Apple will allow you to document and transcribe telephone calls in iOS 18. The corporate introduced the characteristic throughout its Worldwide Builders Convention on Monday and says it would robotically inform name contributors that they're being recorded.
The picture shared by Apple reveals a brand new recording choice within the Telephone app that shows a sound wave together with how lengthy you're recording. It then transcribes your name into the Notes app, the place you possibly can generate a abstract utilizing Apple's new Intelligence AI system. You'll be capable of document and transcribe audio from the Notes app as effectively.
As famous within the footnote on Apple's iOS 18 preview web page, audio transcription will solely be out there in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese language, Cantonese, and Portuguese. Bringing audio recording to the Telephone app ought to, on the very least, make it simpler for journalists and different customers to document and transcribe their calls, all whereas informing the recipient.
Apple Intelligence took heart stage throughout WWDC, however there are lots of different good options coming to iOS 18, together with a customizable residence web page, modifications to the Management Middle, enhancements to Tapback responses, and extra.