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Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 With New Apple Intelligence Features

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Apple today seeded the first public betas of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates, allowing the public to try out the new features ahead of when the software launches. The public betas come a couple days after Apple provided developers with the second betas.


Public beta testers can download the updates from the Settings app on each device after opting into the beta through Apple's public beta testing website.

iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 introduce the next Apple Intelligence features, including the first image generation capabilities.

The update adds Image Playground, a new app for creating images based on text descriptions. You can enter anything you want, though Apple will suggest costumes, locations, items, and more to add to an image. There are options to create characters that resemble your friends and family, and you can choose a photo for Image Playground to use as inspiration to create a related image. Elements added to Image Playground creations are previewed, and there is a preview history so you can undo a change and go back to a prior version.

While Image Playground is a standalone app, it is also integrated into Messages, Notes, Freeform, and more. Image Playground does not make photorealistic images and is instead limited to animation or illustration styles.

The update also adds Genmoji, which are customizable emoji characters that you can create based on descriptions and phrases. Like Image Playground creations, you can base them on your friends and family, with the data pulled from the People album in Photos. You can also make characters using basic elements, and you'll get multiple Genmoji suggestions to choose from. You can create Genmoji using the emoji keyboard.

Genmoji are limited to iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 right now, and will be coming to macOS Sequoia later.

Siri in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 has ChatGPT integration. If Siri is unable to provide an answer to a question, Siri will hand the request over to ChatGPT, though Siri will need user permission first. ChatGPT will answer the question and relay the information back through Siri.

ChatGPT can be used to create content from scratch, including text and images. No account is required to use ChatGPT integration, and Apple and OpenAI do not store requests.

If you have an iPhone 16, there's a Visual Intelligence feature in iOS 18.2 that provides information about what's around you. Open up the camera and point it at a restaurant to get reviews, or point it at an item to search Google for it.

Some other Visual Intelligence capabilities include reading text out loud, detecting phone numbers and addresses to add them to Contacts, copying text, and summarizing text.

Apple added Writing Tools in iOS 18.1, but in iOS 18.2, you can more freely describe the tone or content change that you want to make, such as adding more action words, or turning an email into a poem.

Apple Intelligence now supports localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and the UK in addition to U.S. English.

Wait List

If you've already been testing Apple Intelligence and are opted in, you will have access to Writing Tools, ChatGPT integration, and Visual Intelligence automatically.

There is a secondary waiting list for early access to use Genmoji, Image Playground, and Image Wand. You can sign up to get access in Image Playground or in the areas where you access Genmoji or Image Wand.

When you request access, you are added to a wait list for all three capabilities and you'll get a notification when the features are available for you to use. Apple will roll out access over time.

Availability and Compatibility

The public betas are available on all devices, but the Apple Intelligence features require a device capable of Apple Intelligence.

Apple is still working on refining the new Apple Intelligence tools, and the company warns that Genmoji, Image Wand, and Image Playground can sometimes give you results you weren't expecting. Apple is collecting feedback on these experiences and will refine them over time.

Release Date

Apple is expected to release the iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and visionOS 2.2 updates in early December.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 With New Apple Intelligence Features
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/06/ios-18-2-first-public-beta/
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Should be these builds
iOS 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e) - November 4, 2024
iPadOS 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e) - November 4, 2024
macOS 15.2 beta 2 (24C5073e) - November 4, 2024
tvOS 18.2 beta (22K5132e) - November 4, 2024
visionOS 2.2 beta (22N5778f) - November 4, 2024
watchOS 11.2 beta (22S5077d) - November 4, 2024

No OTA installation issues with all the devices I use (iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/MacOS)
 
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Realityck said:
Should be these builds
iOS 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e) - November 4, 2024
iPadOS 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e) - November 4, 2024
macOS 15.2 beta 2 (24C5073e) - November 4, 2024
tvOS 18.2 beta (22K5132e) - November 4, 2024
visionOS 2.2 beta (22N5778f) - November 4, 2024
watchOS 11.2 beta (22S5077d) - November 4, 2024

