iOS 18.2 is now available to everyone. The update comes with major changes for iPhone users, including new Apple Intelligence features, upgrades to the Find My app, and changes to the Photos app.
After updating to iOS 18.2, you will see a brand new app on your iPhone’s home screen: Image Playground. Here’s what it is…
What is Image Playground?
Image Playground is one of the new Apple Intelligence features included with iOS 18.2. The app lets you generate “fun and playful images” based on text descriptions, people from your photo library, and much more. Photos are generated directly on your iPhone or iPad, unlike other platforms where images are generated in the cloud.
Apple explains:
With Image Playground, users can create fun images in seconds, choosing from three styles: Animation, Illustration, or Sketch. Image Playground is easy to use and integrated directly into apps, including Messages. It’s also available in a dedicated app, perfect for experimenting with different concepts and styles. All images are created on-device, giving users the freedom to experiment with as many images as they wish.
In the Image Playground app, you can choose an image from your Photos library as a starting point. You can create images based on yourself or other people in your library. You can personalize this image using text descriptions, allowing you to create endless combinations of custom images.
You can choose from different themes, locations, costumes and props as you create your image. These suggestions are curated by Apple editors and are intended to inspire your custom images.
Images generated by Image Playground are not photorealistic. Instead, you can choose from two different styles: animation and illustration. When you generate an image, you can browse multiple previews and choose the one you like best.
In addition to being available as a standalone app, Image Playground is integrated into several other places on your iPhone. For example, you can find it in the Messages app for easy access. It will also be integrated with apps like Keynote, Pages, and Freeform. There is also an API available to allow third-party developers to integrate Image Playground into their applications.
iOS 18.2 devices
iOS 18.2 is supported on all devices capable of running iOS 18. However, Apple Intelligence features, including the new Image Playground app, are only available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro. , and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Conclude
Have you already updated to iOS 18.2? Do you plan to use the new Apple Intelligence features as soon as they are released? Will the Image Playground app stay on your iPhone home screen? Let us know in the comments.
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