Apple iOS update
Apple today announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, which includes Apple Intelligence and Siri and ChatGPT extension integration, making it more intuitive. Apple intelligence is the easy-to-use personal intelligence that offers helpful and relevant intelligence; Apple made it an extraordinary measure to step forward for privacy in Ai.
Apple users can now use Image Playground to discover innovative new visual expressions, Genmoji to design the ideal emoji for every circumstance, and new work tools upgrades to add even more vibrancy to their work. Using visual intelligence with Camera Control, users of an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro may instantly learn more about their surroundings, building on Apple Intelligence. Additionally, users can now use ChatGPT’s knowledge without switching between apps thanks to its integration with Writing Tools and Siri, making tasks quicker and simpler than ever.
With localized English support for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, Apple Intelligence also starts to expand its linguistic capabilities, providing even more customers worldwide with powerful new ways to utilize their Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Throughout the year, other languages will be added, with the first batch appearing in a software update in April. These include Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Design Fun, Original Images with Image Playground
With ideas like themes, costumes, accessories, and locations, users can quickly and simply create entertaining and original photographs with the Image Playground experience. In addition to adding their own language descriptions, users can use their photo library to create visuals that resemble friends or relatives. Image Playground produces graphics in two different styles: Illustration, which provides images with straightforward shapes, defined lines, and color blocking, and Animation, which produces images with a contemporary, 3D-animated appearance.
In addition to being incorporated into programs like Freeform, Keynote, and many others, the experience is integrated directly into Messages, making it simpler than ever to produce visuals for chats. Additionally, Image Playground is accessible as a recently released dedicated app.
Create Genmoji to Fit Any Moment
Users can create their own unique emoji with Genmoji, making conversations with family and friends more fun and playful.(Image from Apple official website)
Genmoji, which takes emoji to the next level thanks to Apple Intelligence, opens up completely new communication channels and makes talks with friends and family more enjoyable.
A Genmoji with several alternatives will emerge when you just type a description into the emoji keyboard. Users can further develop Genmoji by making one that is modeled after a friend or relative using pictures from their photo collection. Personalized Genmoji can be made even more distinctive and personal by reflecting themes or activities and adding accessories like a hat or sunglasses. Genmoji can be used in line with messages or shared as a sticker or response in a Tapback, just like emoji.
A Breakthrough for Privacy in AI
Apple Intelligence uses on-device processing, which means that many of the models that power it operate fully on the device. This approach was designed to preserve customers’ privacy at every stage. Private Cloud Compute expands the security and privacy of the iPhone into the cloud to unleash even more intelligence for requests that need access to larger models. Users’ data is only utilized to complete their requests while utilizing Private Cloud Compute; it is never saved or shared with Apple. This privacy assurance can be regularly checked by independent experts, who are already doing so, by looking at the code that runs on Apple silicon servers. This is a remarkable advancement in AI privacy.
Availability (Content from Apple official website)
- Apple Intelligence is available now as a free software update with iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, and can be accessed in most regions around the world when the device and Siri language are set to localized English for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the U.K., or the U.S.
- Mac users in the EU can access Apple Intelligence when using a compatible device with supported settings and languages. This April, Apple Intelligence features will start to roll out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU. This will include many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including writing tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with richer language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more.
- Apple Intelligence is available on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later, and Mac with M1 and later.