Apple is bringing new Apple Intelligence features to many of its most-used apps, including Safari, Passwords, Messages, Mail, Calendar and Phone.
The company says the goal is to help users stay organized, save time and complete everyday tasks more easily.
One of the biggest updates is coming to Safari, where Apple Intelligence can now automatically organize open tabs into topics, as announced at WWDC.
Safari analyzes webpages, groups similar tabs together and continues adding related tabs as users browse. When finished, users can close an entire topic or save it as a tab group for later.
Apple is also introducing a new feature called Notify Me. Instead of repeatedly checking a website for updates, users can tell Safari what change they are waiting for using natural language. Safari will then monitor the page and send a notification when the requested update occurs.
For example, users can track product availability, event registrations or other changes without leaving tabs open.
Apple is also adding a feature called Describe an Extension. Users can describe a desired browser feature in plain language, and Safari can generate a custom extension designed to modify webpages to suit their needs.
The Passwords app is also receiving a significant upgrade. Apple says users will be able to automatically replace weak or compromised passwords with stronger alternatives. Apple Intelligence and Safari can navigate supported websites, sign in and update passwords on a user’s behalf.
The company says the process is designed to simplify account security while keeping personal information protected.
Messages is gaining new contextual suggestions powered by Apple Intelligence. The app can recognize the content of conversations and suggest actions such as creating reminders or notes. When friends or family request photos, Messages can search a user’s photo library using keywords, locations and people mentioned in the conversation.
Mail is also becoming more proactive. Apple says the app can suggest actions based on the contents of an email and can work with both Apple’s apps and supported third-party apps.
Calendar is gaining natural language event creation. Users can simply describe an event, and Calendar will automatically identify contacts, locations and titles. Apple also demonstrated how Calendar can edit existing events using plain language commands.
The Phone app is receiving a new feature called Call Context. When a user places a call to a business, the app can automatically surface useful information from across their device. For example, if someone calls an airline, the Phone app may display a flight confirmation number found in Mail before the conversation begins.
Apple emphasized that Call Context works entirely on-device and only analyzes who is being called, not the contents of the conversation itself.
According to Apple, all of these features are powered by its new Apple Intelligence architecture and are designed with privacy protections that keep user information on-device or within Private Cloud Compute.
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