Apple right this moment seeded the third betas of its upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to builders for testing. The betas come one week after Apple launched the second betas. Apple additionally seeded the second betas of watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod Software program 18.2 to builders.
At this time’s beta seeds permit builders to check options from the following section of Apple Intelligence, which incorporates new Siri options, Picture Playground, Genmoji, and extra.
Siri ChatGPT Integration
‌Siri‌ can now combine with ChatGPT for sure requests, however solely with approval by the consumer. If ‌Siri‌ can’t provide a solution to a question, ‌it can hand the request over to ChatGPT after which present the ChatGPT reply.
ChatGPT can be utilized to create content material from scratch, together with textual content and pictures. A ChatGPT account will not be required for the combination, and neither Apple nor OpenAI retailer your requests.
Writing Instruments
In iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 Writing Instruments can solely be used to vary the tone to pleasant, skilled, and a extra simplified model. iOS 18.2 brings the power so that you can describe the tone or content material change that you just wish to make, resembling including extra motion phrases, or turning an e-mail right into a poem.
Visible Intelligence
iPhone 16 customers that set up the iOS 18.2 beta will discover they’ve entry to Visible Intelligence, which gives details about your environment. For instance, opening the Digicam app and pointing the iPhone at a restaurant will show hours of operation and critiques.
Different Visible Intelligence options embody studying textual content out loud, detecting telephone numbers and addresses so as to add them to Contacts, copying textual content, and summarizing textual content. An possibility is offered to look Google for the place to purchase an merchandise you see, and you may also level the digital camera at one thing and obtain extra details about it from ChatGPT.
Picture Playground
Apple’s picture technology app, Picture Playground, can create pictures based mostly on prompts you present. Enter an outline of what you need, or you should utilize the built-in strategies and ideas offered by Apple, together with costumes, areas, objects, and extra so as to add to a picture. The ideas are clever and might draw inspiration from a Messages thread or entries within the Notes app.
Choices embody the power to create character that resemble household and mates and choosing a photograph to make use of as inspiration for a picture. A preview historical past permits you to undo a change and return to a previous model.
Whereas Picture Playground is a standalone app, additionally it is built-in into Messages. Picture Playground doesn’t create photorealistic pictures and is proscribed to animation or illustration kinds.
Picture Wand
Picture Wand is an Picture Playground-related characteristic that’s accessible within the Notes app on the iPad. You merely draw a tough sketch with the Apple Pencil or circle a clean area or a key phrase in a observe to have Picture Wand generate an acceptable picture.
Genmoji
Genmoji are customized emoji characters that may be created based mostly on descriptions and phrases. They are often based mostly on family and friends, by utilizing information pulled from the Folks album in Images. Characters will also be created utilizing primary parts, and also you’ll get a number of Genmoji strategies to select from. You can too create Genmoji utilizing the emoji keyboard.
Genmoji are presently restricted to the iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 betas in the meanwhile, however will likely be coming to ‌macOS Sequoia‌ at a later time.
Extra Languages
Apple Intelligence now helps localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK along with U.S. English.
Developer Instruments
Developer APIs for including Writing Instruments, Genmoji, and Picture Playground into third-party apps.
Availability
Customers which have already been testing Apple Intelligence and are opted in will robotically have entry to Writing Instruments, ChatGPT integration, and Visible Intelligence options.
You’ll want to affix a secondary ready record for early entry to make use of Genmoji, Picture Playground, and Picture Wand. Signal as much as get entry in Picture Playground or within the areas the place you entry Genmoji or Picture Wand. You’ll get a notification when the options can be found so that you can use.
Apple Intelligence options require an iPhone 15 Professional or ‌iPhone 16‌ mannequin, iPadOS 18.2 requires an iPad with an A17 Professional or M-series chip and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.2 requires a Mac with an M-series chip.
Apple is predicted to launch the iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and visionOS 2.2 updates to the general public someday in early December.
