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But this isnt everything Apple Intelligence will have to offer.

In fact, you could say that the features rolling out now are only scratching the surface.

iOS 18.2 on iPhone

That includes the likes of ChatGPT support,iPhone 16-exclusiveVisual Intelligence, AI image generation and more.

But look a little closer and you may notice that those features are rather simple and unassuming.

Ultimately, it doesnt matter how useful or worthwhile a set of features are.

ChatGPT Siri on iPhone iOS 18.2

If theyre not interesting then people just wont care about them.

Which is where iOS 18.2 comes in.

But the caliber of those features is significantly better than anything iOS 18.2 currently has to offer.

Gif animation of new Siri with Apple Intelligence animation.

Visual Intelligence is an iPhone 16 exclusive, and is best described as Apples take on Google Lens.

So if it’s a menu or sign in a foreign language, youll have it translated.

But thats not all.

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There’s lots of reasons to get excited in the run-up to the public release later this year.

That wont happen until we see all the Siri upgrades like personal context and on-screen awareness.

But at least well be able to properly assess what Apple Intelligence has accomplished.

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