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iOS 19: Three features you’ll actually use on your iPhone

Here are three improvements that will actually matter in your day-to-day when apple announces iOS 19 next month.

While there is some controversy about what exactly the system will look like when Apple unveils what’s purported to be the most significant visual change since iOS 7, a few leaks suggest the update could go well beyond just a new coat of paint. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported recently that iOS 19 will introduce an AI-powered battery management mode that will profile your daily routine, throttle background tasks you don’t need, and even show a live estimate of how long a charge will last (why is the latter AI? To meet expected European Union regulations, the company is now working on changing its operating systems so that, for the first time, users can switch from Siri as their default voice assistant to third-party options, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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