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AI assistant on smartphones
New phone lines – from Samsung's Galaxy AI to Google Pixel using Gemini, and soon Apple Intelligence on iPhones – are all putting AI at the center of the user experience.
Now, instead of searching for and opening each app, users simply need to say or type: "Summarize this document," "Find photos of me with Lan in Da Lat," "Write a witty birthday message," etc., and the smartphone will understand and execute the request immediately.
These are no longer basic virtual assistants like Siri or Google Assistant, but rather Smartphone AI – a new layer of intelligence capable of processing natural language, understanding context, personalizing, and making decisions. This makes the phone user experience significantly more flexible and natural.
Along with that, a trend is emerging: "zero UI" - the hidden interface . The user interface is no longer just a row of app icons, but a dialogue between the user and the machine. Users don't need to know "which app to use," they just need to know what they need.
However, AI smartphones haven't completely replaced apps yet. They still rely on apps to perform some functions: sending emails, saving calendar events, searching for photos, etc.
The difference is that users no longer directly interact with the application, but rather through AI – an intelligent intermediary layer.
From benefits to concerns
The development of AI smartphones has also been accompanied by much debate. The first is about privacy.
As AI becomes smarter, it needs more data—and that data comes from users. Images, browsing history, location, calls, even conversational habits—all can be used to train AI models.
Even though companies are pushing the "on-device AI" model (AI processing internally, not sending data to the cloud), users still find it difficult to have complete control.
Next is the issue of control and accuracy . Once users become too reliant on AI , they may gradually lose the skills to operate, search, or understand the system – much like how we forget how to use maps when we have Google Maps. Furthermore, AI can still misinterpret commands, return inaccurate results, or be misused if it falls into the wrong hands.
From the perspective of app developers, they face the challenge of adapting. A beautiful interface and rich features are no longer the only factors.
Instead, the application needs to be able to interact well with AI – through open APIs, structured data, and the ability to integrate into each vendor's AI ecosystem.
Ultimately, the question arises: if users only interact with a single AI – for example, Gemini, Siri, or Galaxy AI – will the future of the mobile app ecosystem remain diverse? Or will we enter an era where "AI chooses apps for us," and developers are forced to "please AI" instead of users?
Smartphone AI is not just a technology trend; it's a leap forward in how humans interact with machines .
As apps gradually become invisible and every interaction is reduced to a conversation, we are witnessing the biggest shift since the advent of smartphones: from touch to understanding.
And perhaps in the near future, we will no longer "use" phones, but will instead talk to AI.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/smartphone-ai-tro-ly-thong-minh-dang-thay-the-ung-dung-2025060410333081.htm
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