Adam Kos Apple introduced iOS 18 to us at WWDC in June and will surely release it officially in September. The problem is that this system will not include the biggest draw in the form of artificial intelligence. And from the looks of it, even Google might not be keeping up with its Android 15.
We expected a lot from iOS 18 in terms of redesign and AI. We will get the first with the sharp release of the system in September, but we will have to wait for the second. iOS 18, which iPhones 16 will also include out of the box, will not include the features Apple Intelligence simply because the company did not have time to properly debug them. So if Apple's AI is to be the main selling point of the new product, this is a significant problem. Apple is thus the first example of software development becoming more tedious than hardware development.
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The second example is Samsung. He was supposed to release a beta for his One UI 7 superstructure running on Android 15 already this week, but it didn't happen. The company postponed the release to the third week of August, because it does not even have time to distribute the sharp One UI 6.1.1 superstructure. But this is perhaps the least of the problems here, since One UI 7 is not tied to the release of new hardware. However, the One UI 6.1.1 superstructure was first introduced in jigsaw puzzles in mid-July and should also reach the company's older flexible devices, tablets and the Galaxy S series.
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And thirdly, there is Google. He is currently preparing Android 15, but he kind of cut a branch under himself. In recent years, he presented the new Pixels in October, but this year he will do so already on August 13. And with the new Pixels, of course, the new Android came out, so this year it should be Android 15. But by pushing the deadline, Google lost two months of testing.
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Current news so they say it's entirely possible that the Pixel 9 will come out with Android 14 and only get Android 15 as an update later. Basically, it would be the same scenario as with iOS 18 and with iOS 18.1. So it looks like companies don't have a problem developing and releasing new hardware as much as tuning their system for them. Google can get ugly revenge for wanting to overtake the iPhone 9 with the Pixel 16.
This is definitely not a new problem, just look at the car and this problem has been there for quite a few years.
That procedure is perfectly fine. HW + FW are always developed first, and the software follows, or only the Core SW is upgraded and new features are developed next.
And what do you need artificial intelligence for? Don't have your own painted toenail?