iPhone 17 series is rapidly selling out – in spite of Apple Intelligence being limited in its current iteration. Nonetheless, the iPhone 17 is equipped with all the necessary hardware to operate sophisticated AI models. The potent A19 and A19 Pro chips come with GPUs featuring neural accelerators for quicker on-device AI performance. The boost to 12 GB of memory for the iPhone 17 Pro models and the iPhone Air should further enhance AI capabilities. Additional indications suggest that Apple is diligently working to implement AI functionalities across its devices, as evidenced by the release of iOS 26.1 Beta 1.
As reported by 9to5Mac, iOS 26.1 Beta 1 features support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Launched by Anthropic in late 2024, MCP has swiftly gained traction in the AI software sector and is often referred to as the USB-C of AI applications. The inclusion of MCP support on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac will enable AI tools to securely engage with applications and data on these devices. Theoretically, MCP support in iOS 26 could permit chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini to access data from various applications and carry out actions for users.
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