Alongside Genmoji in the developer beta of iOS 18.2 comes Image Playground, the Apple Intelligence image creator. Here’s how to make AI images on iPhone with Image Playground, requirements, and more.
Image Playground beta requirements
- iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, iPhone 16 or 16 Plus, or iPhone 16 Pro or Pro Max
- iOS 18.2 developer beta (full guide)
- Request early access to the Apple Intelligence Image Creation features
While you need a recent iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence/18.2 beta to create Image Playground pictures, they’re just images so any iPhone or other device can receive, save, and send them once they’re made.
With these features in beta, Apple notes “Images may vary based on description, personalization, or photo selected.” And these features can change at any time.
Genmoji and Image Playground are separate features, check out our full guide on how to make Genmoji:
How to make Apple Intelligence images on iPhone
Set up
- After installing the iOS 18.2 beta, you should get a splash screen asking if you’d like early access to the Image Creation features, tap the blue Request Early Access button (if you don’t get this, skip to the steps below to find the Early Access button)
- Your iPhone will need to download resources for both Image Playground and Genmoji (which may be ready before the alert comes through on your device)
Make Apple Intelligence images
- You can find Image Playground by pressing the + icon next to the text field in the Messages app (then swipe down)
- Or find the dedicated Image Playground app on your last app page after installing iOS 18.2 (labeled “Playground” with a white cat)
Now you can enter a prompt for your image with text or use the handy theme shortcuts icons to build an image.
Tap Show More, then swipe or use the arrows to see all the quick themes:
By tapping the + icon at the bottom of Image Playground you can change the style from animation to illustration and use an existing photo or take a new photo to create a new image.
You can also tap the person icon to change the person used for the image or customize appearances:
Once you’ve got an image you like, tap Done in the top right corner. You’ll get the share button option and Edit button if you want to tweak it.
Tap the back arrow or swipe down to see your Image Playground library for previously created images.
At this point, there is a limitation of including one person per image.
Are you planning to make Apple Intelligence images on iPhone? Already doing it? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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