Apple’s iPhone AI, called Apple Intelligence, is a complete flop so far. After pushing it out in late 2024, it’s still considered Beta, and thus far is complete garbage. Everyone I know with an iPhone has disabled it. Siri is crippled with it enabled.
I don’t get much use of AI, other than occasional use of Grok or ChatGPT using their browser interfaces. But the Mrs uses it a lot in her daily work, mostly Microsoft Copilot. That system is very effective, and integrated into pretty much all the microsoft’s planning and productivity apps. Copilot significantly increases her productivity. That is the direction Apple needs to go, particularly if they expect corporations to stick with iPhone.
They're pushing their iPads, which are already the top sellers in that space. Until Apple integrates its iPad and iPhone lines, its a pointless format for most people, imho. That's particularly true for older folks (e.g., me) who appreciate larger text and less tiny zones for big fingertips.
OTOH, I have family members who like the iPad (being frugal, they bought the base model after trying it out a loaner with a hotspot; they had a classic Mac ages ago but never replaced it with anything after it croaked out) but they have 'droid phones.
I wouldn’t use it if my iPhone had it on it. I never used Siri or Alexa on my Kindle. Shut them off the first day I got the devices. There is nothing either one of them can do for me, that I can’t do myself. At almost 78, I lead a very simple life by choice.