iPhone: iOS 18.2 is available, here are the 5 main new features

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With the arrival of artificial intelligence in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Average, Apple had to get on the train and enter this market. If the Cupertino firm has already accumulated a “significant” delay, According to some specialists, she did not spend her year 2024 with her arms crossed, and presented a first solution.

Its name, Apple Intelligence. With this very comprehensive service, Apple wants to integrate artificial intelligence into the daily use of the iPhone. When it was presented last June, many features attracted the general public, but since then, the return to reality has been painful.

iOS 18.2: the long-awaited update

With iOS 18.2, Apple was finally supposed to take the plunge into AI. The brand with the apple had several features up its sleeve for this. This is particularly the case with Genmoji which allows you to create custom artificial intelligences.

Apple has also released Image Playground. The idea this time, like Dall-E at OpenAI, is to generate images using artificial intelligence. The only problem for French and European users is that these features are not available in our region. You will have to wait until next April to be eligible for them.

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AirPods Pro 2: a health device above all ?

But fortunately for us, the release of iOS 18.2 is not limited to Apple Intelligence. The Cupertino firm has also been working in recent months on a health feature linked to the AirPods Pro 2. In concrete terms, the brand's headphones will be able to become hearing aids. With iOS 18.2, it is already possible to take a hearing health test to detect certain weak points.

The end of the message war has sounded

Another interesting new feature brought by Apple is the integration of RCS. This standard, which should eventually replace SMS, allows on paper to communicate more securely, with encrypted messages, and to exchange content (photos, videos, audio messages) simply.

The arrival of this feature on the iPhone marks the end of a long battle between Android manufacturers, led by Google, and the leaders of the Apple brand. We will particularly remember Tim Cook's sentence criticizing RCS and explaining that people only have to “buy iPhones” to put an end to the problem.

Default applications are no longer fashionable

The arrival of iOS 18.é also marks Apple's compliance with DMAs, the new European laws on respect for competition. Concretely, users will be able to modify the default applications present on iPhones.

You will therefore be able to replace “Messages” with another similar service on your iPhone. A new feature that should please WhatsApp, the main competitor of the Apple brand in the field of instant messaging.

In addition to these new features, iOS 18.2 is an important security update. We therefore recommend that all compatible users update as soon as possible. To find out if your iPhone supports iOS 18, find the list of eligible devices in this article.

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