Apple has a genius plan, soon users will control their iPhone using brain signals

Apple plans to let users actively control iPhones, iPads and other devices using brain signals.

The initiative includes a partnership with Synchron, a neurotechnology startup that produces brain-computer interface (BCI) implants called Stentrode, reports the Telegraph.

Stentrode allows users with severe motor impairments, such as those caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to control Apple devices using nerve signals detected by blood vessels located above the motor cortex of the brain.

Synchron has implanted the Stentrode in ten patients since 2019. A Pennsylvania test participant with ALS, who cannot use his arms or hands, can operate the Apple Vision Pro and other Apple devices just by thinking, although it works slower than conventional data mechanisms.

Apple is reportedly planning to add BCI support to its existing Switch Control accessibility framework, which allows input from non-standard devices like joysticks and adaptive devices. The company is said to aim to release this new standard later in 2025.

Synchron's approach differs significantly from that of other companies like Neuralink, which is developing a more invasive implant called N1.

Neuralink's device contains more than 1,000 electrodes implanted directly into brain tissue, providing a higher-resolution neural data stream.

This allows for more complex control, including moving the cursor around the screen and typing using the power of your brain. /Telegraph/