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iOS 18.2 has the best Apple Intelligence features, here’s what’s coming

iOS 18.2 is expected to arrive this week, so it could be any day now. It’s a huge software update that includes some of the best, most powerful Apple Intelligence features yet. Here’s the full list of AI features coming soon.

Second wave of Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2

Apple Intelligence’s debut in iOS 18.1 offered lots of new capabilities, but what’s coming next is even better. Some of the most highly anticipated AI features will arrive on compatible devices with iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2.

Here’s everything that’s coming:

  • Genmoji: Make your own custom emoji for use in any app.
  • ChatGPT in Siri: Siri can tap into ChatGPT’s knowledge, and you can even query ChatGPT directly.
  • Image Playground: Create original AI images in animation or illustration styles.
  • Visual intelligence: Use iPhone 16’s Camera Control to get relevant info from your physical environment.
  • Image Wand: Turn your sketches or notes into beautiful illustrations in the Notes app.
  • Compose with ChatGPT: OpenAI’s assistant can draft original text from scratch inside any app.
  • Custom rewrites: Apple’s writing tools let you ‘Describe your change’ for custom AI rewrites.
  • Language expansion: Localized English support in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK.

Compatible Apple Intelligence devices

Image Tools Apple Intelligence iOS 18.2

Apple Intelligence first launched in iOS 18.1, and just like that release, the new AI features in iOS 18.2 are exclusive to a select set of compatible devices.

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Image playground is a nightmare waiting to happen. It seems innocent enough but all it takes of one caricature at the centre of a cyber bullying incident for Apple to scrub the ability to use photographs. There is a reason Google don’t let you generate artwork based on a real person or using a personal photograph.

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These include:

  • iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max
  • iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max
  • iPads with an M1 chip or later, or the A17 Pro
  • Macs with an M1 chip or later

If you are unsure if your device qualifies, you can find a full list of compatible hardware here.

iOS 18.2 release wrap-up

iOS 18.2 released its RC beta last week, so its full public launch is expected some time this week. After it debuts, nearly all of the currently announced Apple Intelligence features will have arrived.

Which iOS 18.2 AI features are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.

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