Apple’s iOS 18.2 will finally deliver some real Apple Intelligence features

When fully released, Apple Intelligence will combine the power of Apple-built generative models with personal context while taking an extraordinary step forward for privacy.
Apple’s upcoming iOS 18.1, set for a widespread release soon, offers a limited selection of Apple Intelligence features. While some of these features are notable, several highly anticipated ones are notably absent.
However, the real excitement lies in iOS 18.2, which has just been made available as a developer beta. This update is expected to introduce a substantial range of new features and enhancements, making it a more compelling upgrade for users.
Stan Schroeder
 for Mashable:
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What do you get in iOS 18.2 developer beta?
• Genmoji are here — the AI-powered custom emoji are now craftable. Users running iOS 18.1 will see them, but they won’t be able to create them. To create a Genmoji, just type in a query such as “cat scientist” and the AI will concoct a cute image for you. Then, you can adjust the character further by refining your query. Or you can just pick up a photo of someone from your Photos library and create a Genmoji that looks like them.
• Image Playground — similar to Genmoji, but a little more elaborate. Again, you can create an image based on a text description or a person from your Photos library, and refine it until you get exactly the result you want.
• Image Wand — this is essentially Image Playground integrated into the Notes app. Draw a sketch, or select a phrase, and the Image Wand will create an image right there in your note.
• Siri plays nice with ChatGPT — if you opt-in, Siri can now hand over your queries to ChatGPT. This works without an OpenAI account, and Apple says your data is not stored anywhere.
• Writing Tools — this is already available in 18.1, but 18.2 expands it further, with the ability to refine certain aspects of the text further.
• Visual Intelligence — this feature only works on iPhone 16. Fire up your camera and point it to something, and the AI will fetch some relevant data…

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MacDailyNews Take: Nice to see Apple Intelligence coming along, even if at the pace of cool molasses, but where the heck are things like auto-generated Memoji? In light of filters that can turn anyone looking into the camera into a cat, wizard, or whatever, how difficult could this be?
We’ve been wanting [for an iPhone or iPad to automatically generate Memoji for users] from the start as, despite our best efforts, some of our Memoji end up only vaguely reminiscent of the person they’re supposed to represent*.
*as a cartoon 10-year old. – MacDailyNews, October 22, 2019

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