OwnOwl releases v0.2 on-device LLM chat test build for iPhone
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OwnOwl released a v0.2 test build of its iPhone chat app that runs a large language model entirely on-device, with no internet connection used for chatting. The update speeds up the first reply by warming up the model on load and caching each conversation, adds longer default answers with a Continue button, and lets the app remember facts the user confirms. The build is a time-limited test version for evaluation only: it stops working after a built-in expiry date, and it is not for commercial use or redistribution. It requires an iPhone with at least 6 GB of RAM and iOS 17 or newer. Model downloads are about 6 GB (GigaChat), 9 GB (Ling), or 14 GB (Gemma).
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- Hacker News · AIOwnOwl v0.2: On-Device LLM Chat App for iPhone Test Build
OwnOwl released a v0.2 test build of its iPhone app that runs a large language model entirely on-device, with no internet used for chatting. The update speeds up first replies by warming up on load and caching each conversation, adds longer default answers with a Continue button, and lets the app remember user-confirmed facts. It requires an iPhone with 6 GB of RAM or more and iOS 17 or newer, with model downloads of about 6 GB (GigaChat), 9 GB (Ling), or 14 GB (Gemma).
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