Apple held its fall hardware event, where the company's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, was the headline announcement. Apple also introduced an Apple Watch model that continuously listens for user input. Further product details and pricing were not specified in the report.
Apple is introducing a feature called Reference Image that aims to certify that a photo was captured by the device's camera rather than generated or altered by AI. Arriving with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, it uses the new camera sensor to cryptographically mark image data at capture time. The company has not detailed how verification would work for viewers or third-party apps.
Apple's chief executive John Ternus argued that the iPhone remains the strongest option for AI features, pointing to the company's on-device models. He said running models locally gives users better privacy protection. The remarks position Apple's hardware as its main AI differentiator.