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iOS 18.2 Beta 3: Apple’s latest effort to tackle Samsung’s Galaxy AI lead
iOS 18.2 Beta 3 comes with new Apple Intelligence features to combat Samsung’s Galaxy AI. The iPhone maker is trying hard to rival Samsung’s smart and useful features derived from artificial intelligence and GenAI.
Apple released iOS 18.2 Beta 3 to developer beta testers. The iPhone 16 series along with iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will benefit from the new array of Apple Intelligence features apart from changes and improvements.
The latest beta brings Image Playground, Genmoji, Siri with ChatGPT integration, Writing Tools, Visual Intelligence, and Image Wand features. The release also debuts the new Mail app that sorts your email into categories.
New Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 Beta 3
- Image Playground: Apple Intelligence’s image generation tool.
- Image Wand: An Image Playground-related feature in the Notes app that turns sketches into AI-generated images.
- Genmoji: A tool for generating custom emojis created off of text prompts.
- Writing Tools: The Writing Tools feature now offers a “Compose” button and “describe your change” option.
- Visual Intelligence: Uses the iPhone 16’s camera to provide information around you, similar to how Google Lens works.
- Siri ChatGPT Integration: Users can choose to integrate ChatGPT with Siri, allowing the virtual assistant to use ChatGPT for certain requests.
The new Apple Mail is capable of sorting your email into categories such as Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions. In addition, the iOS’ Find My app allows you to share the location of a lost AirTag with others.
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 vs Galaxy AI
Apple is sequentially rolling out new AI features to iPhone users. The company is far behind Samsung in terms of making AI accessible. Restricted availability and gradual adoption of features are the biggest downfalls.
Debuted with the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung’s Galaxy AI added many new features with Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6. The company is now exploring more new ways to utilize Galaxy AI to uplevel the user experience on Galaxy smartphones.
Owners of select Samsung Smart TVs, monitors, The Premiere 7 & 9 projectors, or The Freestyle 2nd Gen can stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Flight Simulator 2024 and hundreds of other games with Gaming Hub Xbox Game Pass.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Flight Simulator 2024 are two of the most popular games of 2024. Thanks to Samsung Gaming Hub, you don’t need to download any of the Xbox Game Pass titles, no meaning no storage required – just jump in and play.
The company has also built an engaging gameplay experience designed by fans, for fans through The Six, challenging players’ knowledge and providing another way to interact with the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Notably, Samsung’s Gaming Hub is available on a variety of Samsung screens. It includes the AI-powered 2024 TV lineup, monitors, projectors, The Premiere, and The Freestyle 2nd Gen projector, offering instant access to console-free gaming.
Anyone with a Samsung Smart TV will be able to use their remote to jump in and play. This way, Gaming Hub provides a co-branded experience, giving Call of Duty fans another way to engage with the franchise they love.
For starters: The Six offers daily trivia where players can answer a series of six questions in competition with other players around the world. Correct answers with the fastest response time will achieve higher scores.
Samsung could launch the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone next year. The company has collaborated with LG Uplus to develop a custom smartphone. The device is said to feature Galaxy AI and LG Uplus’s AI call assistant ixi-O.
Sources citing KEDGlobal revealed that Samsung and LG Uplus working together to develop the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone. It’s a big development in the smartphone industry, while the handset is highly likely to be Korea-limited.
Samsung fans are well aware of the Galaxy AI feature suite. ixi-O is an AI-powered digital assistant developed by Korean carrier LG Uplus. The company plans to enter the smartphone market, featuring its own-developed AI assistant.
The report indicates that Samsung and LG Uplus’ ixi-O AI Phone will launch as early as next year. The development project focuses on crafting a “real AI phone” that goes beyond simply integrating AI assistant services into a smartphone.
ixi-O comes with useful features such as AI call answering, detecting voice phishing in real-time, recording and summarizing phone calls and converting voice conversation into text – all within an on-device environment.
Image: ixi-O AI | LG Uplus Newsroom
Based on specifications, the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone will be based on a Galaxy phone available globally. The design will match with a global Galaxy smartphone, but the software may be tweaked as per the carrier’s requirements.
A custom Galaxy phone isn’t shocking or impossible in South Korea. Samsung releases Quantum, Buddy, and Jump-branded phones in the market. The company collaborates with Korean carriers to bring these devices to mainland Korea.
The carrier introduced an on-device AI-powered ixi-O assistant earlier this month. LG Uplus will initially target its consumer base for the new AI Phone. However, the AI Assistant may be expanded to a broader audience across Korea.
Samsung could use Gauss2-based Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The company’s next-gen Generative AI model is 1.5 to 3x faster than the first-gen Gauss model. The DX division is already using Gauss2 to ramp up internal productivity.
Gauss2 offers improved performance and efficiency in simultaneously handling various data types. In the previous article, we’ve demonstrated its three distinct models that cater to different purposes: Compact, Balanced, and Supreme.
Samsung says the second-gen Gauss model offers equal or superior performance in response generation than leading open-source generative AI models. That said, the Galaxy AI will become faster and smarter with the inclusion of Gauss2.
Thanks to faster processing speed, Gauss2 enables quicker AI response generation. This way, the Galaxy user won’t have to wait much time. The company stated that it will continue to expand the reach of its AI-based services across all product lines.
That said, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is likely to boast Gauss2-based Galaxy AI. This upgrade will result in even faster processing of tasks and execution. Features like composition, image generation, and translation would benefit from Gauss2.
Earlier, we broke the news that Samsung is crafting an advanced AI technology. The Gauss2 press release indicates that the future Galaxy AI iteration could be integrated with knowledge graph technology to offer relevant results.
The Galaxy S24 series also uses Google’s Gemini Nano AI model. The fruitful collaboration offers futuristic capabilities on Galaxy devices. Samsung is rumored to use an enhanced version of Gemini Nano across the Galaxy S25 lineup.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s development may have indulged Gauss2 capabilities on the Galaxy S25 series. Integrated with new processors and optimized software, the company’s AI model would offer faster, reliable, and smarter results.