iOS 18.2 includes Visual Intelligence, Genmoji, and Image Playground apps, a new Mail app with AI-based categorization, and integration with ChatGPT. While the AI features available in iOS 18.1 may leave you wondering “Is this all?”, the Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 may be a bit more impressive.
For reference, the new Siri interface will change in iOS 18.1, but a smarter Siri is likely to appear in iOS 18.3 or 18.4, which is scheduled to be released around March 2025. The release schedule of Apple Intelligence features is roughly summarized in ‘Apple Intelligence’s representative features by release time’.
The beta version of iOS 18.2 is currently released as a developer version, but a public beta version is expected to be released soon.
What’s new in iOS 18.2
The first version of iOS 18.2 beta is only available for iPhones that can use Apple Intelligence features. In other words, it only applies to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, or the iPhone 16 series.
Additionally, a new secondary waiting list has been added. The initial waitlist for Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1 gives you access to ChatGPT integration, Visual Intelligence, and the new Writing Tools feature, and joining the second waitlist gives you access to image creation features (Zenmoji, Image Playground, Image Wand) can be used.
The features currently available in iOS 18.2 beta are as follows:
- Writing tool updates : In addition to the options to make the text more professional, casual, or concise, you can describe how you would like to transform the text through free fields. For example, you can request things like “Turn this sentence into a poem,” “Please add lots of jokes,” or “Use lots of sarcastic expressions.”
- Zenmoji : You can create new emojis right from the system keyboard.
- Image Playground : Create a new image based on the text prompt. You can suggest new outfits, items, or locations based on the context of a message thread or notes app. Images can be based on people recognized in the Photos app, but are limited to cartoon or illustrative styles rather than realistic images.
- visual intelligence : Can be used through the camera control provided on the iPhone 16. Press and hold the camera control to do things like provide additional information about your location, translate signs or posters, or detect phone numbers and addresses to quickly add them to your contacts. You can also ask questions to ChatGPT or perform a Google image search based on the content displayed on the screen.
- Image Wand : This is an extension of Image Playground, which uses Apple’s image creation tool to create an image in an empty area of the Notes app. You can create an image based on the context around the note and the rest of the content, and you can also start from a blank area or a simple sketch you create yourself.
- ChatGPT integration : If Siri can’t answer your question, you now have the option to ask a question in ChatGPT. Permission must be granted for each request and only limited data is shared. You do not need to log in to ChatGPT, but you can do so if you are using a premium ChatGPT account. You can ask Siri to create an image through ChatGPT, or you can use ChatGPT in the writing tool to generate text.
In addition to features for general users, new developer tools are also available to integrate image creation and writing tools into third-party apps. In this version, Apple Intelligence has been localized to Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, South African, and British English.
How to install iOS 18.2 beta
iOS 18.1 beta is currently only available to developers, but anyone can access it. Starting with iOS 17, you can access the developer beta without signing up for the $99-a-year developer program. All you need is a free developer account. Xcode or iOS Apple Developer You can create a developer account through the app. Here’s how to do it via the Apple Developer app:
- Download the Apple Developer app from the App Store.
- Open the app.
- Tap ‘Account’.
- Log in with the Apple ID you are using.
- Registered developers go to the Settings app, go to ‘General → Software Update’ and select ‘iOS 18 Developer Beta’ under ‘Beta Update’. When you return to the software update screen, the downloadable version will appear at the bottom of the page.
Always remember to back up your iPhone before installing the beta.
Here’s how to install the public beta:
- Go to beta.apple.com and register an Apple ID to use for the beta.
- Go to Settings → General → Software Update → Beta Update and select the beta version to install.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the beta version.
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