iOS 18.2 Beta 3: Apple’s latest effort to tackle Samsung’s Galaxy AI lead

iOS 18.2 Beta 3 comes with new Apple Intelligence features to combat Samsung’s Galaxy AI. The iPhone maker is trying hard to rival Samsung’s smart and useful features derived from artificial intelligence and GenAI.

Apple released iOS 18.2 Beta 3 to developer beta testers. The iPhone 16 series along with iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will benefit from the new array of Apple Intelligence features apart from changes and improvements.

The latest beta brings Image Playground, Genmoji, Siri with ChatGPT integration, Writing Tools, Visual Intelligence, and Image Wand features. The release also debuts the new Mail app that sorts your email into categories.

New Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 Beta 3

1. Image Playground: Apple Intelligence’s image generation tool.
2. Image Wand: An Image Playground-related feature in the Notes app that turns sketches into AI-generated images.
3. Genmoji: A tool for generating custom emojis created off of text prompts.
4. Writing Tools: The Writing Tools feature now offers a “Compose” button and “describe your change” option.
5. Visual Intelligence: Uses the iPhone 16’s camera to provide information around you, similar to how Google Lens works.
6. Siri ChatGPT Integration: Users can choose to integrate ChatGPT with Siri, allowing the virtual assistant to use ChatGPT for certain requests.

The new Apple Mail is capable of sorting your email into categories such as Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions. In addition, the iOS’ Find My app allows you to share the location of a lost AirTag with others.

Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 vs Galaxy AI

Apple is sequentially rolling out new AI features to iPhone users. The company is far behind Samsung in terms of making AI accessible. Restricted availability and gradual adoption of features are the biggest downfalls.

Debuted with the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung’s Galaxy AI added many new features with Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6. The company is now exploring more new ways to utilize Galaxy AI to uplevel the user experience on Galaxy smartphones.