Unlike the initial iOS 18.1 AI features, which had relatively short wait times, the new image tools come with a longer waitlist process.
Apple is rumored to be launching the finalized versions of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 in early December. Now that the launch of iOS 18.2 is just ahead, the company has released the first public beta builds for iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. Apple is constantly testing the upcoming iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 features to improve the user experience.
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With the beta version, anyone who has requested or signed up for the beta version will get to experience the new Apple Intelligence features, but here is the catch. The new AI-powered image editing tools, like Image Playground, Genmoji and Image Wand, require an additional waiting list.
Apple iOS 18.2 features
The iOS 18.2 brings with it more Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, a dedicated app for generating images from text prompts. This is also integrated into Messages, Notes, and Freeform.
iOS 18.2 Genmoji
Also Genmoji – “gen” for “generative AI” and “moji” for iOS 18.2 will be available. iOS 18.2 Genmoji can also be created based on text prompts, and can be based on images of you, your friends, family, and so on.
iOS 18.2 ChatGPT
Siri has received ChatGPT integration in the new iOS 18.2. If Siri itself cannot provide an answer to your query, it will ask for your permission to hand over the request to ChatGPT. You don’t need a ChatGPT account for this.
One of the Apple AI updates is for iPhone 16 family. There is Visual Intelligence, which gives information about what’s around you. Visual Intelligence additionally reads text out loud, detects phone numbers and addresses to add to Contacts, copies text, and summarizes text.
Apple iOS 18.2 waitlist
Apple Intelligence now supports localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and the UK. There is a waiting list for access to Genmoji, Image Playground, and Image Wand. Unlike the initial iOS 18.1 AI features, which had relatively short wait times, the new image tools come with a longer waitlist process.
To access them, users can install the iOS 18.2 beta. Then open the Image Playground app, or use the Genmoji feature in the emoji keyboard to request access. After submitting your request, you’ll be placed on a waitlist, and this time, the delay could extend for several weeks.
