One of the surprising elements of Apple ’s iPhone 16e annunciation this week was the inclusion of the AI - basedVisual Intelligencefeature .
The phone does n’t have theCamera Controlbutton within the mainline iPhone 16 range , but instead it can be accessed via the customisable Action Button on theiPhone 16e .
That announcement gaveiPhone 15 Proowners a good reason to collectively rear an supercilium and as well as res publica ‘ if the iPhone 16e can have that , why ca n’t we ? ’
The skilful news is Apple is planning to bring the characteristic to its Apple Intelligence - enable iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in a future update . That ’s accord to Daring Fireball , which spoke to an Apple rep on the subject .
Jon Gruberwrote : “ Apple representatives also told me today that owners of the iPhone 15 Pro will presently be capable to bind their Action Button to visual intelligence , “ in a future software update ” . ”
That could be the forthcoming iOS 18.4 update , which is due in the coming week , but it may be farther down the line .
Interestingly , Visual Intelligence is also arrest its own cutoff in the Control Centre quick preferences menu according to the same source , so you wo n’t need an Action Button or Camera control at all .
Visual Intelligence arrived on the iPhone with Io 18.2 and it ’s Apple ’s version of the intelligent Google Lens orCircle to Searchtechnologies . Opening the feature film , currently with a long imperativeness of the Camera Control clitoris , can come out information about what the lens sees .
It ’ll apply AI to rake the figure depicted to perform labor like showing opening hours and reserve for a restaurant you might be stand outdoors , add event detail to a calendar just by scanning the post-horse , or determine which breed the cunning pupper you photographed on your change of location may be . Furthermore , you’re able to ask ChatGPT for more information , or do a Google Search from the image .
Opinion
Visual Intelligence is one of the standout AI boast Apple has at its disposal , so it ’s only fair that iPhone 15 Pro user get a bonny cracking at it too . We were lead to believe possessor of those phones would n’t miss out on any of the features from the original wave of Apple Intelligence tools . So , while this hold is somewhat understandable as Apple figures out the involution of start the feature without Camera Control , the wait should n’t go on much longer .
