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Apple's iOS 18.2 update launched Wednesday with new AI features and improvements.
The new Apple Intelligence features include ChatGPT integration, Genmojis, and Image Playground.
They're available for iPhone 16 models as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.
If you shrugged at Apple's first AI features, you might find the batch that launched Wednesday with iOS 18.2 more meaningful.
Apple's AI software suite, Apple Intelligence, launched its first set of features on October 28. The upgrade included a revamped Siri, artificial-intelligence writing tools, smart replies, an updated Photos app, and a new focus mode called Reduce Interruptions.
It was a fraction of the flashy AI features Apple showed off at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this year, as the company decided to do a staggered release.
The second wave of features, which began rolling out to iPhone users Wednesday, is set to be followed by another group next year.
So what can you expect when you update to iOS 18.2?
Features in the December update include tools like Genmojis and Image Playground. Like the earlier Apple Intelligence features, the newest AI features are available for all iPhone 16 models, and most of them work with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.
Siri received some enhancements in the iOS 18.1 update, but the iOS 18.2 update further improves the voice assistant and allows integrated access to ChatGPT.
With iOS 18.2, users have access to the popular OpenAI chatbot through Siri and the AI writing tools, and they'll be able to access the tool by talking to the voice assistant or typing to it.
The update also allows iPhone 16 users to gather information by pointing their device at an object (sorry, iPhone 15 Pro owners, you're out of luck).
The tool is similar to Google Lens, which does reverse image searches and helps identify landmarks, plants, and other objects or places.
For those who prefer to communicate with emojis over the written word, Genmojis could be a game changer.
The update allows users to be more playful and interactive in their messages, creating custom emojis right from the keyboard and animated Genmojis of themselves, similar to Bitmoji.
Apple's Image Playground is its answer to popular AI image generators like OpenAI's Dall-E or Midjourney. The tool was first demonstrated at Apple's WWDC earlier this year.
Image Playground users can create images based on a specific description or concept and select different formats, such as animation. The tool is available as its own app and accessible through third-party apps.
You can also use the tool as an extension in messages.
iOS 18.2 introduced several photo updates, including video enhancements. There are improvements for navigating collections and the ability to view a video frame by frame, which can be helpful with editing. Users also have the option to clear their "recently viewed" and "recently shared" album history, and "favorites" appear in the "utility" and "pinned" collections.
The Mail app is getting an AI makeover that categorizes emails based on their priority level. The update gives access to the "digest" view, which organizes all emails from a sender in one place.
Safari, Apple's internet browser, also received some changes, including customizable background images for the start page
The update also has some non-AI updates, including an AirTag enhancement that allows you to share the location of a lost item with friends or airlines. Users can also now choose their favorite podcast categories and get relevant recommendations in their library.
To update to iOS 18.2, navigate to the settings app on your iPhone, then to general, and finally tap on "software update."
