The wait is over and after multiple Betas and two Release Candidate versions, iOS and iPadOS 18.2, as well as macOS 15.2, are released today with new features including further advancements in Apple Intelligence.
Apple has confirmed that new updates to Apple Intelligence will be available for our devices today, although it is still not available in Europe at the moment. Today the number of countries in which Apple Artificial Intelligence can be used is increasing, and it will be available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, always in English. All the changes included in these updates are detailed below:
iOS and iPadOS 18.2
Image Playground
- A new app that lets you use concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library to create fun, playful images in multiple styles
- Swipe through the previews and choose as you add concepts to your playground.
- Choose between animation and illustration styles when creating your image
- Create images in Messages and Freeform, as well as third-party apps
- Images are synced to your Image Playground library across all your devices with iCloud
Genmoji
- Genmoji lets you create a custom emoji right from the keyboard
- Genmoji syncs to your sticker drawer across all your devices with iCloud
ChatGPT Support
- OpenAI's ChatGPT can be accessed directly from Siri or Writing Tools
- Writing in writing tools allows you to create something from scratch with ChatGPT
- Siri can leverage ChatGPT when relevant to give you an answer
- A ChatGPT account is not required and your requests will be anonymous and will not be used to train OpenAI models.
- Log in with ChatGPT to access your account benefits, and requests will be covered by OpenAI's data policies.
- Image Wand turns handwritten or typed sketches and notes into images in Notes
- Describe your change in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you would like to rewrite something, for example as a poem
Camera Control (iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)
- Visual Intelligence with Camera Control helps you instantly learn about places or interact with information by simply pointing your iPhone at the object, with the option to tap Google Search or ChatGPT
- The camera control's two-stage shutter allows you to lock focus and exposure on the camera by pressing the camera control light
- Mail categorization classifies your messages to help you prioritize the most important messages
- Summary view groups all messages from a sender into a single package for easy navigation
Photos
- Improvements to video display, including the ability to scrub frame by frame and a setting to disable automatic looping video playback
- Improvements to navigating Collections views, including the ability to swipe right to return to the previous view
- You can clear your recently viewed and recently shared album history
- The Favorites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections
safari
- New background images to customize your Safari home page
- Import and Export allows you to export your browsing data from Safari and import browsing data from another application into Safari
- HTTPS Priority upgrades URLs to HTTPS whenever possible
- Live Activity shows the progress of a file download on the Dynamic Island and on your home screen
Other
- Voice Memos support layered recording, letting you add vocals on top of an existing song idea without the need for headphones, then import your two-track projects directly into Logic Pro (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)
- Sharing item location in Find My helps you locate and recover lost items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted third parties, such as airlines.
- Natural language search in Apple Music and the Apple TV app lets you describe what you're looking for using any combination of categories like genres, moods, actors, decades, and more.
- Favorite Categories in Podcasts lets you choose your favorite categories and get recommendations for relevant shows that you can easily access in your library.
- The personalized search page in Podcasts highlights the most relevant categories and editorially curated collections tailored to you
- Sudoku for News+ Puzzles provided in three difficulty levels and available to News+ subscribers
- Hearing Test support on AirPods Pro 2 in Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom
- AirPods Pro 2 support for headphone functionality in the UAE
- Pre-market price quotes on stocks allow you to track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers before the market opens
- Fixes an issue where recently taken photos did not immediately appear in the All Photos grid
- Fixes an issue where Night mode photos in the camera could appear degraded when capturing long exposures (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)
macOS 15.2
- Image Playground is the new app to create original images
- ChatGPT is now integrated with Siri
- Now you can also compose original text using ChatGPT
- Apple's AI rewrite feature can now receive specific instructions
- Weather can be added to the menu bar
- Connecting to an external display now provides new controls in a “presenter preview”
- Search allows you to share the location of an item with third parties, including airlines.
- Plus improvements to the Photos app, Safari updates, natural language search in Music and TV, and more