Apple Intelligence features have finally come to iPhone. Although Apple has been talking about Apple Intelligence since WWDC 2024, these features have now appeared on supported devices with the iOS 18.2 update. Users can enjoy Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration in Siri and authoring tools in various iOS apps.
Interestingly, Apple is also bringing back a feature that was removed after the release of iOS 16 in 2022. Notably, Apple has removed the volume slider from the iPhone’s lock screen, and it only appears when the user is using AirPlay.
Now, after installing the iOS 18.2 beta, users will be able to bring back this feature and control the volume directly from the lock screen. To enable this feature, users need to go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Video and enable the “Always show volume rocker” option.
Once you enable this feature, you will always see the volume slider on the lock screen when using headphones or any Bluetooth device, even when using the iPhone’s built-in speaker.
In news about iOS 18.2, Apple is also adding a Visual Intelligence feature similar to Google Lens. This feature gives users more information when they point the camera at something. This feature can read text in images and also use location data from images.
For more detailed information, this feature can be used with Google Search or ChatGPT. To access this feature, the user needs to press and hold the new camera control button on the lock screen and take a photo and learn more about it.