Apple Intelligence continues to develop and the first advantages over the competition are already evident with the beta of iOS 18.2
Apple Intelligence is just days away from launch officially thanks to the arrival of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1. Only in American English and except in the EU and China, although with some adjustments it will be possible to use it on iPhone and iPad, on macOS as well as in English. With the first beta version of iOS 18.2, some users have already taken it upon themselves to explore the news about it and It is confirmed that Apple Intelligence will have reasons to stand out.
Apple Intelligence will improve the use of already existing applications and functions
As 9to5Mac’s Ryan Christoffel tested when iOS 18.1 was released in beta, he took it upon himself to rediscover how it improves with iOS 18.2. The reality is that The first advantages of Apple Intelligence over other competitors are already visible
Apple’s AI is naturally integrated into apps, functions and the devices themselves. Nothing is forced, so only users should take advantage of the new features that will significantly improve daily life and even more so in applications that are more complicated to manage.
Ryan highlights 5 points as an example, the first on notifications and how iOS 18.2 with Apple Intelligence offers proper summaries. Genmoji makes the experience ideal for users who love emojis. Siri has finally taken the plunge in terms of quality it was planned. Just as Tim Cook points out that your email is very important, for those who are struggling, they can easily find your priority mail. Finally, The Photos app has a substantial improvement benefiting from improvements with Apple Intelligence.
It’s hard to imagine at this point how Apple Intelligence improves without having used it, just look at the user examples that show how it does it now. The best will be when Apple Intelligence is compatible in more regions and with the Spanish languagethis is when many of us will notice if this is what we expected from Apple.
ChatGPT, one of the strongest competitors is present
This is something that represents an advantage rather than a weakness. ChatGPT is already well integrated with Siri and some Apple writing tools in iOS 18.2. Users who may not have been confident enough to use ChatGPT in its previous versions no longer need to do so since all its functions and capabilities are present in Apple Intelligence. This involves accepting the processing of Siri requests with ChatGPT.
Apple also benefits from image search integration with Googleand this is just the beginning to soon be able to see Gemini in Apple Intelligence. This is an example of healthy competition, although Apple also benefits from it by not giving away its capabilities to third parties.
Privacy is essential at Apple Intelligence
The conditions that Apple establishes regarding privacy are clear. We do not know for sure what degree it reaches, but those from Cupertino demonstrate it in every presentation and in every notification.
The advantage here is that query processing with AI is done directly on the device. In addition to representing an improvement in performance, this ensures that no servers outside of the iPhone will be involved unless you tell ChatGPT to do so. For example, summaries given by the iPhone, actions to delete photos or any other requests will not leave the device.
In queries or tasks executed in the cloud, Apple justifies itself by indicating the progress of its private cloud computing. When you perform these types of actions, all queries are executed with a layer of privacy similar to tasks performed on the iPhone.
These reasons are very valuable for Appleeven if others among its employees or critics think it is behind the competition. The year 2025 will be key in all respectsbeyond new products Apple’s AI has a very high ceiling to continue growing and captivate new users who have not yet had experience with the brand.
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