Apple announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, adding many new Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and integration with ChatGPT. After a morning announcement for the new updates, they started rolling out widely at about 1PM ET, bringing along new updates for the Apple TV, HomePod, and Vision Pro too.
iOS 18.2 is rolling out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools
Apple’s next set of Apple Intelligence tools are here.
Apple’s next set of Apple Intelligence tools are here.
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With Image Playground, users can generate an image from a prompt or make something based on one of Apple’s suggestions. However, Image Playground seems to opt for cartoony or stylistic photos instead of photorealistic images, which could prevent potential misuse. Image Playground is available as a standalone app, alongside being integrated into Messages, Freeform, and Keynote.
Genmoji allows users to generate their custom emoji images (Emojipedia calls them “emoji-like stickers”), which I think could be a big hit in group chats. The Notes app is also getting an “Image Wand” tool that transforms rough drawings into more detailed images, with preset styles available for animation, illustration, and sketch.
The ChatGPT integration, which has been one of the most notable Apple Intelligence features in the works, lets you access the OpenAI tool from Siri or when using Apple’s Writing Tools. Features include a compose tool that generates text based on what the user is already writing about and ChatGPT’s text-to-image generation to insert images directly into the document. You don’t need to have a ChatGPT account to use it, but you are able to log in to your account if you want.
Other new features in iOS 18.2 include Visual Intelligence, the ability to share AirTag locations with a link, daily sudoku puzzles in Apple News Plus, and more. Localized English language support has also been expanded to Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK, with support for additional languages like Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The expanded language support will roll out throughout 2025, with the initial set launching in April at around the same time Apple Intelligence features are scheduled to start rolling out in the EU, according to Apple.
Update, December 11th: Noted the updates are now widely available.
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