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Engadget
12-06-2025
- Engadget
Apple Intelligence announcements at WWDC: Everything Apple revealed for iOS, macOS and more
Apple Intelligence hasn't landed in the way Apple likely hoped it would, but that's not stopping the company from continuing to iterate on its suite of AI tools. During its WWDC 2025 conference on Monday, Apple announced a collection of new features for Apple Intelligence, starting with upgrades to Genmoji and Image Playground that will arrive alongside iOS 26 and the company's other updated operating systems. In Messages, you'll be able to use Image Playground to generate colorful backgrounds for your group chats. At the same time, Apple has added integration with ChatGPT to the tool, meaning it can produce images in entirely new styles. As before, if you decide to use ChatGPT directly through your iPhone in this way, your information will only be shared with OpenAI if you provide permission. Separately, Genmoji will allow users to combine two emoji from the Unicode library to create new characters. For example, you might merge the sloth and light bulb emoji if you want to poke fun at yourself for being slow to understand a joke. Across Messages, FaceTime and its Phone app, Apple is bringing live translation to the mix. In Messages, the company's on-device AI models will translate a message into your recipient's preferred language as you type. When they responded, each message will be instantly translated into your language. In FaceTime, you'll see live captions as the person you're chatting with speaks, and over a phone call, Apple Intelligence will generate a voiced translation. Visual Intelligence is also in line for an upgrade. Now in addition to working with your iPhone's camera, the tool can scan what's on your screen. Like Genmoji, Visual Intelligence will also benefit from deeper integration with ChatGPT, allowing you to ask the chat bot questions about what you see. Alternatively, you can search Google, Etsy and other supported apps to find images or products that might be a visual match. And if the tool detects when you're looking at an event, iOS 26 will suggest you add a reminder to your calendar. Nifty that. If you want to access Visual Intelligence, all you need to do is press the same buttons you would to take a screenshot on your iPhone. As expected, Apple is also making it possible for developers to use its on-device foundational model for their own apps. "With the Foundation Models framework, app developers will be able to build on Apple Intelligence to bring users new experiences that are intelligent, available when they're offline, and that protect their privacy, using AI inference that is free of cost," the company said in its press release. Apple suggests an educational app like Kahoot! might use its on-device model to generate personalized quizzes for users. According to the company, the framework supports Swift, Apple's own coding language, and the model is as easy as writing three lines of code. An upgraded Shortcuts app for both iOS and macOS is also on the way, with support for actions powered by Apple Intelligence. You'll be able to tap into either of the company's on-device or Private Cloud Compute model to generate responses that are part of whatever shortcut you want carried out. Apple suggests students might use this feature to create a shortcut that compares an audio transcript of a class lecture to notes they wrote on their own. Here again users can turn to ChatGPT if they want. There are many other smaller enhancements enabled by upgrades Apple has made to its AI suite. Most notably, Apple Wallet will automatically summarize tracking details merchants and delivery carriers send to you so you can find them in one place. A year since its debut at WWDC 2024, it's safe to say Apple Intelligence has failed to meet expectations. The smarter, more personal Siri that was the highlight of last year's presentation has yet to materialize. In fact, the company delayed the upgraded digital assistant in March, only saying at the time that it would arrive sometime in the coming year. Other parts of the suite may have shipped on time, but often didn't show the company's usual level of polish. For instance, notification summaries were quite buggy at launch, and Apple ended up reworking the messages to make it clearer they were generated by Apple Intelligence. With today's announcements, Apple still has a long way to go before it catches up to competitors like Google, but at least the company kept the focus on practical features. If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
Tom's Guide
12-06-2025
- Tom's Guide
Image Playground on your iPhone is getting a major boost — thanks to ChatGPT
