Apple’s iOS 18.2 public beta is starting to open up access to more AI features

Apple has released a public beta of iOS/iPadOS 18.2, as noticed by MacGossip. It includes access to the second wave of Apple Intelligence features that were already available to developers, such as the custom AI-generated emoji feature Genmoji and the Image Playground feature that generates photos.

It also adds ChatGPT integration, visual intelligence for searching using iPhone 16 cameras, a more reliable Siri with better responses to queries, and ChatGPT OpenAI is an option that lets you step in and respond instead. Access to ChatGPT is free and does not require an account to apply it.

Access to some Apple Intelligence features is still on an additional waitlist – if you’ve already had access to test them, you’ll be able to apply the typing tools, ChatGPT, and Visual Intelligence immediately. Genmoji, Image Wand, and Image Playground features will require another wait until Apple notifies you that your account is energetic.

The company also released a public beta of macOS 15.2, adding many of the same features coming to iPhone and iPad. It won’t come with visual intelligence, and Macs won’t get Genmoji, which only works on iPhones and iPads for now. MacGossip notes.