iOS 18.2 will add Image Playground and Genmoji to the suite of Apple Intelligence features. Photo: Apple
As expected, Apple has just released iOS 18.2, a significant update that will add several new Apple Intelligence features.
Headlining iOS 18.2 are the Apple Intelligence features Image Playground, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence, and integration with ChatGPT.
To recap, Image Playground is Apple’s image generation app. Like other image generation apps, users can create an image by describing it using words or using the app’s prompts. But unlike other apps, Image Playground only creates animated-style pictures so they could never be mistaken for real.
Genmoji is like Image Playground but for emojis. Essentially, it lets users create their own emojis straight from the iOS keyboard. This can be useful if you can find the emoji that you want to use.
As for Visual Intelligence, it makes use of the new iPhone 16 series' Camera Control button in interesting new ways. If you click and hold the new Camera Control button while pointing at an object or location of interest, Apple Intelligence will automatically fetch information about it. For example, using Visual Intelligence on a restaurant might show you its opening hours and reviews. Using it on a bicycle might show you how much it is and where you could purchase it.
iOS 18.2 will also add ChatGPT integration with the Writing Tools feature and Siri. Siri will now ask users if they wish to use ChatGPT for certain requests and Siri can provide that response directly from ChatGPT directly. As for Writing Tools, there is now a "Compose" function that uses ChatGPT to generate content and images.
There are other improvements too. Mail now has categorisation to help you filter emails. You can now tell Safari to warn you if you are on a site that doesn't have a valid SSL certification for encrypted connections. As we reported earlier, users can now share their item locations with third parties like airlines or a "trusted person".
To update to iOS 18.2, go to the Settings app, then scroll down to General, and then Software Update.
Alongside iOS 18.2, Apple has also released iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 which includes the abovementioned features.
Source: Apple
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