Last year, Apple unveiled Image Playground — a tool to turn your descriptions or people from your photo library into AI images. It was plagued with issues, complaints, and users feeling it was lagging behind the best AI image generators. But now Apple is bringing it back — with a little help. The company announced at WWDC 2025 it is integrating ChatGPT into Image Playground in order to turn things around. This should allow for better, more advanced AI image generation while using the software. Previously, Image Playground was limited to fairly generic emoji-style images. Now, through the integration of a ChatGPT setting, users can choose to generate an image in any art style or, they can drill down to oil painting, watercolour, vector, anime or print. Whenever a user tries to generate an image through Image Playground like this, Apple will send the request off to ChatGPT to generate the image. However, Apple has made it clear that it won't share any personal information with ChatGPT without the user's permission. Apple is making a clear effort to push Image Playground further. Not only does it have integration with ChatGPT, but the feature is being made more accessible throughout iOS. Users can generate unique images that fit a conversation in Messages and set that as their background. It can also be accessed through Apple's Shortcuts update. Apple Intelligence may be lagging behind its competition, but the company's deepening relationship with OpenAI could help make up ground. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Apple is making a clear effort to push Image Playground further. Apple announced it was bringing ChatGPT to Siri last year and has continued to cram ChatGPT features into a various parts of its apps, like Notes and Mail. This is a direction other companies have used successfully, piggy-backing on the success of the largest AI models to boost an ecosystem without having to produce a competitive AI model — something both expensive and time-consuming. The feature isn't quite here yet. ChatGPT integration in Apple Playground will launch alongside iOS 26, which is expected to drop in September alongside the iPhone 17 family. You can find the biggest announcements from WWDC 2025 here and, if you haven't seen it yet, check out our interview with Apple's Craig Fedreghi and Greg Joswiak discussing Apple Intelligence (among other things) below.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
iOS 26 is bringing ChatGPT's anime-like art styles to Image Playground- Details
Apple at WWDC 2025 announced the iOS 26 update with several new features revamped design, and upgraded Apple Intelligence features. While this year was not big on AI for Apple, it still provided some new, intuitive features to its existing AI features, like Visual Intelligence, Image Playground, and others. One of the new iOS 26 features which caught our eye was the integration of ChatGPT art styles to Image Playground. Just a few weeks back, OpenAI introduced several art styles, such as Ghibli, Pixar, cartoon, pixel, and others, to ChatGPT's image generation features. Now, iPhone users will be able to get access to these art styles on Image Playground in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. Also read: iPhone 17 Air likely to come with optional accessories for lasting battery life- Details With iOS 18, Apple introduced its AI-powered image generation tool called Image Playground. This app for iPhone enables users to generate images in three different styles: Animation, Illustration, and the newly added Sketch. Now, with iOS 26, the app will also get ChatGPT integration that will support new art styles. Therefore, iPhone users can create images in anime, oil painting, watercolour, vector, and print. These art styles are similar to what ChatGPT 4o image creation features, including the popular anime style. Also read: iPhone 17 Pro may not come with anti-reflective display coating as Samsung- Details iPhone's image generation tool will now include a new 'Any Style' option where users provide a custom description of the image they want to generate with a specific art style. It will also allow users to upload images and transform them into different styles. However, it should be noted that the ChatGPT art style image generation will be slower than Apple's own on-device image generation. Additionally, Apple will also include a label that informs that the image was generated using ChatGPT. Also, ChatGPT's image generation capabilities come under a paid subscription account; therefore, if you have the free-tier ChatGPT account, then you will have limitations on the number of images to generate. On the other hand, Apple's image generation tool comes free as of now. Well, considering the hype around ChatGPT's image generation tools and different art styles, this could come as a great advantage to iPhone users. Mobile Finder: iPhone 17 Pro Max LATEST specs, features, and price
Phone Arena
11-06-2025
- Phone Arena
Apple's Image Playground on iOS 26 now supports ChatGPT art styles. Here's a look at how it works.
