iOS 18.2 is here with tons of Apple Intelligence improvements and ChatGPT integration [Video]

Apple is finally rolling out the public release of iOS 18.2: the next piece of the puzzle that completes the iPhone 16 launch. It features Siri’s integration with ChatGPT as well as several other AI features that were first shown off at the Apple event in September.

As Apple continues to work on the revamped version of Siri — which has reportedly been delayed till 2026 — it is integrating its assistant with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This now allows iPhone users to let Siri ask ChatGPT for assistance in certain tasks. Data is not shared with OpenAI if you use ChatGPT on your iPhone without an OpenAI account. You also have control over whether you want to enable ChatGPT’s integration with Siri on your phone or not.

Image Playground brings text-to-image AI generation to the iPhone. You can use it as a standalone app or as an in-built service in Messages and certain other apps. If you provide Image Playground with …