Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll
THE SO WHAT
Daydream wiring Apple Intelligence into your camera roll and Siri turns every saved outfit into a shoppable SKU — this is visual search and commerce collapsing into the OS. Retail and DTC brands need to think less about app installs and more about being the result set behind Apple’s intent and image queries.
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