Apple is expanding the creative features in its new software updates, and iOS 26 brings a notable one. With Image Playground, users can now access image styles powered by ChatGPT, including popular ones like anime, oil painting, watercolor, vector, and print. These are the same styles available through ChatGPT 4o, and they join Apple's existing Animation, Illustration, and Sketch styles. While Apple didn't add new styles of its own this time, it did include a flexible "Any Style" option. This lets users type in a custom description for the kind of image they want, similar to how ChatGPT works. You can create an image from text or upload a photo and have it transformed into a different style. To use the ChatGPT option, you'll need to allow your iPhone to send the image to ChatGPT's servers. This kind of AI-powered image generation has already become a viral trend on social media. Users are turning their selfies into Studio Ghibli characters, Funko Pop figurines, and even Muppet versions of themselves. The trend has taken off as a fun and creative way for friends to share personalized images with each other. These AI makeovers are often posted in comment threads and group chats, quickly spreading as others join in on the trend and try it for themselves. Image Playground ChatGPT image generation asks for permission. | Image credit — PhoneArena One thing to keep in mind is that image generation using ChatGPT is slower compared to Apple's built-in, on-device styles. And while Apple's tools have stricter rules around content, ChatGPT is more relaxed. It can generate images that use copyrighted characters or even depict violent scenarios, though Apple does provide a clear warning before anything is sent to ChatGPT. The app also labels images that come from ChatGPT, so it's clear where the result originated. Image Playground ChatGPT image generation has impressive results. | Image credit — PhoneArena There are also limits depending on the type of ChatGPT account you have. Free users will likely only be able to generate one or two images before hitting a cap. To use ChatGPT styles more often, a paid subscription is required. Apple's on-device styles, by contrast, are unlimited and don't rely on an internet connection. In addition to the ChatGPT features, Apple is also improving Genmoji in iOS 26 . This tool allows you to create custom emoji by combining existing emoji or describing a new one using text prompts. The results can be saved to your emoji keyboard for use in Messages. Genmoji was first announced alongside the iPhone 16 last year, but early versions didn't quite deliver on Apple's promises. The feature felt limited and inconsistent, especially when trying to generate something new from a description. With this update, Apple seems to be closing the gap between what was marketed and what users can actually do, making Genmoji feel more usable and flexible. Image Playground Genmoji generation. | Image credit — PhoneArena Compared to Google and Samsung, which have both leaned heavily into AI-powered customization features, Apple has taken a more cautious approach. Google's integration of Gemini into Android already allows for image and emoji creation, and Samsung's Galaxy AI tools offer similar functionality across devices. However, for iPhone users, the key difference is accessibility: these new tools are now baked into iOS 26 , removing the need to download third-party apps or use external services. That convenience alone could encourage more users to experiment with these image generation ChatGPT features, especially now that they're just a tap away. iOS 26 is available to developers now, with a public beta coming in July. A full release is expected in September alongside new iPhone models. Overall, adding ChatGPT styles to Image Playground gives users more room to be creative. For those who already use ChatGPT regularly, though, this might feel like a natural extension of what they can now do on their iPhone.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Apple is salvaging Image Playground with a boost from ChatGPT
When Apple first unveiled Image Playground last year, the company touted it as a quick and easy way to generate personalized, original images with the help of Apple Intelligence. Upon launch, the app was met with skepticism, as some users were disappointed by its limitations and low-quality results. For example, one Reddit user was surprised to find that Image Playground kept generating an image of a hand with six fingers when prompted to create an 'up close image of a hand.' In another instance, a user was unable to receive images of simple descriptions, such as 'old man' or 'flower.' Some people even questioned what the point of the app was, noting that it seemed juvenile when compared to popular AI image generators. (Of course, not everybody dislikes the app; some have described it as being a fun experience). Fast-forward to this year's WWDC, where the tech giant announced that it's going to boost Image Playground with a ChatGPT integration, which should allow for a better, more advanced AI image generation service. With the new ChatGPT integration, users will be able to access more styles that move beyond the emoji-like creations that Image Playground has become known for. Images can be created in the following new styles: Oil Painting, Watercolor, Vector, Anime, and Print. In addition, people will be able to select a new 'Any Style' option that allows them to describe exactly what they want. These new styles will be visible under a banner that reads 'ChatGPT style.' In the past, users were limited to Animation, Illustration, Sketch, and Genmoji styles. Apple says that Image Playground will send a user's description to ChatGPT to generate an image. The tech giant notes that it won't share anything with ChatGPT without users' permission. By integrating ChatGPT into Image Playground, Apple is giving the app another shot at attracting users while positioning its AI image creation tool as a more well-rounded competitor to other similar free apps. Plus, it makes sense for Apple to leverage ChatGPT to boost Image Playground, especially since the company has already tapped OpenAI's tools in other ways. Last year, Apple announced that it was bringing ChatGPT to Siri and other first-party apps and capabilities across its operating systems. With Siri, the assistant leverages ChatGPT when it's unable to answer a question or its own or when a user specifically asks Siri to send an inquiry to ChatGPT. Apple has also integrated ChatGPT into system-wide tools like Writing Tools, allowing users to generate, rewrite, and summarize text in apps like Notes and Mail. The updated Image Playground app is expected to launch alongside the release of iOS 26 this fall. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
