Apple has rolled out the Release Candidate of iOS 18.2 , ahead of the expected official release on Monday, December 9.
The update brings further additions to Apple Intelligence that will be limited to recent iPhones (all iPhone 16 series phones, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Max), and other changes that will be available to all iPhone users.
Apple Intelligence
Image Playground is a new app that lets you use concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library to create fun, playful images in multiple styles.
Users can Swipe through previews and choose from as you add concepts to your playground and choose from animation and illustration styles when creating your image.
You can also Create images in Messages and Freeform, as well as third party apps, while images are synced in your Image Playground library across all your devices with iCloud.
Genmoji
Genmoji allows you to create a custom emoji right from the keyboard and Genmoji are synced in your sticker drawer across all your devices with iCloud.
ChatGPT support
ChatGPT from OpenAI can be accessed right from Siri or Writing Tools and you can Compose in Writing Tools allows you to create something from scratch with ChatGPT.
Siri can tap into ChatGPT when relevant to provide you an answer.
A ChatGPT account is not required and your requests will be anonymous and won’t be used to train OpenAI’s models. You can sign in with ChatGPT to access your account benefits, and requests will be covered by OpenAI’s data policies.
Image Wand turns sketches and handwritten or typed notes into images in Notes.
Describe your change in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you’d like something rewritten, for example as a poem.
Camera Control (all iPhone 16 series)
Visual Intelligence with Camera Control helps you instantly learn about places or interact with information simply by pointing your iPhone at the object, with the option to tap into Google Search or ChatGPT.
Camera Control two-stage shutter lets you lock focus and exposure in Camera when light pressing the Camera Control.
Mail Categorization sorts your messages to help you prioritize the most important messages.
Digest view groups all of the messages from one sender into a single bundle for easy browsing.
Photos
Video viewing improvements, including the ability to scrub frame-by-frame and a setting to turn off auto-looping video playback.
Improvements when navigating Collections views, including the ability to swipe right to go back to the previous view.
Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album history can be cleared and Favourites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections.
Safari
Safari brings New background images to customize your Safari Start Page, while Import and Export enables you to export your browsing data from Safari and import browsing data from another app into Safari.
HTTPS Priority upgrades URLs to HTTPS whenever possible.
File Download Live Activity shows the progress of a file download in the Dynamic Island and on your home screen.
Voice Memos
Voice Memos supports layered recording, letting you add vocals over an existing song idea without the need for headphones – then import your two-track projects directly into Logic Pro (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max).
Find My
Share Item Location in Find My helps you locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted third parties, such as airlines.
Podcasts
Favourite Categories in Podcasts allows you to choose your favorite categories and get relevant show recommendations that you can easily access in your Library.
Personalized Search page in Podcasts highlights the most relevant categories and editorially curated collections tailored to you.
Natural Language Search
Natural language search in Apple Music and Apple TV app lets you describe what you’re looking for using any combination of categories like genres, moods, actors, decades, and more.
News+
Sudoku for News+ Puzzles provided in three difficulty levels and available for News+ subscribers.
AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Features
Support has been added for the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro 2 in Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
Support has also been added for the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 in United Arab Emirates.
Stocks
Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open.
Bug fixes
The updated fixes an issue where recently captured photos do not appear immediately in the All Photos grid.
The update also fixes an issue where Night mode photos in Camera could appear degraded when capturing long exposures (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max).
iOS 18.2 Devices
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone XS Max
