Say goodbye to your settings menu, Android users. Samsung is reportedly working on a new AI feature that can predict the settings you’ll want to adjust based entirely on your usage patterns and implement them for you. This comes as part of a slew of new AI features the South Korean company is experimenting with. Samsung has already made some major AI moves this year, introducing its Galaxy AI features, but the company has bigger dreams.

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AI will do the thinking for you. Imagine your phone automatically tweaking your camera settings when you’re in a low-light environment, or sensing your typing pattern and optimizing your keyboard to fit. Korean news outlets report that the proposed AI “can predict what consumers want in advance [and improve] the performance of ‘touch points’.” Currently, Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby is the one taking the reins, implementing these changes with a voice-activated feature, similar to Apple’s Siri.

While it may sound like a dream for the less tech-savvy among us, it’s a feature that needs to be perfected before release. If done right, it could completely streamline Samsung’s UX, making their devices more intuitive than ever. But if the product is rushed to market — something we’ve seen happen too often lately — it could lead to more frustration and bricked phones than anything else.

Fellow iSheep are getting a new (and faster) iPad Mini. Hitting the ground running with their desertion of the annual upgrade cycle, Apple has announced an upgrade to the 2021 iPad Mini in a no-fanfare press release, slated for release this week, writes The Verge. Alongside a focus on processing speed, the new model is optimized for Apple Intelligence.

The specs: The upgraded device runs a new A17 Pro chip with a CPU and GPU that are 30% and 25% faster, and a Neural Engine boasting twice the speed as its predecessor. Digital artists will appreciate the support for the new Apple Pencil Pro, and upgraded storage for the base model, going up to 128GB from 64GB. The Wi-Fi 6E chip? Faster. USB C port? Faster. Everything on this device is faster than it was before.

The aesthetics: We’re seeing new pastels in purple and blue added to the already existing Mini models, but they aren’t as saturated as those on the iPhone 16. Other than that, the design looks almost identical to the 2021 version (on the outside).

It isn’t the most popular product, but it has its people. Like the iPhone SE, the iPad Mini caters to those who are seeking good things in small (and more feasible) packages. While the larger versions constitute the bulk of Apple’s sales, their fun-sized offerings have a cult following the company is happy to accommodate.

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