When we talk about smartphone features, we often concentrate on things like cameras, built-in apps and — these days — artificial intelligence. What we often forget about, though, is the "phone" part of smartphone. And the device makers themselves are just as guilty of that as the rest of us.
To its credit, Apple has put more thought into what its Phone app can do in recent iOS updates, with the iOS 18 release bringing the long-sought ability to record phone calls directly in the app. (Get an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, and you can even get an AI-generated summary of your recorded phone call.) Prior to iOS 18, Apple added other fine touches to the Phone app like real-time transcripts of calls that go to voicemail.
