iOS 18.2 is ready to be launched to everybody as quickly as this week. The replace comes with massive modifications for iPhone customers, together with new Apple Intelligence options, upgrades to the Discover My app, and modifications to the Pictures app.

After you replace to iOS 18.2, you’ll see a wholly new app in your iPhone’s Dwelling Display screen: Picture Playground. Right here’s what it’s…

What’s Picture Playground?

Picture Playground is likely one of the new Apple Intelligence options included with iOS 18.2. The app lets you generate “enjoyable, playful pictures” primarily based on textual content descriptions, individuals in your Pictures library, and extra. The images are generated proper in your iPhone or iPad, not like different platforms the place pictures are generated within the cloud.

Apple explains:

With Picture Playground, customers can create enjoyable pictures in seconds, selecting from three kinds: Animation, Illustration, or Sketch. Picture Playground is simple to make use of and constructed proper into apps together with Messages. It’s additionally obtainable in a devoted app, good for experimenting with totally different ideas and kinds. All pictures are created on system, giving customers the liberty to experiment with as many pictures as they need.

Within the Picture Playground app, you possibly can select a picture out of your Pictures library as a place to begin. You’ll be able to create footage primarily based on your self or different individuals in your library. You’ll be able to customise that picture through the use of textual content descriptions, letting you create infinite mixtures of customized pictures.

You’ll be able to select from numerous themes, locations, costumes, and equipment as you create your picture. These recommendations are curated by Apple editors and are supposed to encourage your customized pictures.

The images generated by Picture Playground are usually not photorealistic. As an alternative, you possibly can select from two totally different kinds: animation and illustration. While you generate a picture, you possibly can swipe by a number of previews and choose the one you want greatest.

Along with being obtainable as a standalone app, Picture Playground is built-in into a number of different locations in your iPhone. As an example, you’ll find it within the Messages app for simple entry. It can even be constructed into apps like Keynote, Pages, and Freeform. There’s additionally an API obtainable to let third-party builders combine Picture Playground into their apps.

iOS 18.2 gadgets

iOS 18.2 is supported on all gadgets able to working iOS 18. Nonetheless, Apple Intelligence options, together with the brand new Picture Playground app, are solely obtainable on the iPhone 15 Professional, iPhone 15 Professional Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Professional, and iPhone 16 Professional Max.

Wrap up

iOS 18.2 is anticipated to be launched to everybody this week. Within the meantime, are you planning to make use of the brand new Apple Intelligence options once they’re launched? Will the Picture Playground app stay in your iPhone’s Dwelling Display screen? Tell us within the feedback.

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