Gurman: iOS 19 Will Be Less Buggy, and Use A.I. To Improve Battery Life ⇥ bloomberg.com

Mark Gurman, Bloomberg:

The company is planning an AI-powered battery management mode for iOS 19, an iPhone software update due in September, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The enhancement will analyze how a person uses their device and make adjustments to conserve energy, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the service hasn’t been announced.

Set aside for now the question of how the notoriously power-hungry group of technologies we call “artificial intelligence” can improve battery life. Gurman says this is “part of the Apple Intelligence platform”, but also says it “will be available for all iPhones that have iOS 19”. This is confusing. Apple has so far marketed Apple Intelligence as being available on only a subset of devices supporting iOS 18. Either Apple’s delineation of “Apple Intelligence” features is about to get even fuzzier, or one of the two statements Gurman made is going to be wrong.

Also:

Besides the AI additions and interface changes, Apple is pushing engineers to ensure that this year’s releases are more functional and less glitchy. Past upgrades were criticized for bugs and features that sometimes didn’t work properly.

I will believe it when I see it. But how is this not the highest priority every year?