Tim Cook downplays AI threat to the iPhone

During today’s Q3 2025 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed growing speculation that advancements in AI, and the new hardware form factors enabled by them, could eventually sideline screen-based devices like the iPhone.

Complementary, not substitutes

Asked whether Apple sees a future where dependence on smartphones diminishes due to AI-driven shifts in how people interact with technology, Cook pushed back:

“When you think about all the things an iPhone can do, from…