iOS 18.2: How to use Genmoji and Image Playground

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iOS 18.2: How to use Genmoji and Image Playground
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The fun second phase of Apple Intelligence, which features Apple's Image Playground and Genmoji tools, has arrived in the first iOS 18.2 betas.

The second wave of Apple Intelligence features are coming later this year in iOS 18.2, and with the first developer betas now available, they're ready for early adopters to try out. While iOS 18.1 brought mostly text-based AI tools, the iOS 18.2 betas unveil the more fun and visually creative elements of Image Playground and Genmoji, as well as unlock ChatGPT integration, Visual Intelligence for the iPhone 16 lineup, and the expansion of Apple Intelligence to more English languages.

How to install the iOS 18.2 BetaApple's new Genmoji and Image Playground features are coming in iOS 18.2, which is in beta right now. If you want to play with these features early, you'll need to install the iOS 18.2 developer beta or a corresponding public beta when one arrives. We don't recommend doing this on your primary iPhone, especially at this early stage unless you're willing to live with potential instability, app incompatibilities, and reduced battery life.

Step 6: After a few seconds, the iOS 18.2 beta should appear. Select it and follow the instructions to install the update. Note that there's no definite timeline for how long this will take. Many who installed the iOS 18.2 developer beta immediately after it was released got access within hours, but we've seen reports of others waiting for 24 hours or more. There's nothing you can do to speed this process up as it seems that Apple is just letting more people in as it has the capacity to support more users.

Step 5: Image Playground will generate four images based on your selections. You can swipe left and right to view them. Additional variations will be generated as you continue to swipe to the right. Step 9: If you change your mind, you can remove a descriptive element by tapping on the photo to return to the generation screen and then selecting the minus sign beside the description you want to take out.

Step 3: Select the person icon to the right of the"Describe an image" box. This will open a list of people from your photo library, complete with their names if you've entered them in the Photos app. Step 6: Once you've selected a person, you can then continue customizing your image as described in the previous section by adding suggested themes, costumes, accessories, or places, or using the"Describe an image" box to type in anything else you want to add or change.

Step 1: Open the Image Playground app. If you've already saved one or more images from a prior session, choose the plus button at the bottom to create a new image.Step 3: Choose Animation or Illustration for your preferred style. By default, images created in Image Playground are saved into a dedicated library in the Playground app. These are saved along with the elements that were used to create them, letting you reopen them and edit them at any time. There's no way to access the Image Playground library from other apps , but the good news is that you can save anything from there into your photo library or share it directly into other apps.

How to make a Genmoji in Apple MessagesThe other exciting part of the new image-creation tools in Apple Intelligence is Genmoji, which lets you create a custom emoji using any description you can think of. The process for this is very similar to Image Playground, as it lets you describe a photo and even add a person to your Genmoji. The primary difference is you can't mix and match several elements — you get one description and one person.

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