通过iPhone访问[ADDRESS]应用的部分用户已获得了新AI驱动虚拟购物助手的“早期预览”访问权限。可以通过点击应用右下角带有两个闪亮的语音气泡来打开聊天机器人。用户可以询问苹果产品、现有的Apple Store订单、以旧换新价值、支付选项等，或点击常见主题开始。MacRumors首先报道了Apple Store应用将获得AI购物助手的消息，基于添加到苹果网站上的新隐私政策。该政策指出，苹果使用个人信息来个性化聊天体验，提供相关回复，并在用户选择加入的情况下改进助手。苹果尚未正式宣布这一功能，因此似乎正在 quietly test it with a smaller number of users. Many staff members do not have access to the chatbot, so those without it should know they are not alone.

Apple plans to open a new 10,000-square-foot store at a location in [ADDRESS], [ADDRESS], an outdoor shopping complex, according to building permits reviewed by Boise Dev. The company aims to open the store in time for the iPhone 18 Pro launch this September. Apple's only other store in [ADDRESS] is located at a different shopping center.

Apple has yet to reveal when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be announced and released, but the dates typically follow a familiar pattern. The iPhone event is expected in early September, with Labor Day falling on September 7 this year.