The ChatGPT integration is the big-ticket item in this release, but for many Apple users the even bigger draw will be support for Apple Intelligence in additional countries; Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK all gain local English support. (Apple’s superb AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Test feature will also be made available to nine additional countries, including France, Italy, Spain, UK, Romania, Cyprus, Czechia, and the UAE.)
What do I see?
Visual Intelligence is another great feature to try out. It lets you point your camera at your surroundings to get contextual information about where you are. You might point your camera at a restaurant to find opening hours or customer reviews. You can also use this tool to get phone numbers, addresses, or purchasing links for items in the view.
Imaging tools made available in this release include Image Playground and Genmoji. Image Playground will use genAI to create images based on your suggestions, or on pre-built suggestions Apple provides. It can also learn from your iMessage or Notes content to offer up imagery it “thinks” suitable for use in those apps. Image Wand will turn rough sketches into nicer images in Notes.