IPhone 16 series
The promise of AI is to stimulate productivity and eliminate creativity – and if it’s your thing, it can even add a hint of pleasure to daily life. This spirit has never been more in tune with a brand than with Apple. We carry our iPhones in our pockets day after day, hoping quietly that these elegant little vitreous companions will make life easier and more delicious. Now, iOS 18.3 – The last step of the Cupertino giant in the generative age of AI – means to fill this hope by allowing Apple Intelligence by default on your iPhone.
With key innovations, non-interest non-improvements and increased concerns concerning security and confidentiality, iOS 18.3, published in January 2025, again arouses the conversation between experts and in everyday houses. Let’s dive.
1) Apple Intelligence is now activated by default
Apple Intelligence is now activated by default on compatible devices (IPhone 15 pro models, iPhone 16, iPad Mini 7 and M-Series Mac series). Users had to oppose, but now they have to deactivate it manually if they don’t want to use it. Interestingly, there is a whole universe of iPhone users who were not aware of some of these features previously available in iOS 18.2 via manual activation. With the release of 18.3, they now marvel at two easily activated features, namely the writing tools and the Siri-Chatgpt integration. Of course, confidentiality and security problems immediately reached mass, to which Apple’s general response is: you can deactivate Apple Intelligence in the settings. However, Apple’s coherent accent on confidentiality and security addresses these problems in their Software license agreements And Privacy Policy.
2) Improved visual intelligence
iOS 18.3 presents several new features with visual intelligence for iPhone 16 models. Among them is Detection of instant events, Users can now add events to their calendar application by scanning posters or leaflets. The functionality extracts date and time of images information and invites users to add the event directly 13. Also, visual intelligence now strengthens ID of improved nature, Allow your iPhone to identify a larger range of plant and animal species. When visualizing plants, animals or insects, a Tappable bubble appears at the top of the viewfinder, providing more information on what is observed. These new capacities are accessible via the camera control button on iPhone 16 models. Users must Press and hold the button to activate visual intelligence, Then capture an image of the object or the scene they want to analyze. It should be noted that if these features have been announced, some users have reported problems with the recognition functionality of plants and animals, which suggests that it may not be fully implemented or operate as provided for all Users.
3) Siri and Chatgpt integration
Perhaps one of the most discussed features of iOS 18.3 is the integration of chatgpt with Siri. Although already available in iOS 18.2, users were intrigued to see the functionality available by default on their devices. Interesting fact, in the Community of OPENAI developers, Some users have reported problems with the integration of chatgpt in iOS 18.3, suggesting that experience may not be systematically improved for all users.
4) Improvements of writing tools
In the chatgpt era and a generative AI, writing tools have become the flagship characteristic of iOS 18.1 when it was launched in October 2024. Two months later, iOS 18.2 introduced significant improvements – in particular, a bit without seam Integration with chatgpt. Now, with iOS 18.3, the writing tools are activated by default, making headlines in households as users are introduced – sometimes unexpectedly – to functionality. However, the most notable improvement in iOS 18.3 can be its Correction of developers taking advantage of the API of writing tools.
5) Controversy: default AI parameters
The release of iOS 18.3 triggered a mixture of confidentiality and security problems, as well as praise. The update automatically allows Apple Intelligence, a functionality fueled by AI which collects and analyzes data from various applications to improve the user experience, Raise confidentiality problems among some users. However, Apple emphasizes its commitment to confidentiality through the processing of private clouds and calculation of the private cloud, which are designed to protect user data. The update too discussed 29 security vulnerabilities, Including a critical flaw (CVE-2025-24085) in the Coremedia component which could allow malicious applications to obtain unauthorized access. Another notable change in this update is the elimination of the summaries of news generated by the AI, a decision which was received positively by the people concerned by the propagation of the disinformation generated by AI. To respond to all the concerns of user -related users at the root, Apple has provided the possibility of deactivating Apple’s intelligence in the settings, thus making a device practically without AI.
In the front: the future of iOS and AI
While Apple continues to refine and expand its IA offers, the publication of iOS 18.3 represents an important step in the company’s strategy of the company. With iOS 18.4 which should happen soon, it is clear that Apple undertakes to push the limits of what is possible with Smartphone IA. The integration of AI into iOS marks a new era for iPhone users, providing improved productivity, creativity and user experience. However, Apple will not escape the current concerns surrounding the explosion in AI development. From privacy to environmental concerns, any company that developed or uses AI will have to tackle these problems.
