Apple iOS 18.2 Rolling Out for All iPhone Users; Apple Intelligence, Genmoji and More Features
iOS 18.2 features
By Himani Jha | Updated Dec 12, 2024, 6:10 PM IST
Apple has officially released iOS 18.2, a significant update that brings a host of new features and improvements to the iPhone experience. This new feature utilizes AI to enhance various aspects of the iPhone experience, including improved search, smarter suggestions, and personalized recommendations. Check out all features and other upgrades that iOS 18.2 comes with.
On Wednesday, Apple released the iOS 18.2 update for the iPhone all over the world. It comes one day after iOS 18.2 Release Candidate (RC) 2 was made available, adding to the list of Apple Intelligence features that the Cupertino-based tech behemoth had previously unveiled. The most recent version integrates ChatGPT, Genmoji, and Image Playground. Along with adding more languages to Apple's artificial intelligence (AI) suite, it also includes a new visual lookup feature that is only available on the iPhone 16 series.
iOS 18.2 is now available for these iPhone models
According to Apple, the most recent iOS 18.2 update is available for download on all iPhone models that were compatible with the original iOS 18 update. However, only the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max have access to Apple Intelligence features.
More English-speaking countries like Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK are joining it. With the exception of China and the EU, where it will launch in April of next year, the AI suite is accessible on the iPhone everywhere.
iOS 18.2 Update features
Apple described the new features coming to the iPhone with the iOS 18.2 update in a newsroom post. Among the highlights is Image Playground, a brand-new stand-alone application that combines three features and gives users additional options for improving their self-expression. Based on textual prompts, it uses generative AI to produce images in various styles, like animation or illustration. Next is Genmoji, which functions similarly but is only compatible with emojis. According to Apple, the generated images and emojis can be shared in programs like Keynote, Notes, and Messages.
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Similar to Samsung's AI-powered Sketch to Image feature, Image Wand in the Notes app converts a rough sketch into a related image. Additionally, it can produce an image. Additionally, it can use on-device generative AI models to generate an image within the app based on the typed or handwritten text.
Although Apple debuted Writing Tools with iOS 18.1 in October, their capabilities have been expanded with the most recent iOS 18.2 update. Users can specify the changes they would like to see, like making it more dynamic or rewriting it as a poem, by using the new Describe Your Change option. It is accessible throughout the system and in third-party apps, and it complements the current Rewrite, Proofread, and Summarise tools.
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Now, the new Visual Intelligence feature is available to users of the iPhone 16 series. Apple claims that by utilizing the new Camera Control button, it is a visual lookup tool that enables users to quickly learn about objects and locations. It has the ability to detect phone numbers or email addresses, translate them between languages, summarize and copy text, and add them to contacts. They can also solve a math problem, ask ChatGPT for more information, or search Google for a product they like.
And speaking of which, ChatGPT is available for the iPhone. With the help of OpenAI's AI chatbot, Siri, Apple's voice assistant, can now comprehend documents and images and provide users more detailed answers to their questions.
For specific queries, Siri can recommend that a user access ChatGPT and give straightforward responses. Additionally, it can use native writing tools to create content. iPhone users who have a paid ChatGPT account can use their account to access more potent OpenAI models, according to Apple, although this feature requires optional sign-in.
The business makes it clear that OpenAI doesn't keep track of requests or use the information to train its models. In order to keep sessions from being connected, it also hides their IP addresses.
iOS 18.2 is now available for these iPhone models
According to Apple, the most recent iOS 18.2 update is available for download on all iPhone models that were compatible with the original iOS 18 update. However, only the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max have access to Apple Intelligence features.
More English-speaking countries like Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK are joining it. With the exception of China and the EU, where it will launch in April of next year, the AI suite is accessible on the iPhone everywhere.
iOS 18.2 Update features
Apple described the new features coming to the iPhone with the iOS 18.2 update in a newsroom post. Among the highlights is Image Playground, a brand-new stand-alone application that combines three features and gives users additional options for improving their self-expression. Based on textual prompts, it uses generative AI to produce images in various styles, like animation or illustration. Next is Genmoji, which functions similarly but is only compatible with emojis. According to Apple, the generated images and emojis can be shared in programs like Keynote, Notes, and Messages.
Also Read: Tech Recap 2024: Best Smartphones Launched in 2024 That Set the Bar High
Similar to Samsung's AI-powered Sketch to Image feature, Image Wand in the Notes app converts a rough sketch into a related image. Additionally, it can produce an image. Additionally, it can use on-device generative AI models to generate an image within the app based on the typed or handwritten text.
Although Apple debuted Writing Tools with iOS 18.1 in October, their capabilities have been expanded with the most recent iOS 18.2 update. Users can specify the changes they would like to see, like making it more dynamic or rewriting it as a poem, by using the new Describe Your Change option. It is accessible throughout the system and in third-party apps, and it complements the current Rewrite, Proofread, and Summarise tools.
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Now, the new Visual Intelligence feature is available to users of the iPhone 16 series. Apple claims that by utilizing the new Camera Control button, it is a visual lookup tool that enables users to quickly learn about objects and locations. It has the ability to detect phone numbers or email addresses, translate them between languages, summarize and copy text, and add them to contacts. They can also solve a math problem, ask ChatGPT for more information, or search Google for a product they like.
And speaking of which, ChatGPT is available for the iPhone. With the help of OpenAI's AI chatbot, Siri, Apple's voice assistant, can now comprehend documents and images and provide users more detailed answers to their questions.
For specific queries, Siri can recommend that a user access ChatGPT and give straightforward responses. Additionally, it can use native writing tools to create content. iPhone users who have a paid ChatGPT account can use their account to access more potent OpenAI models, according to Apple, although this feature requires optional sign-in.
The business makes it clear that OpenAI doesn't keep track of requests or use the information to train its models. In order to keep sessions from being connected, it also hides their IP addresses.