The Future of Smartphones
Artificial Intelligence is making its way into almost all areas of modern life. From monitoring fraud to powering virtual assistants, autonomous cars, and airline autopilot, the impact of AI in everyday life is far-reaching than you might think. Now, the technology is fast becoming one of the highlight features of smartphones, making our handy devices smarter than ever.
In this post, we look at how artificial intelligence will drive transformation in smartphones. But before going on to discuss the fundamental changes AI will bring to mobile devices in more detail, we will, first of all, explore what artificial intelligence is and why it has become so important.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by robots. It involves the development of programs that can process information, and respond in a way which is closer to human reasoning. These machines “think” like a human and behave in the way a person would.
The applications can perform a variety of tasks mostly observed through human intuition such as problem solving, knowledge gathering, and logical reasoning. As a result, businesses use AI to collect information that enables them to deliver more personalized, predictive experiences, and smarter customer engagement, which consumers expect. Smartphone manufacturers now deploy the technology in a bid to make their devices more “intelligent.”
Artificial Intelligence and Smartphone Camera
One of the areas AI will have the most impact on smartphones is camera. AI is used on smartphone cameras for scene recognition, facial recognition, as well as photo sorting. For instance, the A12 Bionic AI processor in the iPhone XS enables the smartphone to recognize the environment as quickly and accurately as possible. On its part, Huawei’s new Kirin 980 processor, which is featured on the Huawei Mate 20 (Pro), offers facial recognition, direct translation on the phone, as well as scene recognition capabilities. Another Huawei device, the Honor 10 features a program that can split pictures into many areas and then edit each section individually via the application.
AI and Phone Battery
Android and DeepMind have joined forces in a bid to improve phone battery life. The team developed an AI-packed feature called “Adaptive Battery,” which monitors your device’s battery consumption and automatically close apps running in the background that you rarely use.
AI and User Interface
AI will make it possible for you to have more convenient smartphone experiences. Already, the newer version of Android uses machine learning to suggest apps to you based on your habits so that you can proceed quicker and with much more efficiency. The system anticipates your next action based on the current action and suggests a shortcut to take you to an app quicker.
AI, Smart Display, App Slices, and Smart Reply in Notification
Google is leveraging AI to create a more robust experience for smartphone users. App Actions and Slices allow Android users to perform tasks outside of an app without necessarily opening it. The feature provides a smaller version of a preloaded app inside Google Search, providing specific app functions that let you execute tasks without having to open and operate the full application.
Similarly, the smart reply in notification feature allows you to type replies directly from the notification area without the need to open and operate the full application. Another feature that benefits from the integration of AI in smartphones is Adaptive Brightness. Android now uses AI to learn from your manual screen adjustments to automatically tailor screen brightness to levels that are best suited to you.
