is a real -time translation. Because LLM has a deep understanding of language and how people speak, they can translate the speech not only literally, but also use additional reference accurately. Apple will roll this powerful ability with a new real -time translation feature in its own equipment.
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This feature can translate the text on facetime and phone calls and text in audio. If you use it for oral interaction, just click on a button on your call, which alerts another person who is going to be live translated. After a speaker saying something, there is a brief stagnation, and then you get audio response with a connivance version of what you said in the language of your choice, as well as a transcript with you.
This feature is valuable as it can help people communicate with each other. It is also easy to access because it is cooked in communication platforms that people already trust every day.
3. Automics in Apple Music
Automics feature AI uses AI to add uninterrupted infections from one song to another, it mimics what DJ time will do with stretching and beat matching. In the Settings app on beta, Apple says, “Based on the analysis of the music and the analysis of the tempo, the songs in the right moment transition.”
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It works closely with the Autopley feature, so if you are playing a song like a DJ, it can play another song that matches the Vibes, while infection is originally infected. Some users who tried it during developer beta posted their results on social media, and they were very impressive.
4. Shortcut using Apple Intelligence
The shortcut update was easy to remember during the update kenot, but it is one of the best use cases for AI. If you are like me, you usually avoid shortcut programming because they look very complicated to make. This is the place where Apple Intelligence can help.
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With the features of new intelligent actions, you can tap within your shortcut in the Apple Intelligence model either on-device or private cloud compute, unlocking a much more advanced set of abilities. For example, you can set a shortcut that carries all the files connecting on your home screen and then sorts them into files for you using Apple Intelligence.
According to Apple, this process has to be as easy as possible, the ability to use dedicated verbs and apple intelligence models with either-device or private cloud compute, which is to generate reactions to feed in the rest of the shortcut. However, if it seems very difficult, a gallery feature is available to try some options and receives inspiration for construction.
5. Help
Hold Assist feature is a prime example of a device that is not at the top, but your everyday life has the ability to save you a lot of time. The way it works is simple: If you are placed on hold and your phone detects music, it will ask if you want your spot to be in line and inform you that it is your turn to speak with someone, to alert the person at the other end that you will be there.
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Imagine how much time you will get back from the call with customer service. If the convenience looks familiar, this is because Google has a uniform “hold for me” feature, which uses call assist to wait for you and inform you when they come back. He said, even if it cannot be an original feature, it will be happy to an apple users.
6. Spatial photos
The Apple Vision Pro introduced the idea of enjoying your precious memories in an immersive experience that puts you in the scene. However, to take advantage of this feature, you had to take spatial photos and record spatial videos. Now, a similar feature is coming in iOS, allowing users to convert any picture into an image -like image that separates the foreground and background for a spatial effect.
Since it is easy to visually explain, I have included a quick video below that previews that preview that appears spatial photos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h771txbtatq
The best thing is that you can add these pictures to your lock screen, and as soon as you move your phone, the 3D element looks like it moves with it. It may seem that no one is involved, but according to SVP Craig Federegi of Software Engineering Apple, it can turn your 2D photo into 3D effects using “advanced computer vision techniques running on nerve engine”.
7. Workout big
It is not new to use AI for workout insights, as most fitness wearers, including WHOOP and OURA, have first applied that kind of feature. However, the workout is a unique application of Buddy AI that I have not seen before. Essentially, it uses your fitness data, such as history, pace, activity rings and training loads, to give you feedback, as you are working.
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Even though this feature is part of the Watches upgrade – and I do not have it for myself – it seems a fun and original way to use AI. As someone lacks all the desire to work, I can see that being a motivational reminder can have a positive effect on the longevity of my workout.
honorable mentions
The list above is already widespread, and yet Apple unveiled a lot of AI features:
- Order tracking in Apple Wallet: Apple Intelligence details can analyze your email for tracking details, and then populate all that information in Apple Wallet, even if you have used a different payment method compared to Apple.
- Election for messages: Apple Intelligence can find out in your messages when a pole can be useful and give a suggestion. Users can then use image playgrounds to create separate backgrounds for elections.
- Better route in map: Using on-device intelligence, users can better understand a daily passage, and then get more analog suggestions.
- Genmoji and image playground: Genmoji update is simple: Now you can add two emojis to create something new. The image playground was upgraded to take advantage of the image-generating model of Chatgate for specific styles.
- Call Screening: The call screening automatically responds to unknown numbers, asks why they are calling, and shows you transcription of caller reactions in real time.
How to access
Apple released the official public beta on 24 July, which users can download the final, final, most stable version to test the features until the launch of its latest equipment is released.
To enroll in public beta, go on Apple beta software program site And click on the blue sign-up button. The program is free and open to anyone with an apple account that accepts the Apple beta software program agreement when signing.
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When downloading a beta, it is worth keeping in mind that while beta provides access to all the latest features available in iOS 26, they are not fully developed and as a result, there are small vehicles. Since you will not get the best experience, so a good practice is to use either a secondary phone or to ensure that your data is properly backup in case of something wrong.
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