No OTA installation issues with all the devices I use (iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/MacOS)
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can confirm for macOS 15.2 beta 2

developer/public beta full installers are available now same build but links to the InstallAssistant.pkg are different

run these in terminal

Code: 
for file in $(curl -# https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-15seed-1.sucatalog | grep com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist | grep -Evw '(com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist.integrityDataV1|InstallInfo.plist)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g); do
    curl -# $file | egrep -EA 1 '(>Build<|OSVersion)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g | sed -e s/"<key>"//g -e s/"<\/key>"//g -e s/\ //g
    echo $file | sed -e "s/com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist/InstallAssistant.pkg/g"
done

Code: 
for file in $(curl -# https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-15beta-1.sucatalog | grep com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist | grep -Evw '(com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist.integrityDataV1|InstallInfo.plist)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g); do
    curl -# $file | egrep -EA 1 '(>Build<|OSVersion)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g | sed -e s/"<key>"//g -e s/"<\/key>"//g -e s/\ //g
    echo $file | sed -e "s/com_apple_MobileAsset_MacSoftwareUpdate.plist/InstallAssistant.pkg/g"
done

and you get these results respectively

Code: 
            Build
            24C5073e
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            OSVersion
            15.2
https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/13/38/072-11038-A_8VILF7KGLR/ekuwqfer80bkta2a6l6hn9flavknip4edt/InstallAssistant.pkg

Code: 
            Build
            24C5073e
--
            OSVersion
            15.2
https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/34/072-11038-A_TGR6W7K3M5/4spyivl2qgnl5f93tuxe6hidk9y21677rf/InstallAssistant.pkg

so there may actually be some differences despite being same build

in the past links to InstallAssistant.pkg were the same

so why different now? maybe application of ai different?

maybe separate waitlists?
 
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I didn't see Image Playground as an app in the new 15.2 Sequoia beta anywhere, or a place to join the new secondary wait list for those image-related capabilities. But I found Image Playground as a Messages app, though, and was able to do the wait list request there.
 
jjm3 said:
I didn't see Image Playground as an app in the new 15.2 Sequoia beta anywhere, or a place to join the new secondary wait list for those image-related capabilities. But I found Image Playground as a Messages app, though, and was able to do the wait list request there.
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Hit cmd+space and search for it. I didn't see it on Sequoia in the first 15.2 beta.
 
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Is 18.2 Pubic Beta Stable? Over heat, battery drain?
Thanks.
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some text from the iOS 18.2 beta 2 - Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements thread
I’ve had this build on my iPhone 15 Pro now for about 33 hours or so. I noticed when it’s fully charged my battery last longer than beta 1 and iOS 18.1. No idle drain.

When it’s charging, the middle and left side of the back of the phone heats up using an Apple wire with a 20W Apple charger. I never had that on b1 of 18.2 or final 18.1. Source
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Battery and heating is way better on this. Idle Drain i was having on my 16 pro seems to be fixed. Source
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It's been working fine on my iPhone 14 Pro's as another example.
 
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Be prepared for a long waitlist for Image Creation access. I suppose sooner you install, sooner you will get in and the beta is certainly stable enough for non mission critical use.
 
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I think apples systems must be broken… not seen an update think it’ll take 5 hours before
 
I've just downloaded. First issues I have are with mail. I have around 50 unread emails, but the app icon badge is showing 25. Also, every so often I get a server error. Does anyone else have this?
 
testcard said:
Am I right in thinking that other versions of English and not just US English work with Apple Intelligence in this Beta?
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Yes, as long as your Siri region isn't set to US English instead of your iPhone's region. That was a work around earlier, but it now stops it from working. (This doesn't mean I've tested all English locales, just Canadian.)
 
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Got it up and running on iPad Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Nice! Love the ChatGPT addition.
 
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