iOS 27 source code exposed Apple's new wearable device supports "visual intelligence"

Recently, social platform Although the description itself is very brief, it clearly states that the device supports features related to "Visual Intelligence."

The so-called "visual intelligence" is a new feature added to the iPhone in iOS 27, which allows users to ask Siri for relevant information about objects in the lens through the system's default camera application. According to available public information, this feature is currently only supported on iPhone 15 Pro and later models running iOS 27. In actual use, the system can recognize a variety of content such as landmarks, text, common objects, and brand logos, and then Siri will perform semantic understanding and information feedback.

Judging from the source code itself, this mysterious B790 device has not been clearly marked as a specific category, but it is classified into the wearable device sequence and has functional logic related to "visual intelligence" written into it. More importantly, this code contains the instruction structure for visual recognition work, involving image input and object recognition, which means that the device must be equipped with some form of camera. Without a camera, the process of identifying landmarks, text, and brand logos described above would not be possible.

This has also led to speculation that the B790 may be a mixed reality smart glasses that Apple is preparing, or a new generation of wearable imaging devices in other forms. However, there are also some less promising hypotheses, such as AirPods-like products with cameras. Prior to this, there were rumors that Apple had temporarily suspended the AirPods Ultra project equipped with cameras, which made the "headphones + camera" solution even more unreliable in the context of current rumors.

Currently, there are no official specs, appearance, or release date for this "B790" device other than a model codename and clues that it supports "visual intelligence." Apple, as always, has not publicly responded to such code-level revelations. However, judging from historical experience, device references that can enter the official system source code usually mean that the project has entered a relatively in-depth development stage rather than a preliminary concept demonstration.

As iOS 27 continues to be tested and iterated, and Apple continues to increase investment in the fields of visual recognition and generative artificial intelligence, the ecology surrounding "visual intelligence" clearly extends beyond the mobile phone itself. If this B790 device is finally launched to the market, it is likely to become one of the first hardware carriers for Apple to extend "visual intelligence" from mobile phones to more wearable scenarios.