Apple Intelligence Launches with Canada English in iOS 18.2: What’s New

Apple has released iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, introducing new features powered by Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. More specifically, this release brings Canada English support. We knew this drop was imminent as developers received RC builds last week.

Image Playground lets users create custom visuals, while Genmoji allows for personalized emoji designs. Writing Tools now include enhancements to improve text clarity and style, powered by Apple’s AI.

For iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users, a new Camera Control feature uses AI to provide information about the surroundings directly through the camera. ChatGPT has also been integrated into Siri and Writing Tools, allowing users to get assistance without switching between apps.

Apple Intelligence is expanding to include localized English support in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K., with more languages like Chinese, French, German, and Spanish coming in April.

Now, remember that Apple Intelligence is only available iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later, and Mac with M1 and later. So if you want these AI features from Apple, you’ll need to upgrade eventually at some point.

You can update your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Let us know what you think of these latest Apple Intelligence features and if you’ll be using them on the daily.

Full release notes for iOS 18.2 can be found below:

Apple Intelligence (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)

• Image Playground
  • Create fun, playful images in multiple styles using concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library
  • Swipe to see previews to choose from as you add concepts to your playground
  • Choose from animation and illustration styles when creating your image
  • Create images in Messages and Freeform, as well as third party apps
  • Sync images in your Image Playground library across all your devices with iCloud
• Genmoji
  • Create custom emoji right from the keyboard
  • Sync Genmoji in your sticker drawer across all your devices with iCloud
• ChatGPT support
  • ChatGPT from OpenAI can be accessed right from Siri or Writing Tools
  • 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
  • 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 (iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)

• 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

• 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
• Favorites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections

Safari

• New background images to customize your Safari Start Page
• 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

This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:

• 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)
• 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
• 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
• Favorite 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
• Sudoku for News+ Puzzles provided in three difficulty levels and available for News+ subscribers
• Support for the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro 2 in Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom
• Support for the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 in United Arab Emirates
• Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open
• Fixes an issue where recently captured photos do not appear immediately in the All Photos grid
• Fixes an issue where Night mode photos in Camera could appear degraded when capturing long exposures (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)