Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
… I still think these features are largely unnecessary in what’s supposed to be a lightweight text app, but removing the superfluous Copilot branding is a good first step. …
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Apple might move Visual Intelligence to the camera app with iOS 27.
… The changes could be part of a big camera-related push from Apple this year, as Gurman reported Tuesday that the Photos app will also be getting more AI photo editing features. …
Vibe coding is coming to your phone
… Still, apps shaped the modern smartphone into what it is today. We spend all day, every day inside of apps — scrolling, listening, and tapping until we find what we want. But your next favorite app might just be one that you made yourself. …
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that’s focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. …
Apple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27
… According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third-party chatbots to power its AI features system-wide in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, all expected for this fall. …
OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Claude Code
… For developers, OpenAI says, “this is helpful for testing and iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API.” The feature will start rolling out to Codex desktop app users signed in with ChatGPT today and will initially be limited to macOS. …
Welcome to the personal software revolution
… Eventually, I get annoyed with the app’s one tiny missing feature or bizarre design decision, stop using that app, start forgetting things, find another app that does those things better, spend a day porting my whole life into that app, encounter its own missing features and bizarre design decision… …
OpenAI’s Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app
… The company’s push included the recently released major update for Codex that lets it operate apps on macOS — a potentially major step as part of its ambitions to make a desktop “superapp.” Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app lets you use your phone to tell Codex on your computer to work on a task. …
iOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera app
… According to Gurman, the Camera app is also getting a new “Siri” mode for using Apple’s visual intelligence features. iOS 27 will also reportedly include some design changes in other apps, particularly Siri, which Gurman notes will be part of the Dynamic Island in iOS 27. …
The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that’s not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid distracting apps. …