Apple’s greatest occasion of the year has actually gotten here, and with it, the iPhone 16 lineup and a multitude of AI-related updates for iOS 18. Apple Intelligence was the star of the Apple occasion this year, like it was at WWDC in June, and Apple’s lineup of statements echoed a lot of the expected hardware exposes, consisting of the brand-new iPhone 16, AirPods 4, the Apple Watch Series 10 and more. Broadcasting live from its head office in Cupertino, Apple’s “Glowtime” occasion started at 10 a.m. PT, and you can see the recording of the complete Apple occasion here.
Whether Monday’s exposes wind up motivating or postponing a “supercycle” of clients embracing the brand-new iPhone 16 lineup stays to be seen, however Apple’s concentrate on AI as a core part of its sales pitch progressing is clear. We’ll keep this post upgraded as reports emerge from the demonstration spaces and rundowns following the occasion.
iPhone 16
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As not a surprise, the iPhone 16 “has actually been created for Apple Intelligence from the ground up,” in the words of CEO Tim Cook, and the tweaked styles and brand-new colors were exposed at the Apple occasion. The brand-new iPhone 16 lineup includes an electronic camera control along the side, which enables physical interactions to gain access to video camera functions, together with the brand-new A18 chip that Apple declares makes the iPhone 16 as much as 30% faster than the iPhone 15. The iPhone 16 starts at $799 for the 128GB design, with the 16 Plus beginning at $899 with the exact same quantity of storage. Capture up on our continuous iPhone 16 updates here.
And for a rundown on what identifies the brand-new iPhone 16 lineup, you can head right here, or take a look at the current TechCrunch Minute episode breaking down the greatest exposes.
Hands-on with the iPhone 16’s video camera button
Image Credits: Brian Heater
In the words of our editor Brian Heater, Apple is “feeling a lot more bullish about buttons nowadays.” And after the Apple occasion broadcast concluded, he got the possibility to see that the Camera Control button really contributes to the iPhone experience, a minimum of for a short demonstration.
“Like any other brand-new function, Camera Control takes a bit to master. The trickiest part is identifying just how much pressure to use in order to toggle in between functions. That, nevertheless, is what makes it distinct versus earlier video camera buttons. It’s more than simply a method to open the cam app and conjecture. It likewise lets you browse within the app itself,” he composed, and you can take a look at his complete hands-on with the iPhone 16’s most significant physical modification right here.
The Camera Control button has some other functions, with Apple verifying that it can be utilized to gain access to Google searches, and to trigger reactions from OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which is currently being contributed to apps like Siri. The precise information on how the button press will figure out whether you utilize a 3rd party app or Apple’s software application stay unclear.