I have absolutely no interest in cloud-based forms of artificial intelligence, but I've discovered that when features operate solely on my device, there are quite a few that I've not only started using but actually enjoy.

Some of these features are clearly labeled as AI, since that's the trend of the moment. Others, just a few years ago, would have simply been described as impressive things our phones can do. Regardless of how we refer to them, they rely on machine learning, and that's what they have in common. These are the features I'm currently appreciating on my Galaxy Z Fold 6 (which, for me, isn't just a phone, but my only PC).

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Posts 10 6 Convert Handwriting to Text -------------------------------

I use a stylus daily to navigate the internal screen of my Z Fold 6 and gesture type on the virtual keyboard, as I'm doing right now. I also write by hand. Sometimes, that's my preferred method to draft or jot down ideas.

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Posts 5 A recurring downside of using a physical notebook for me has been the need to manually type up whatever I've written afterward, given the poor performance I've experienced with OCR software. However, on my Z Fold 6, I can write by hand and have my phone transform my written words into typed text. I can do this as I go using the handwriting feature in Samsung Keyboard or write an entire page of text in Samsung Notes and convert it all at once.

This feature was also available on my old BOOX Tab Ultra, where I first became accustomed to this style of working.

5 Transcribe Voice Recordings

While I enjoy writing by hand, when I'm in a hurry, want to go for a walk, or am just too tired, I prefer to use my voice. I've found that I can work very efficiently using voice-to-text. I've also been pleasantly surprised to discover that I can now do this directly within Samsung's Voice Recorder.

In my phone's voice recorder app, I can now speak continuously and then convert the entire recording into text at once, entirely on device. When this feature was first introduced as part of Galaxy AI, I found the device-only processing to be unusable. Now, the local-only processing performs well enough to be considered a very rough draft. The main drawback is that even though it's just me speaking, the app thinks there are multiple speakers whenever I take a noticeable pause.

4 Remove Objects from Photos

I wasn't impressed when Google first presented Object Eraser on Google Photos on Pixel phones. But once I tried the version of this feature integrated into Samsung Gallery, I found myself using it frequently.

I'm not removing people from photos, as the feature has often been demonstrated. Instead, a colleague mentioned using it to remove dust and other imperfections from device images. Laptops and tablets look so much dirtier on camera than to the naked eye, and this helps clean up devices without needing to use a dust cloth and canned air each time.

Consider the photo I used as the first image in my article about buying smaller power banks over big ones. This time, I didn't remove any dust, but I did edit out the scratch on my desk in the top right. Here's a comparison with an unedited shot.

3 AI Smart Select

Galaxy phones with S Pen support have the option to highlight a part of the screen with the stylus and automatically create a cropped image that you can immediately take action on. AI Smart Select is a quick way to select, edit, and share portions of what I see on my screen.

To use the feature, I can tap a button on my S Pen or swipe in an edge panel to access the AI Smart Select icon. Then I only need to circle, swipe through, or tap certain parts of the screen to pull up a list of options.

If I tap text, the gesture can highlight the entire paragraph and give me the option to copy it. If I circle an image, I can just tap an icon to immediately save it to my gallery. I can pin anything I highlight to the screen, keeping it always visible, which I've found to be an effective way to multitask.

2 Copy Text from Photos

I am fond of the ability to highlight and copy text directly from images. I use this feature all the time. It's great being able to take a screenshot knowing I can extract text later, effectively turning a screenshot into a form of note-taking. It's even more impressive being able to copy text out of a photo.

When helping a family member create a website for her business, I copied text directly from the business card and brochure she sent me. When I need to RSVP for a birthday party from a physical invite my kids bring home, I can highlight the number in the photo and call.

This is one of my favorite types of features—one that simply adds something I long wished I could do because it seemed like a natural extension of how my device should work. After all, if you don't understand the difference between a text box and a JPG, it doesn't always make sense why you can highlight text on one part of the screen but not another. Now you can.

1 Fix the Alignment of Crooked Handwriting

As I mentioned, I write by hand quite often. I typically use a template with lines, but when I don't, my handwriting sometimes sags as I move across the screen. Galaxy AI now offers a way to fix that beyond pulling out an eraser.

Now I can highlight a single word or entire sentence of sagging text and have Samsung Notes straighten out the line. I'm amazed by the results, which don't feel like manipulation at all since each character remains exactly as I wrote it.

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Speaking positively about any AI features is a significant change for me. I have yet to feel excited about any AI hype at a product announcement, and I respond to the results of generative AI primarily with distaste.

However, now that CPUs are powerful enough for some of this to be processed on-device, I'm slowly becoming interested in what's possible. While I continue to detest the energy consumption of cloud-based AI, the privacy concerns of handing over that much data, and the rampant theft involved in creating generative tools, not all features marketed as AI are created equal. On-device features that aren't trying to create things on my behalf, but rather are available as increasingly powerful buttons for me to tap, are acceptable to me.

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