Rumor has it that Apple will launch the final versions of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 early December. In addition, the company today released the first public beta versions for both. You can now register your iPhone or iPad with the Apple Beta Program to get the 18.2 beta update if you want, but keep in mind that bugs are inevitable with such releases.
iOS 18.2 brings more Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, a dedicated app for generating images from text prompts. This is also integrated into Messages, Notes and Freeform.
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You also get Genmoji – “gen” for “generative AI” and “moji” for, well, you know. These can also be created from text prompts and can be based on images of you, your friends, family, etc.
Siri has received ChatGPT integration. If Siri cannot answer your question itself, she will ask your permission to transfer the request to ChatGPT. You do not need a ChatGPT account for this.
For the iPhone 16 familythere is also Visual Intelligence, which gives you information about what is around you. All you have to do is open the camera and point it at something. Visual Intelligence also reads text, detects phone numbers and addresses to add to contacts, copies text, and summarizes text.
Apple Intelligence now supports localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Please note that there is a waiting list for access to Genmoji, Image Playground, and Image Wand (which turns a sketch into an image).